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IRELAND : DUBLIN, THE SHANNON, LIMERICK, CORK AND THE KILKENNY RACES, THE ROUND TOWERS, THE LAKES OF KILLARNEY, THE COUNTY OF WICKLOW, O'CONNELL AND THE REPEAL ASSOCIATION; BELFAST, AND THE GIANT'S CAUSEWAY
by Kohl, J.G
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London, England: Chapman and Hall, 1843. Hardcover. Very Good Plus. Octavo, 8.75 in. x 5.25 in., pp. 248. Modern green cloth spine and corners over lighter green paper. Gilt title to spine. New endpapers. Light age-toning to pages. Unmarked interior. Johann Georg Kohl (1808 - 1878) was a German travel writer, historian, and geographer.... His record of his 1842 journey to Ireland and the English port of Liverpool remain an important insight into the condition of both locations before both were beset by the humanitarian disaster of the Great Famine.
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- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86108
- Title
- IRELAND : DUBLIN, THE SHANNON, LIMERICK, CORK AND THE KILKENNY RACES, THE ROUND TOWERS, THE LAKES OF KILLARNEY, THE COUNTY OF WICKLOW, O'CONNELL AND THE REPEAL ASSOCIATION; BELFAST, AND THE GIANT'S CAUSEWAY
- Author
- Kohl, J.G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1843
- Keywords
- Irish touring, Travel and Exploration
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