Lord Kilgobbin
by Lever, Charles
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- fair
- Seller
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Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Ward, Loch, and Co, 1872. New Edition. Hardcover. fair. Sm. 8vo. 470,[18],pp. Original illustrated paper-covered boards. 1872's Lord Kilgobbin was Lever's last novel, set in old conservative Ireland with political antagonists fighting against a background of poverty, misery and decay. Heavy age wear and scuffing on binding. Head and tail of spine slightly chipped. Joints on front- and back board split, firmly holding. Front and rear endpapers with printed advertisements. Signed and dated by previous owner on verso of title-page. 18 page list of publisher's 'select novels' in rear of book. Binding in fair to poor, interior in overall very good condition. Anglo-Irish novelist Charles Lever (1806-1872) died the same year the work was published. Scarce new edition of this powerful novel.
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- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24006
- Title
- Lord Kilgobbin
- Author
- Lever, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- New Edition
- Publisher
- Ward, Loch, and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1872
- Keywords
- fiction, irish writers, irish novelists, english authors, irish literature, 19th century literature, europe, great britain
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Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
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About the Seller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
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Santa Monica, California
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Glossary
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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....
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....