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The Croppy A Tale of the Irish Rebellion of 1798 By The O'Hara Family
by Michael Banim
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- good
- hardcover
- Condition
- Good
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Los Angeles, California
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About This Item
Original 1865 Boston Hardcover: Patrick Donahoe,. Good. Original 464 pp. Clean pages Hardcover. 12mo Good Rare 19th century Irish rebel book actually dated 1865 which is uncommon Irish American Boston printing.Part of the American Civil War and Fenian era wave of proud Irish and Irish American publishing in New York, Philadelphia and as here, Boston This book is inside look at the 1798 rising of the United Irishmen and the men called the rebel "Croppy Boys' the Clancy Brothers sing a wonderful sad ballad about this. Tight binding, blind stamped shamrock covers. Flaking loss across the head of the spine. Edge loss of first blank end paper Tender at bottom. Tight binding. No signatures NOT a library copy. gilt shield title design faded but legible and attractive. Rare Boston Irish publishing. NOT a library book! Very clean inside. No writing at all.Three Geese in Flight 40 years offering Celtic books from the land to the west..
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- Bookseller
- Three Geese In Flight Celtic Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009831
- Title
- The Croppy A Tale of the Irish Rebellion of 1798 By The O'Hara Family
- Author
- Michael Banim
- Format/binding
- Hardcover
- Book condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity-available
- 1
- Edition
- Abridged Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Patrick Donahoe
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1865
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
- Keywords
- irish history boston irish wicklow rebellion croppy boys mayo galway joyce country rare irish book 1798 rebellion united irishmen ireland boston irish clancy brothers
- Bookseller catalogs
- Irish; Celtic Studies; North American Folklore and Supernatural; Dutch and Colonial New York / New England / Virginia / French Quebec;
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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- gilt
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- New
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- 12mo
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- tight
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- spine
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