The Vanishing Irish : The Enigma of the Modern World by O'Brien, John A - 1953

W.H.Allen, 1954. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1954. No Edition Remarks. 240 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over black cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Clean pages with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. Moderate loss to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Visible wear marks to boards. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Visible wear marks to spine and panels.

W.H. Allen, 1954. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1954. No Edition Remarks. 240 pages. Dust jacket over black cloth with gilt lettering. Insert stuck to front pastedown. Light tanning to pages with visible foxing to text block edges. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Slight creasing to gutters and hinges. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild sunning and scuffing overall. Spine has light sunning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Clipped dust jacket with moderate rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and scuffing overall with visible loss and creasing to panels.

W.H. Allen, 1954. Hardcover. Good. 1954. No Edition Remarks. 240 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth covered boards. Black and white illustrations. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. A previous owner's name to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. Slight tear at top of spine. All surfaces tanned, particularly spine. Gilt lettering to spine is slightly dulled.

W. H. Allen, 1954. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1954. No Edition Remarks. 240 pages. Green jacket over black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Pages are lightly tanned, but text remains clear. Binding is firm. Small inscriptions to front free endpaper and rear pastedown. Boards and spine have minimal shelf-wear, with mild corner bumping and crushing to ends. Gilt remains bright. Light rubbing and scuffing overall. Unclipped jacket. Moderate tanning to all surfaces, heaviest to spine and edges. Moderate edgewear, with noticeable chipping, tearing and creasing, and slight loss to spine ends. Heavy marking overall.