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Real Life in Ireland: or, the Day and Night Scenes, Rovings, Rambles, and Spress, Bulls, Blunders, Bodderation and Blarney, of Brian Boru, Esq. And His Elegant Friend Sir Shawn O'Dogherty... by A Real Paddy.
by A Real Paddy, [EGAN, Pierce]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Richelieu, France
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About This Item
London: William Evans, 1829. Reprint. Fourth edition. Complete, with 19 hand coloured plates with one having an offset mark to a small piece at the bottom of the right hand margin. One page toned but legible. Bound in publisher's dark green cloth covered boards with black edge decorations to front and rear boards. Gilt spine title. Chipping to head and toe of spine. The head has been crudely glued, and the bottom edge corners worn through. Slightly weak to the front hinge. Owner's bookplate (Francis de Neufville Schroeder - author of works on Interior Design). A presentable copy. (iv); vii; (i); [5]-296. pp 230 x 150 mm (9 x 6 inches).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Harrison-Hiett Rare Books
(FR)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1871
- Title
- Real Life in Ireland
- Author
- A Real Paddy, [EGAN, Pierce]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Evans
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1829
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- satire, craic, Ireland, Dublin, Irish, humor, hand coloured, humour,
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may be returned within 2 weeks of delivery, and a full refund will be issued upon safe receipt of the item. We will cover return shipping costs if there was an error in the listing, but expect the customer to do so if it is "as described" but the customer has had a change of mind. Items lost or damaged during shipping from us remain our responsibility. Responsibility for items lost or damaged on the way to us rests with the customer.
About the Seller
Harrison-Hiett Rare Books
Biblio member since 2019
Richelieu
About Harrison-Hiett Rare Books
Harrison-Hiett is a small, family run business. Originally based in England we have re-located our business to Europe. We now live in the Netherlands, where we spend our time visiting and exhibiting at fairs.
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Offset
- A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...
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