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King of the Beggars: A life of Daniel O'Connell, the Irish Liberator, In a Study of the Rise of the Modern Irish Democracy (1775-1847)
by Sean O'Faolain
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, 1938. Hardcover. Good. 1938. First Edition. 368 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrated plates. Red upper text block edge. Pages have mild tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription to front pastedown. Moderate tanning and foxing to endpapers. Red upper text block edge is faded and scratched. Mild tanning and foxing to text block edges. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Moderate scratching and marking to boards. Mild tanning to board edges. Moderate tanning to spine, which has mild crushing and wear to ends. Droplet stains to spine, and scuffing to tail.
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- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1690468138GEO
- Title
- King of the Beggars: A life of Daniel O'Connell, the Irish Liberator, In a Study of the Rise of the Modern Irish Democracy (1775-1847)
- Author
- Sean O'Faolain
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd
- Date Published
- 1938
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Text Block
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- Edges
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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