Click for full-size.
The Gallowglass
by Breslin, Howard
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good+ dj
- Seller
-
Los Angeles, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company. Near Fine in Very Good+ dj. (c.1958). First Edition. Hardcover. [light age-toning to edges of text block, no other significant wear to book; jacket shows a bit of wear along the top and bottom edges, extremely shallow paper loss at spine ends]. "A Novel of Historical Ireland," set in the period A.D. 900 to 1014, about a paid professional soldier (a "gallowglass"), Ronan MacHugh, "a clanless, homeless young man whom we first meet as the daring head of a band of vagrants. With an old enmity toward Brian [Boru], Ronan offers the services of himself and his tattered band to the High-King, Malachy Mor." What ensues is a "rousing novel of fighting men and fair ladies [that] abounds in vigor, with battles, duels, challenges, escapes, love and amorous dalliance." (St. Patrick even puts in an appearance, "in the retelling of the delightful legend of his meeting with the leprechauns and their attempt to bribe him into evacuating all men from Ireland.") This was rather a late book in Breslin's career as an historical novelist, as it turned out, since he died in 1964 at the age of 51. .
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- ReadInk
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27849
- Title
- The Gallowglass
- Author
- Breslin, Howard
- Illustrator
- (dj design) Robert Haberstock
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good+ dj
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Thomas Y. Crowell Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- (c.1958)
- Keywords
- Fiction: Historical, Ireland, Adventure, Fiction: Vintage
Terms of Sale
ReadInk
We accept all major credit cards, PayPal, and checks.� All books are RETURNABLE for a full refund for any reason whatsoever within 30 days from the date of your purchase. PLEASE NOTE that California sales tax (currently 9.5% in Los Angeles County) will be collected for all in-state orders; the request for this additional charge will come via a follow-up email from Biblio, as soon as possible after your order has been received by us, and will require your prompt attention and approval.
About the Seller
ReadInk
Biblio member since 2003
Los Angeles, California
About ReadInk
Now in our 24th year of on-line bookselling, ReadInk offers an eclectic selection of quality books in a variety of subject areas. We are dedicated to the first-class treatment of every book we sell and its new owner (our customer). All orders and inquiries receive our prompt, personal attention. Our grading of a book's condition is conservative ("Fine" is our highest grade, and used sparingly); all significant flaws are described, but we will be happy to provide additional information and/or a scanned image upon request. Your book will be shipped promptly, well-wrapped and securely packaged; the dust jacket, if any, will be enclosed in a new Brodart cover.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
Frequently asked questions
Collecting Classic Supernatural Fiction
Classic supernatural fiction is distinct from contemporary horror because it is more literate and often relies upon poetic subtlety rather than unpleasant gratuity to create an atmosphere. Enter if you dare!
Storing books - laying down or standing up?
Don’t unwittingly damage your growing book collection! Learn about when to store books laying down vs standing up. Read About Safe Book Storage
