The Seraph of Assisi
by JACKMAN, JOHN A
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good. Covers lightly worn and soiled. Front free endpaper excised. Binding square & tight; endpapers very lightly soiled, o
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About This Item
Dublin: James Duffy, 1900. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Covers lightly worn and soiled. Front free endpaper excised. Binding square & tight; endpapers very lightly soiled, otherwise text clean & bright.. 8vo. 5 x 7.25 in. [6], 438 pp. Full dark green cloth, titled in gilt on spine, all edges sprinkled red. Three volumes bound together: Books I-VI, VII-IX, and X-XII. A poem in heroic couplets, complete in twelve books, about St. Francis of Assisi by the Irish Franciscan Rev. John A. Jackman. Dedicated 'in memory of the Irish Franciscans who ever loved their country and their faith; who shed their blood to preserve their Master's heritage; and who, in time of cruel and savage persecution, by untiring zeal and labour, saved the history of our native land from oblivion.'. A rather scarce title, especially complete.
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- Bookseller
- Irving Book Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 298
- Title
- The Seraph of Assisi
- Author
- JACKMAN, JOHN A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good. Covers lightly worn and soiled. Front free endpaper excised. Binding square & tight; endpapers very lightly soiled, o
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- James Duffy
- Place of Publication
- Dublin
- Date Published
- 1900
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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