The Battle-Fields of Ireland, From 1688 to 1691: Including Limerick and Athlone, Aughrim and The Boyne. Being an Outline History of the Jacobite War in Ireland, and the Causes Which Led to It
by [Boyle, John]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good (Minus)/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Robert Coddington, Publisher, 1879. This is a Very Good (Minus) copy of the Fourth Edition [stated]. Green cloth binding, decoratively stamped in gilt on the front cover featuring an Irish harp, a garland of shamrocks, and "Erin Go Bragh." Titling in gilt on the spine. Clean text; 323 pages. With an Introduction by John Boyle, the presumed author. Bumped, rubbed at the margins, spine darkened. The signatures are separated at pages 120-121, with others tender. Please note the condition issus; Quercus must offer this as a Binding Copy, in need of repairs or restoration.. Fourth Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good (Minus)/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006321
- Title
- The Battle-Fields of Ireland, From 1688 to 1691: Including Limerick and Athlone, Aughrim and The Boyne. Being an Outline History of the Jacobite War in Ireland, and the Causes Which Led to It
- Author
- [Boyle, John]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good (Minus)
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Fourth Edition
- Publisher
- Robert Coddington, Publisher
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1879
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- 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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