Sketches of Irish Character by Mrs. S. C. Hall - 1884

John Locken. Collectible - Acceptable. Nashville: J. Locken, 1858. Sm 4to. 383pp. B/W and color illustrations. Fair book. Heavy edgewear. Crown erose. Boards soiled and rubbed. Slight warping to the boards. Spine toned. Page edges soiled. Page edges and pages age toned. Front hinge cracked. Slight dampstaining to the bottom corner and bottom-edge of all pages. Typical period foxing throughout. Previous owner's initials penciled to the front free endpaper and verso. Inquire if you need further information.

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Sketches of Irish Character:A New Edition.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

London: Nattali & Bond, 1885. 5th. 5th ed. 412p. A hardcover book with leather spine in fair condition. Ex-library: small sticker on endpaper. Cover worn and ends of spine crumbling. Text block detached from cover and spine. Spine is taped to cover near top. Text clean and tight. Profusely illustrated with b/w drawings. A collection of short stories about Irish people.

Paperback / softback. New.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

London: Chatto & Windus. Very Good. 1892. Hardcover. Just the slightest of fraying to the top of the spine. A fit of foxing on the inside covers. ; Book is in excellent condition - exceptions noted. A beautiful copy with 61 illustrations on steel and wood. Bright gilt images on front cover and spine over green, plaid boards. Tissue guards on some of the engravings. Maclise, Gilbert, Harvy, and Cruikshank. Anna Maria Hall (6 January 1800 – 30 January 1881) was an Irish novelist who often published as "Mrs. S. C. Hall". She was born in Dublin but left for England at age 15. The author writes "In these 'Sketches' I have aimed at a higher object than mere amusement, - desiring so to picture the Irish character, as to make it more justly appreciated, more rightly estimated, and more respected in England. . . . It has been my steady purpose, and zealous wish, to justice to the many estimable qualities of the Irish peasantry." Scarce in this edition. ; Steel… Read More