The Bit O' Writin' and Other Tales By The O'Hara Family. In Two Volumes
by Banim, John & Michael
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: E.L. Carey & A. Hart, 1838. John Banim (1798-1842) and Michael Banim (1796-1874) have been called the "first national authors of Ireland" due to their more naturalistic writing of a people too often the subject of characterture. They wrote both individually and in collaboration, originally anonymously, as in this volume, under the pseudonym of "the O'Hara Family." These are Very Good Plus to Near Fine copies of the First American Edition (no precedence established with the English edition). Extremely scarce. Tan paper-covered boards with faded cloth spines (probably originally a purple, which in its 19th-century version was prone to fade to brown or tan). Very light soiling and mildly bumped. The fragile paper labels are rubbed but mostly there and readable. The text is clean, with mild bits of foxing throughout. Volume One (204 pages) is a bit brighter than Volume Two (216 pages). These are superior copies of an important and rare title. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First American Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/No Jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001738
- Title
- The Bit O' Writin' and Other Tales By The O'Hara Family. In Two Volumes
- Author
- Banim, John & Michael
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First American Edition.
- Publisher
- E.L. Carey & A. Hart
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1838
- Bookseller catalogs
- Irish Literature;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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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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