Pic Nics: or, Legends, Tales, and Stories of Ireland. Two volumes
by [Ireland]. [HARDY, Philip Dixon, editor]
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- Hardcover
- first
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- Seller
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Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: E.L. Carey & A Hart, 1837. First American edition. Complete in two octavo volumes, [9], 10 - 199; [9], 10 - 186 pp. Contemporary paper over boards backed in plum muslin with printed paper spine labels.
Bindings soiled & rubbed, spines & labels browned, lettering on labels obscure, shallow losses at spine extremities, joints splitting on volume two, previous owner's name in old ink at the pastedowns & first blank page of both volumes, Good or so.
From the library of Henry Augustus Muhlenberg who was a Lutheran clergyman in Lancaster, Pennsylvania & additionally served in congress from from 1829 to 1838. The first American edition, originally published with a slightly variant title in Dublin in 1836. The Dublin imprint supplies Philip Dixon Hardy as editor & describes the contents as "selections from the Dublin Penny Journal."
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- Citation Books, ABAA/ ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0000331
- Title
- Pic Nics: or, Legends, Tales, and Stories of Ireland. Two volumes
- Author
- [Ireland]. [HARDY, Philip Dixon, editor]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- E.L. Carey & A. Hart
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1837
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Ireland, Irish, Folklore, Legend, Mythology, Humor, Henry Augustus Muhlenberg, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Congress
- Bookseller catalogs
- Ireland; Culture, Customs, Folklore;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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