Search Results: gems of irish wit and humor by kelly h p

New York: George Sully, 1906. presumed 1st edition thus . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 34203 shelf. NOT ex-library. Black-stamped taupe cloth. Full paste-down front cover w/ 1 corner chip. 1926 name & stamped name & 1973 note FEP. Paper ghosts back endpapers. Clean text.

New York: Sully and Kleinteich. Very Good in Poor dust jacket. 1906. 1st Edition Thus; First Impression. Hardcover. 143690742X . Book in very good condition with clean text and tight binding. Dust has several chips, but now in mylar cover. Full of Irish Bulls and Funs. The Irish bull can be a potent form of self-conscious equivocation and satire in the hands of a wit's sharp tongue. As such, it is associated particularly with new or marginalized populations, such as the Irish in Britain in the nineteenth century. The Irish were supposedly peculiarly prone to such expressions due to their volubility, their taste for colourful metaphors, and their ignorance (or conversely excessive command) of the English language.; ; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 164 pages .

New York. : Carey-Stafford Co., 1906.. First edition. . Decorated hard cover. . Near fine copy (very light shelf wear, fading).. Octavo. . Very scarce in this condition.

Paperback / softback. New.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Hardback. New.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

New.

Hardback. New.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

New.