The Book of Irish Ballads
by Mac-Carthy, Denis Florence
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Chico, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Dublin & London: James Duffy, 1869. Denis MacCarthy (1817-1882) wrote patriotic verse for "The Nation," but his fame was dependent upon his translations from the Spanish. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition Thus, "A New Edition, Revised and Corrected, with Additional Poems and a Preface." (It was originally published in the 1840s, and is uncommon.) Bright green decorative cloth blindstamped with an Irish harp on the front cover; filled with gilt. Clean text; 256 pages. Text is bright and unfoxed. Two small stamps by a previous owner. A cute little volume. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. First Thus.. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002158
- Title
- The Book of Irish Ballads
- Author
- Mac-Carthy, Denis Florence
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Thus.
- Publisher
- James Duffy
- Place of Publication
- Dublin & London
- Date Published
- 1869
- Bookseller catalogs
- Irish Literature;
Terms of Sale
Quercus Rare Books
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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