FAIRY AND FOLK TALES OF THE IRISH PEASANTRY
by YEATS, W.B. (Edited and Selected by)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No d/w
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Skreen, Sligo, Ireland
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About This Item
London: Walter Scott, 1888. xviii + 326 pp + 6pp Book list; Yeats' second published book, No. 32 of Camelot Series; Lacks ff.e.p. and no arrata slip; Covers bumped with fraying to corners and head and tail of spine are chipped with small loss; Spine cracked along edges and there is a small closed tear 3inches from head of spine that has been repaired; White, red-lined title label to spine somewhat discoloured; Digital photos available on request;. First Edition. Blue Cloth. Good/No d/w. 12mo.
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- Bookseller
- Weathered Stone Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004532
- Title
- FAIRY AND FOLK TALES OF THE IRISH PEASANTRY
- Author
- YEATS, W.B. (Edited and Selected by)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No d/w
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Walter Scott
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1888
- Size
- 12mo
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About Weathered Stone Books
In operation since 1982 as The Winding Stair Bookshop, Dublin until 2005. Then in USA as Wandering Star Books an online bookseller also conducting appraisals for private collectors and institutions. Now back in Ireland and living in beautiful Sligo with views of the Atlantic and selling online.
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Tail
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- Edges
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- 12mo
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- Cloth
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