The Isle of the Shamrock
by Johnson, Clifton
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1926. 4th printing, 1926. Green cloth, 257 pages, with at least fifty full plate and sketched illustrations (some black and white photography). The book is in good condition with some cover soil, light edge rubbing, good hinges, sound text block, name on front free endpaper but otherwise clean pages with no other markings. Intriguing book describing late nineteenth century Ireland, with accounts of arguments between landlords, known as the Blue Ribbon League, and the peasantry, landmarks of great interest including the establishment of the legend of the Blarney Stone and the Giant's Causeway.. Hard Cover. Good/No. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012635
- Title
- The Isle of the Shamrock
- Author
- Johnson, Clifton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1926
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- 19TH IRISH CULTURE LANDMARKS MODERN PEASANTRY CASTE SYSTEMS LANDLORDS TEACHERS FARMERS CRIMINAL ACTIVITY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel & Exploration, International Culture;
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
We pack well and ship promptly. Returns: Books may be returned for refund of purchase price within seven days provided prior notification is given and the books are returned in the same condition as when shipped.
About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...