Search Results: Ireland from SmarterRat Books

William Blackwood and Sons, 1890. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Very Good ; No jacket. 1890 William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. Late 19th-century contemporary binding. NOT ex-library. Binding marked "Birdsall & Son, Northampton" on verso of front free endpaper, along bottom edge. Half-bound in maroon leather with gold ruled borders over maroon, black and gold marbled paper-covered boards. Matching marbled endpapers. Gilt spine decorations, with gilt title on a green panel; spine has two raised bands. Top edges gilt. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends lightly bumped; corners more moderately bumped. Covers have light surface and edge wear, with a few rubbed areas on marbled paper. First few and last few pages lightly foxed. Text pages clean and unmarked. 189 pages. No dust jacket. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. This item will be shipped with signature confirmation required.

Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., 1966. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good+ ; No jacket. 1966 Clarkson N. Potter, Inc. Oversize hardcover has green cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering and cover decorations. Black and white photographs and illustrations. Includes laid-in errata slip. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, with some fraying at tips and spine ends. Covers have moderate edge wear and surface rubbing. Covers have a few small stains and a few light smudges. First 20 pages have a small moisture stain in the bottom front corner. A few pages are lightly foxed. Otherwise, pages are clean and unmarked. 176 pages. "Printed in Great Britain" stamped on verso of title page. No dust jacket. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Guildhall Press, 2011. Trade Paperback. Good. Good. 2011 Guildhall Press. Trade paperback. Color and black & white photographs and illustrations. High-quality glossy paper. 144 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding pulled after title page, with bottom edge of the first few pages separated; binding otherwise intact and functional. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Spine NOT creased. Pages clean and unmarked.

Hawthorn Books, Inc., 1966. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good+ ; No jacket. 1966 Hawthorn Books, Inc. First American Edition, stated. No additional printings listed. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has green textured paper-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends bumped. Covers have light surface and edge wear and a few scuffs. Name in ink on front endpaper. Label with name in ink on front free endpaper. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. 399 pages. Printed in Dublin, Ireland. No dust jacket. Anthology of writings about the Easter Rising in Dublin in 1916. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Department of Foreign Affairs, 1981. Hardcover. Good/Good. Very Good ; Good Jacket. 1981 Department of Foreign Affairs, Dublin, Ireland.. Hardcover has emerald green cloth-covered boards with gold spine and cover lettering. Color and black and white photographs and illustrations. Maps. 259 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends lightly bumped. Handwritten name and name and address stamped in ink on contents page. Pages otherwise clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has light edge and surface wear, but the plastic coating on it has expanded leaving a number of fine wrinkles in the surface. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Four Walls Eight Windows, 1989. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Very Good. 1989 Four Walls Eight Windows, New York. Trade paperback. 294 pages. Series: Voices One. Printed in the U.K. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Covers have light edge and surface wear; light crease at the tip of the bottom front corner and a bump to the top of the back cover. Pages clean and unmarked.

Penguin Books, 1980. Paperback. Very Good. Very Good. 1980 Penguin Books. Revised edition, 1981 printing. Paperback. 174 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear; bottom corner of front cover slightly curled. Spine has only a trace of a crease. Pages clean and unmarked. One page is dog eared. Pages lightly tanned, more so at periphery, but still supple.

Real Ireland Design Ltd., 1993. Softcover. Very Good. Very Good. 1993 Real Ireland Design Ltd., Co. Wicklow, Ireland. Oblong softcover, 8 x 7.5 inches, with folded-in flaps. Some black and white photographs and 63 full-color plates. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Covers have very light edge and surface wear. Interior of the front cover has light foxing. Pages clean and unmarked. Small price sticker on back cover.

The Encyclopedia Press, 1923. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good ; No jacket. 1923 The Encyclopedia Press. Hardcover has light blue paper-covered boards with tan cloth-covered spine and a paper spine label. Edges of spine label are chipped. Deckle fore and bottom edges. Front hinge cracked, webbing showing, intact. Spine ends bumped, especially bottom front corner at spine. Spine sunned. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Edges of covers tanned; covers have a few light smudges. Endpapers lightly foxed and tanned. Pages clean and unmarked. Title page and opposite page have elaborate Celtic knot work design border in blue. Each chapter has a large initial letter with a Celtic knot work border and background. 398 pages. No dust jacket. Printed in Great Britain by Hazell, Watson & Viney, Ltd. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

The Universities Press (Belfast) Ltd., 1983. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Fine ; Very Good Jacket. 1983 The Universities Press (Belfast) Ltd., Belfast, Ireland. SIGNED by author on title page. Not personalized. Special edition: Label affixed to dedication page that reads "This copy is specially bound in Irish linen woven and finished in Upperlands." Second edition, August 1983. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has beige linen-covered boards with silver spine lettering. Map endpapers. Black and white illustrations. Black and white plates. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. No visible wear to book. Book is gift quality. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. 183 pages. Dust jacket has light edge and surface wear with wrinkling of the clear covering in a few places at the edges. Additional signed copy band over dust jacket. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Barrie & Jenkins, 1976. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Very Good ; Fair Jacket. 1976 Barrie & Jenkins, London. SIGNED by one of the authors, the Knight of Glin, on the title page; signed Knight of Glin, name only. First Edition, stated. First published 1976 by Barrie & Jenkins, Ltd. on verso. No additional printings listed. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Oversize hardcover, 8.4 x 12 inches, is bound in black full-leather-covered boards with gilt spine lettering. Illustrated endpapers. Black and white photographs and illustrations. Includes Addendum and Errata page, laid in. 208 pages. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends lightly bumped. Top and bottom edges lightly rubbed. Pages clean and unmarked. Foreword by Desmond Guiness. Dust jacket has tattered top and bottom edges. Dust jacket is NOT price clipped. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Gall & Inglis. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good ; No jacket. Gall & Inglis, n.d., ca. 1880. Hardcover has red cloth-covered boards with beveled edges. Front cover has stamped design in black & gold with white shield-shaped central panel & 'GOLDSMITH' in green. Decorations include leaves, flowers, & an urn. Spine has gilt lettering & decorations similar to cover. Back has simpler blind-stamped design. Book is somewhat canted. All page edges gilt. Covers have light surface & edge wear. Spine ends frayed, with about one-eighth inch of top missing. Spine darkened; gold rubbed. Corners bumped & rubbed, with boards visible at tips. Pastel yellow endpapers. Bookplate with name in ink on front endpaper. Different name in ink & trace of old price on front free endpaper. Six engravings in steel All text pages have a linear border in red. Binding solid, with front hinge lightly pulled & a 1-inch split starting at the top of the endpaper on the front board near the hinge. Pages clean & unmarked. 560 pages. No… Read More

Kessinger Publishing, LLC. Trade Paperback. Fine. Fine. Kessinger Publishing, LLC. Reprint of 1850 Second edition. No printing date of this reprint in book. Trade paperback. Some text in Irish Gaelic and English on opposite pages. Music. Some facsimile pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. No visible wear to book. Book is gift quality. Pages clean and unmarked. 290 pages. "With Poetical Translations by the Late James Clarence Mangan, Now for the First Time Published with the Original Music and Biographical Sketches of the Authors by John O'Daly." Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Blandford, 1999. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Near Fine ; Very Good Jacket. 1999 Blandford - Cassell, London, UK. SIGNED by one author (O'Neill) on front free endpaper, with a personal inscription. First Edition, stated: "First published in the UK 1999" on verso. NOT ex-library. NOT Remaindered. Oversize hardcover has dark blue paper-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Color illustrations by Courtney Davis. High-quality glossy paper. 128 pages. Binding tight. Book is in excellent condition with only a hint of shelf wear at the spine ends. Gift inscription on front free endpaper, below author's inscription. Inscriptions are dated 1999. Pages clean and unmarked. Glossy illustrated dust jacket has very light edge and surface wear. "A Blandford Book". Printed in Spain. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Michael Joseph, 1994. Trade Paperback. Good. Good. 1994 Michael Joseph, London. Trade paperback. SIGNED by author on title page, with a personal inscription, dated May 20, 1994 in Sandycove, Dublin. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Spine creased. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. 281 pages.

Crown Publishers, Inc., 1955. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Very Good ; Good Jacket. 1955 Crown Publishers, Inc. Third printing, copyright 1954. SIGNED by the editor, Padraic Colum, on front free endpaper. Not personalized. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has green cloth-covered boards with black spine lettering. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends bumped. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Four pages have a one-half inch tear at the top edge in the margin. One page has an ink smudge at bottom corner. Fore edge of pages has a small spot. Pages otherwise clean and unmarked. 620 pages. Color-illustrated dust jacket has overall surface rubbing, chipped and nicked edges, and small tears. Some light foxing on jacket surface; spine is a bit darkened. Dust jacket is price clipped. Edited, with an introduction by Padraic Colum. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.