Search Results: Ireland from Black Cat Hill Books

New York, NY William Morrow, 2003. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing indicated. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Fine in Fine DJ: Book shows binding square and secure; text clean. DJ unclipped. As New. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 278pp. Hardback with DJ. It's a brave writer who uses a phrase from the great sentimental ballad "Danny Boy" as a title. Lordan (And Both Shall Row, 1998) assiduously avoids the bathos implied in that title, opting instead for a meticulously drawn portrait of Mary Curtin and Lyle Sullivan's long marriage--its "pettiness and comfortable meanesses and easy generosities." Through flashbacks and shifting narrative perspectives, we see a young, desperately lonely Lyle, after three dates and one brief kiss, fly off to Ireland to ask for Mary's hand in marriage. Some 30 years and two sons later, having retired in Ireland, the couple has lapsed into a comfortable routine, trying to avoid well-worn… Read More

St. Paul, MN Irish American Cultural Institute, 1988. Paperback Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: slight spine lean; light wear to extremities; mild rubbing and faint soiling to wrapper covers; binding secure; text clean. No longer 'As New', but remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 160pp. Paperback.

Dublin, Ireland Irish Museum of Modern Art, 1997. Hardcover First Ed, but unstated. Near Fine: shows only the most minute indications of use. Mild rubbing to sheen. Shows just a touch of wear at lower front corner; upper front hinge very mildly bumped; faint rubbing to sheen of decorated laminate over boards. Binding square and secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 183pp. First Ed, but unstated. profusely illustrated in color and black & white. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'.

London, UK Arrow Books, 1978. Paperback First Edition Thus [1978]; unstated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows jut a hint of wear to the extremities; the text pages have tanned a bit, due to aging; mild rubbing to sheen of wrappr covers, which show a couple of very faint stress creases; small tear at front endpaper, near the hinge; former owner's initials on the inside of the front cover; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. A handsome nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor, unobtrusive flaws. Bright and Clean. Close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo.(6.85 x 4.3 x 1.15 inches). 479 pages. Language: English. Weight: 8.5 ounces. First Edition Thus [1978]; unstated. Mass Market Paperback. 480 pagesPublisher: Arrow Books; 1st edition (1978)Language: EnglishISBN-10:… Read More

London, UK Longmans, Green & Company, 1873. Hardcover Second Edition [1873]. Very Good: shows light wear to extremities, with some scuffing and dampstaining to the morocco tips and half morocco bindings; mild rubbing to the marbled boards; faint, sparse foxing to the end papers and a few pages; former owner's name rubber-stamped in small letters at the flyleaf of each volume. Bindings are square and secure; text clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. A carefully used set, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a little wear and unobtrusive, but notable imperfections. All three volumes remain clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT Remainders, Book-Clubs, or Ex-Library copies. 12mo. (7 x 5 x 3.5 inches). Vol. 1- xlii + 505 pages. Vol. 2- xii + 597 pages. Vol. 3- xvi + 548 pages. Half morocco binding with marbled boards, gilt titles and designs on Red and Green Backgrounds and Raised Bands at… Read More

London, UK Routledge, 1997. Paperback First Ed UK, so stated. First Ed UK, so stated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only minor indications of use: binding square and secure; text clean. Just a hint of wear to extremities; mildest rubbing; mild bump at upper front corner has caused a very faint crease. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 239 pp, 20 figures & tables. Academic Press Paperback.  

London, UK Macmillan and Co, 1938. Hardcover First Ed, unstated. First Ed UK, unstated. Good+ in Good DJ: Book shows moderate spine lean; evidence of shelfwear to lower edge of cloth-covered boards; end papers show glue-bleed; top edge a little dusty; binding perfectly secure; text clean. Dustwrapper shows chips at head and heel of spine and starting at corners; spine darkened; stain from spill on rear face-no wrinkling; mylar-protected. Overall, remains a sturdy reading copy. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 464pp. Hardback with DJ.

Dublin, Ireland Lilliput Press, Ltd, 1989. Paperback First Edition Thus (1989), so stated. The hardcover edition was first published in 1975. First Edition Thus (1989), so stated. Very Near Fine in Wraps: the pages have tanned slightly, due to aging; else flawless. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creases. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tighly bound, showing only a single minor flaw. Virtually 'As New'. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.35 x 1 inches). xxiii, 295 pages. Foreward by Douglas Gageby. Language: English. Weight: 14.4 ounces. The hardcover edition was first published in 1975. Trade Paperback. 

Rutland, VT Charles E. Tuttle : Everyman Trollope, 1997. Paperback First Edition Thus (1997). The Everyman Edition was first published in 1929. Fine: Flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome like-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing no flaws. Bright and Clean. Corners sharp. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 16mo. (7.75 x 5.2 x 1.5 inches). xxxv, 698 pages. Edited by David Skilton and Hugh Osborn with an Introduction by W.J. McCormack. Language: English. Weight: 17.4 ounces. First Edition Thus (1997). The Everyman Edition was first published in 1929. Trade Paperback.

London, UK William Heinemann Ltd., 1912. Hardcover First Edition, unstated. First Edition, unstated. Very Good: shows light wear to extremities; slight spine lean; faint soil; foxing at endpapers and outside edges; small, barely discernible soil spot at front face; top edge of page block shows dust and small soil spot; rear corners very mildly bumped; lower front corner shows wear and just starting to fray. Binding secure; text clean. Despite these flaws, remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 367pp. Stamped Blue cloth; gilt titles at backstrip. Signed in pencil and dated 1911 by E.H. Ryle. SIGNED IN PENCIL AND DATED 1911 BY E.H. RYLE.

New York, NY Arno Press, 1980. Hardcover Reprint Edition (1980); first published in 1913. Two-Volume Set, Volume I Near Fine: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to the corner tips; a couple of faint smudges to the top edge of the text block.. The binding shows the slightest spine lean, but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Very close to 'As New'. Volume II Very Good+ to Near Fine: shows a faint smudge to the bottom edge of the text block and another to the fore-edge; the binding leans a little, but remains perfectly secure; the texts are clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tighly bound, showing only a hint of wear. Close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.3 x 6.5 x 3.75 inches). xxiii, 632 pages + xi, 651 pages. Frontispiece, Duotone Illustrations with black and white maps, prints,… Read More