The Early History of the Town of Birr, Or Parsonstown
by Cooke, Thomas Lalor
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good+
- Seller
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Hampden, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Tullamore, Co. Offaly: Esker Press, 1990. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good+. xxiv, 415 pp. Blue cloth, spine title gilt. Facsimile of first edition with a new introduction by Margaret Hogan. With 20 appendixes. One of the most important historical studies of the Irish Midlands in the 19th century. Slight foxing on top edge. VG in VG+ dust jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Lippincott Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 05698
- Title
- The Early History of the Town of Birr, Or Parsonstown
- Author
- Cooke, Thomas Lalor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Esker Press
- Place of Publication
- Tullamore, Co. Offaly
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- Ireland
- Bookseller catalogs
- Town History; History;
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Lippincott Books
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Hampden, Maine
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