Handy Andy. A Tale of Irsh Life
by Lover, Samuel
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Porter & Coates, 1885. This picaresque novel was one of the most popular written by Samuel Lover (1797-1868), who also was a talented songwriter and artist. First published in America in 1842; this is a Very Good copy of a Later Printing. This is part of the publisher's "Alta Edition" series, which started in 1881 and printed both juvenile and adult titles. There is no publication date; Quercus suggests 1885-1890 as a likely possibllity. Green decorative cloth binding with stamping in black; titling in gilt on the spine. Clean text, lightly toned; 419 pages, with an eleven-page publisher's catalog in the rear. The frontis illustration is by the author. Light rubbing, with bumped corners; the gilt on the spine is dulled but remains perfectly readable. The first free endpaper has been removed. . Reprint Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Samuel Lover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006649
- Title
- Handy Andy. A Tale of Irsh Life
- Author
- Lover, Samuel
- Illustrator
- Samuel Lover
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Reprint Edition
- Publisher
- Porter & Coates
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1885
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Irish Literature;
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.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...