Search Results: the history of ireland from the by leland thomas

Gale ECCO, Print Editions, 2010-05-28. Paperback. Good.

HardPress Publishing, 2012-08-01. Paperback. Good.

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Gale ECCO, Print Editions, 2010-06-10. Paperback. Good.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

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Hardback. New.

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Gale ECCO, Print Editions. paperback. New. 7x1x9. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

Gale ECCO, Print Editions. paperback. New. 7x1x9. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

GB: R. Moncrieffe, 1774. Armorial bookplate of William Blair Esq of Blair in each book. Fairly clean tight books in old full leather binding with raised bands and twin title labels. Front cover of Volume I has large (up to 80mm) bleach mark. All endpapers browned at edges. Books are in very good minus condition with minor but noticeable signs of wear and/or age. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES APPLY (GB 2019 £8) Packed weight 2200g. . Hardback. VG-/No DW.

GB: J Nourse Etc, 1773. Half titles in each volume. Very clean unmarked tight texts are bound in contemporary full leather. Decorated spines have raised bands and twin title labels. Sadly both covers (v1) and front cover (3) are DETACHED. Also some general spine wear. So a very good working set IN NEED OF REPAIR. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES APPLY (GB 2023 £8) Packed weight 6000g. NOT AVAILABLE OVERSEAS. . 1st Edition. Hardback. Good/No DW.

Dublin: Printed by R. Marchbank, for R. Moncrieffe, 1773. 3 Vols., 8vo, [4], lvi, 387; [4], 516; [4], 634, [33]pp., with half-titles, bookplate to front paste-down, cont. tree calf, rubbed, hinges cracked, contrasting morocco labels to spine, lettered in gilt.

Dublin : Printed by B. Smith, 1814. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very good copies in the original paper-covered boards. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dulled and dust-toned as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved set overall. Physical description: 3 volumes; 22 cm. Notes:Includes index. Subjects: Ireland History 1172-1603.Ireland History 17th century.Ireland History. Genre: History.

London, England: J. Nourse, T. Longman, G. Robinson, J. Johnson, 1773. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Quartos. 11 in. x 8.6 in. Volume I: pp. [46] (contents), lvi, 387, [1] (errata). Volume II: pp. 516. Volume III: pp. 664, [29] (index), [1] (errata). First Edition of Leland's well-regarded and influential history. Older but non-contemporary dark blue cloth spine and corners over marbled boards. Gilt title and publishing year with seven sets of double bandlines in blind to spine. Library number to bottom of spine of Volume I only; no other library marks. Light rubbing to extremities. Headcap of Volume I and Volume III frayed. Spotting and brown staining to endpapers. Lovely, thick, laid paper; large, readable print, printed marginalia. Volume I contains several Appendices which reproduce certain central Irish documents, in Latin, such as Magna Carta Hibernia, "The Charter was reissued in 1217 as in England. It was in effect the application of Magna Carta to Ireland, with appropriate… Read More

Philadelphia & London: Hugh Gain, Robert Bell, and John Dunlap, 1774. Irish historian Thomas Leland (1722-1785) wrote his famous history in 1773. These are Very Good to Very Good to Very Good (Plus) copies; three only of the original four volumes of the First American Edition. An uncommon to scarce title. Full leather bindings, but not matching; Volume 3 is stamped with an "L" and a "3", indicating its place in a library. Volumes One and Two are inscribed on the TP as "Medfield Library and "9" and "10." (Quercus assumes this to be the same-named Massachusetts library founded in 1786.) Clean texts; 359 pages. Texts have occasional spotting, tanning, and flood marking but generally they are excellent and can easily be read today. Externally, Volume 3 is in the best condition; the other two are heavily rubbed and chipped, although holding soundly. This edition is notable as an ASSOCIATION COPY, in that the publisher Dunlap was to print the first… Read More

London, England: J. Nourse, T. Longman, G. Robinson, J. Johnson, 1773. First Edition. Leather-bound. Very Good Plus. Quartos. First Edition of Leland's well-regarded and influlential history. Quarterbound dark brown calf over marbled boards. Spine stamped in blind in repeating pattern, where leather meets marbling. Five raised bands, ruled in gilt. Portions of original spine laid down. Pages throughout are clean (if in places lightly toned) and supple. A sweet, very well preserved set, and very easy to make ones way through. Lovely, thick, laid paper, nice large, readable print, wide margins, side notes. Each of the three volumes has its own errata sheet as the last page of text. Volume I contains several Appendices which reproduce certain central Irish documents, in Latin, such as Magna Carta Hibernia, "The Charter was reissued in 1217 as in England. It was in effect the application of Magna Carta to Ireland, with appropriate substitutions (such as "Dublin" for "London", and "Irish Church" for… Read More