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A WEEK AT KILLARNEY
by Hall, Mrs. S.C
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus
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About This Item
London, England: Virtue & Co, 1850. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus. From drawings by T. Creswick, A.R., and W.H. Bartlett. Octavo, 8.4 in. x 6.5 in., pp. 217, [1] (advertising). Richly illustrated with tissue-guarded frontispiece, over one hundred engravings in steel and wood, and two maps, one of which folds out. Richly decorated drop-caps. Contemporary half calf with gilt rule and gilt insignia to front over bugundy moire boards. Gilt title on dark green panel to spine. Five raised bands to spine, with gilt decoration to compartments. LIght rubbing to extremities. Light foxing to endpapers. Previous owner's heraldic bookplate to front pastedown. SpIne and hinges are tight. Bookplate is of James Lamont (1828-1913), 1st Baronet of Knockdow, of Inverchaolain in Argyllshire.
Anna Maria Hall (1800 - 1881) was an Irish novelist who often published as "Mrs. S. C. Hall". She was born Anna Maria Fielding in Dublin, but left Ireland for England at the age of 15. Mrs Hall's first recorded contribution to literature is an Irish sketch called "Master Ben", which appeared in The Spirit and Manners of the Age, January 1829. Other tales followed. Eventually they were collected into a volume entitled Sketches of Irish Character, 1829, and henceforth she became an author by profession.... Hall's sketches of her native land contain fine rural descriptions, and are animated by a healthy tone of moral feeling and a vein of delicate humour. Her books were never popular in Ireland, as she saw in each party much to praise and much to blame, so that she failed to please either the Orangemen or the Roman Catholics." (from Wikipedia).
Anna Maria Hall (1800 - 1881) was an Irish novelist who often published as "Mrs. S. C. Hall". She was born Anna Maria Fielding in Dublin, but left Ireland for England at the age of 15. Mrs Hall's first recorded contribution to literature is an Irish sketch called "Master Ben", which appeared in The Spirit and Manners of the Age, January 1829. Other tales followed. Eventually they were collected into a volume entitled Sketches of Irish Character, 1829, and henceforth she became an author by profession.... Hall's sketches of her native land contain fine rural descriptions, and are animated by a healthy tone of moral feeling and a vein of delicate humour. Her books were never popular in Ireland, as she saw in each party much to praise and much to blame, so that she failed to please either the Orangemen or the Roman Catholics." (from Wikipedia).
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- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86173
- Title
- A WEEK AT KILLARNEY
- Author
- Hall, Mrs. S.C
- Illustrator
- From drawings by T. Creswick, A.R., and W.H. Bartlett
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Virtue & Co
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1850
- Keywords
- Irish travel
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