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The West of Ireland: its existing condition, and Prospects
por Coulter, Henry
- Usado
- Bom
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- Bom/No Jacket
- Livreiro
-
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
Dublin: Hodges and Smith, 1862. original green cloth, gilt-lettered on spine, gilt illustration on front board showing Britannia and Hibernia reaching out across the Irish Sea, some rubbing wear to spine ends and bumping to foredge corners, inner front hinge, which had been cracked, strengthened and repaired, early owner's signature on front pastedown, pages xii, 372 plus 20 pages of commercial advertisements at rear, mostly illustrated; book is illustrated with 33 (of 35 - two missing) plates, some nicely coloured, with tissue guards, folding map of Ireland at front, folding map of Europe showing telegraph connections, with proposed transAtlantic cable from Valentia at rear. Some foxing affecting some illustrations and all of the tissue guards, but text block is generally clean, tight and readable. The author was a correspondent of Saunder's News-letter, a Dublin newspaper noted for its non-partisan journalism. The text of the book originally appeared as articles ('letters') in the newspaper. A considerable Irish rarity.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Glenbower Books
(IE)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 28202
- Título
- The West of Ireland: its existing condition, and Prospects
- Autor
- Coulter, Henry
- Formato/Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Bom
- Condição de sobrecapa
- No Jacket
- Edição
- First Edition
- Editorial
- Hodges and Smith
- Local de publicação
- Dublin
- Data de publicação
- 1862
- Palavras-chave
- Irish, 19th Century, Connacht, Donegal,
- Catálogos de livreiros
- Irish; Collectable;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Termos da venda
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Sobre o Vendedor
Glenbower Books
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Glossário
Alguns termos que podem ser usados ??nesta descrição incluem:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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.
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
