The Principles of Peace Exemplified in the Conduct of the Society of Friends in Ireland, During the Rebellion of the Year 1798, With Some Preliminary and Concluding Observations
by Hancock, Thomas M.D
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Whipple & Damrell for The American Peace Society, 1843. In addition to important works on epidemiology, Thomas Hancock (1783-1849) here wrote the primary source for the events of the "Scullabogue Massacre" during the Irish rebellion of 1798. Somewhere between 100 and 200 suspected "loyalists" were killed by the Wexford rebels. Sadly, many of the victims were Quakers, who did not carry arms and had ministered charity to both sides. First published in 1829, this is a Very Good copy of a Later Printing. An uncommon title. Green cloth binding, decoratively stamped with a floral design; titled in gilt on the front cover as "Hancock on Peace." Clean text; 108 pages. Toning and scattered spotting to the textblock, which remains perfectly readable. Light rub to the margins; heavier on the spine where the head has frayed; small chip on the lower.The last endpaper has been removed. This copy has some interesting associations. There is a donation note (dated 1844) indicating a gift from the American Peace Society to the "Ciceronian Society." There are two blindstamped chops from the Society on the verso of the free endpaper ("Founded 1839 Georgetown, Ky").In an archival plastic protector.. Later Printing. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005673
- Title
- The Principles of Peace Exemplified in the Conduct of the Society of Friends in Ireland, During the Rebellion of the Year 1798, With Some Preliminary and Concluding Observations
- Author
- Hancock, Thomas M.D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Publisher
- Whipple & Damrell for The American Peace Society
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1843
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Bookseller catalogs
- Irish History & Politics;
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Quercus Rare Books
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Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Jacket
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- Cloth
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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...
- 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...
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