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Handy Andy: A Tale of Irish Life
by Samuel Lover
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
-
Winston, Georgia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Philadelphia, PA: Henry B. Ashmead, 1854. Hardcover. Fair. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. George G. White. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, brown cloth boards decorated on front and spine. Exterior shows scuffing and wear, spine is darkened and there is a drink ring and staying on the back board. Edges and corners also show bumps/wear. The interior hinges at the boards show only minor surface color cracks but there are numerous areas of the text pages that have pulling. The second frontispiece is starting to detach at the bottom. Pages are quite toned due to age and there is foxing and spotting present. The only handwriting found in the book is a signature written in pencil on the title page. There is also dampstain along the bottom edge which can also be seen on the frontispiece pages, which is the extent of interior damp marks. Good copy for reading or reference purposes. No publication date listed him in the latest date on the preface is 1854, though the book may possibly be from the 1870s - based on exterior design.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2230945
- Title
- Handy Andy: A Tale of Irish Life
- Author
- Samuel Lover
- Illustrator
- George G. White
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Henry B. Ashmead
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA
- Date Published
- 1854
- Pages
- 419
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Bookseller catalogs
- 19th Century; Childrens and Young Adult; Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
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About the Seller
Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
Biblio member since 2021
Winston, Georgia
About Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
Yesterday's Book Shop is an independent, family-owned establishment. The store first opened in 1966 under the name Collector's Corner and was located in Western Maryland. The Collector's Corner dealt mainly in books but also sold stamps and assorted ephemera. In 1975 the name was changed to Yesterday's Book Shop when the store only offered books and printed matter. In the early 2000s the brick and mortar store was closed and now we only sell online.
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All of the book pictures were taken at the time the book was listed and we never use generic or stock photos in any listing. If you would like additional photos or information on any listing please let us know and we will be more than happy to comply.
Glossary
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
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