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Archaeologia Hibernica. A Hand-Book of Irish Antiquities, Pagan and Christian: Especially of Such are Easy of Access from the Irish Metropolis
by Wakeman, William F
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
Dublin & London: James McGlashan & William S. Orr, 1848. Here is a rather attractive mid-Victorian guidebook to Irish antiquities. This is a Very Good (Plus) to near Fine copy of the First Edition. Green decorative cloth binding, stamped on the covers with Celtic knotwork and cross; on the front the cross is filled with gilt. The spine lettering and decorations are gilt. Clean text; xvii, 176 pages, with eight pages of publisher's adverts in the rear. Ninety-one illustrations. Small bookseller's label on the front paste-down, and a faint stamp on the Title Page. The corners are bumped but not frayed and the spine has faded to an olive hue. Quite a lot of value in a small package.. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004240
- Title
- Archaeologia Hibernica. A Hand-Book of Irish Antiquities, Pagan and Christian: Especially of Such are Easy of Access from the Irish Metropolis
- Author
- Wakeman, William F
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good (Plus)
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- James McGlashan & William S. Orr
- Place of Publication
- Dublin & London
- Date Published
- 1848
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6&
- Bookseller catalogs
- Irish History & Politics;
Terms of Sale
Quercus Rare Books
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
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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- Fine
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- Gilt
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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