London; Burns, Oates & Washbourne Lomited, circa [1880], 1880. Original Wrappers. Author's Edition. Softcover octavo, pp. [5], iv-vi, [7]-220. Publishers printed green card wraps with 2/6 price to upper cover. Wraps sunned and toned, especially to spine; creasing to spine and minor loss at tail. Inner hinge cracked but holding at pp. 28-9; leaves browned but otherwise clean. Ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper dated 1954. Irish history including the Famine and the trial of O'Brien.

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Bookseller: Keel Row Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 11322
Title: The Last Conquest of Ireland (Perhaps)
Author: Mitchel. John
Format/Binding: Original Wrappers
Book Condition: Used
Publisher: London; Burns, Oates & Washbourne Lomited, circa [1880]
Date Published: 1880
Keywords: History

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Keel Row Books is Tyneside's leading bookshop for collectable, antiquarian and second-hand books.Formerly of North Shields we are now in newly renovated double-fronted shop in the middle of Whitley Bay. Open Mon to Sat 10-5.
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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Cracked: In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
Wrappers: The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Tail: The heel of the spine.
Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Leaves: Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...