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The Birth of Ulster
by Cyril Falls
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Inverness, Highland, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$42.15NZ$31.60
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About This Item
The Birth of Ulster by Cyril Falls.
Hardcover, 1973, first edition thus (first published 1936), Methuen Reprints published by Methuen & Co Ltd, London, 272 pages + xvi.
Octavo/8vo. Measures 8 3/4" by 6" by 1". Ex-library book with typical stamps, numbering, markings, etc. Dust jacket has some scuffing and a little marking, with the odd little tear and some fading to spine. Royal blue cloth binding with gilt lettering and red label to spine. Book has forward tilt and some slackness to binding, front inner hinge cracked, but otherwise contents reasonably firm. Page edges a little browned, tanned, scuffed and marked. Map endpapers. Aside from library markings, page surfaces generally clean, with no marginalia, underlining, etc. See pictures for more information.
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Details
- Seller
- GN Books and Prints
(GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- #BIBLIO-198
- Title
- The Birth of Ulster
- Author
- Cyril Falls
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Methuen & Co. Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1973
- Pages
- 272
- Size
- 8vo.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Ulster, Britain, United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Belfast, History, War
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About the Seller
GN Books and Prints
Biblio member since 2022
Inverness, Highland
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Seller based in the Scottish Highlands, dealing in a variety of books, including antiquarian, vintage and modern.
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- 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....
- Jacket
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- Edges
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- Cracked
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Marginalia
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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...
- 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...
- 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...
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