Shandy M'Guire Hardcover (full leather) - 1848

Dunigan, New York, 1848. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. PAUL PEPPERGRASS (pseudonym). Shandy M'Guire, or, Tricks Upon Travellers, New York: Edward Dunigan, 1848.Octavo, first edition, pp. 354, frontis illustration, pebbled brown morocco boards half-bound in brown morocco, gilt lettering and rules to spine with five raised bands, gilt vine leaves on front and back, red sprinkles at edges, ownership signature penciled onto front flyleaf. Wright 1-347.The author, who was an Irish priest named John Boyce, had moved to New England from his home in Ireland. The present book is set in the north of Ireland. Scarce: Worldcat shows only one copy of this edition, at a university in Germany.Condition of this book: Light wear at corners and joints, light to moderate foxing throughout. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; Ireland; 19th century; Literature & Literary. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55485. .