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The Wee Book of Irish Wit & Malarkey
by McCann, Sean; Ryan, Paul
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1435111397
- ISBN 13
- 9781435111394
- Seller
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Toms River, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York: Metro Books, 2009. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Text originally copyright 1986, 1990,1991. This is a first printing of the 2009 edition, with complete number line including number one. In addition contains compilation and appendix copyright 2009. Hard cover in fine condition with cream and beige mottled boards, green spine cloth and gold gilt spine lettering. Bright deep yellow end papers. Text block clean & tight; no writing, no markings noted. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition. Overall presents as new and unread. * From the rear jacket flap, ""[Here] you'll find hundreds of wise and witty quotes to inject insight and humor into everyday life. The Irish have always had a way with words and this book puts its greatest wits at your fingertips: Oscar Wilde, Dean Jonathan Swift, George Moore, Father Healy, and many others are all inside, postulating on everything from religion to literature to love. Let this clever book distill Irish wisdom and humor into your life one wee dram at a time.""
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- Bookseller
- Elk Creek Heritage Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M001536
- Title
- The Wee Book of Irish Wit & Malarkey
- Author
- McCann, Sean; Ryan, Paul
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1435111397
- ISBN 13
- 9781435111394
- Publisher
- Metro Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2009
- Keywords
- Wit & Humor & Curiosities, Irish wit and humor
- Bookseller catalogs
- Wit & Humor & Curiosities;
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About the Seller
Elk Creek Heritage Books
Biblio member since 2015
Toms River, New Jersey
About Elk Creek Heritage Books
Elk Creek Heritage Books opened for business in 2002 with both online selling and an open shop. We continue now as an online-only bookshop and maintain a growing inventory with new additions regularly uploaded. Our largest subject areas include History, Religion, Biography, and Fiction, however, we also carry books on many other subjects, in addition to our collection of rare and antiquarian books. Our goal is to provide you, our customer, with a completely satisfactory experience.
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