ST. PATRICK'S EVE.
by LEVER, Charles (Charles James), 1806-1872 :
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : Chapman & Hall, 1845. First edition : in the more elaborate and earliest binding. Clearly modelled on Dickens' treatment of social issues in his Christmas books, Lever tackles the Irish issue of absentee landlords - "a very pretty little volume ... dedicated to his children with a desire to inculcate this truth, 'that prosperity has as many duties as adversity has sorrows' ... painted with his customary force of genius and his usual glowing and effective colouring" (Liverpool Mail, 29th March 1845). Pott 4to (18cm). [iv],(204)pp. Four etched plates, pictorial title, and wood-engraved illustrations by "Phiz" - Hablot Knight Browne (1815-1882). Original decorative green cloth, blocked in gilt and blind in a design of harps, shamrocks, etc.; all edges gilt; a touch sunned; a few slight marks; some spotting and browning, mainly to plates, but a very good, bright and sound copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ash Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 44200
- Title
- ST. PATRICK'S EVE.
- Author
- LEVER, Charles (Charles James), 1806-1872 :
- Illustrator
- Phiz - Hablot Knight Browne
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London : Chapman & Hall, 1845.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Irish Literature, Fiction
Terms of Sale
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Ash Rare Books
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