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MP3 Audio CD. 14.99 by Carleton, William, 1794-1869; Widger, David, 1932-2021? [Editor]; Flanery, M. L. [Illustrator]

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New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Tales and Stories of the Irish Peasantry. by William Carlton [!].

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London: 22 Warwick Lane: Henry Lea. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. BROWNE Hablot Knight (Phiz) 1815-1882 . G, London, c1860, 7 pls. In embossed purple cloth, corners & edges a little bumped & worn. Faded spine, gilt title. Internally, frontis, additional engraved title page, [2], [1], 2-392 pp, [1], [1] contents list, 7 pls (inclusive of frontis & add tp), yellow endpapers, spine has removed tape marks at base, Newcastle Library stamps & card holders to fpd & fep, there after none, not dated but c1860. (Folio, 13.3*21 cms). Stories include: Mickey M'Rorey The Irish Fiddler, Buckramback The Country Dancing Master, Mary Murray The Irish Match Maker, Bob Pentland or the Gauger Outwitted, The Fate of Frank M'Kenna, The Rival Kempers, Frank Martin and the Faries, A Legend of Knockmany, Rose Moan The Irish Midwife, Talbot and Gaynor Irish Pipers, Frank Finnegan The Foster-Brother, Tom Greissey The Irish Senachie, The Castle of Aughentain, Barney M'Haigney, Moll Roe's Marriage,… Read More

New York: D. & J. Sadlier, & Co.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 19 cm. G/HC. (vi + 194pp) + (vi + 198pp) + (140pp.) Green pebbled cloth blind and gilt-stamped with mild shelf-wear. A few creased corners, otherwise pages good. Else unmarked and firm. Memorial ex-libris bookplate inside front cover. "The Poor Scholar" is taken from Mr. Carleton's introduction to a new and revised edition of his "Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry" published Dublin 1843. Volume 2, the lesser tales, contains "Tubber Derg; or The Red Wall" etc. . Good. Hardcover. 1875.

New York: D. & J. Sadlier & Co., 1854. Carleton (1794-1869) first published his stories of the Irish peasantry in 1830, with additions later. He was a popular author, although controversial due to his anti-Catholicism; his later years were spent in poverty. Sadlier published several editions of his work. This is a Very Good copy of an unknown edition, Number VI of Sadliers "Fireside Library." The long first story identifies the volume ("Two Volumes in One") but also included are "A Peasant Girl's Love," "Talbot and Gaynor, the Irish Pipers," and "Frank Finnegan, the Foster Brother." There is no publication date, but per Worldcat, Quercus believes it to be 1854, which seems correct stylistically. Blue cloth binding, ruled on the covers and blindstamped with an Irish figure. The lettering on the spine is gilt, which also features a shamrock. Clean text; 322 pages. Contemporary award inscription on the FFEP. Although the wood-pulp paper has… Read More

New York: D. & J. Sadlier & Co, 1850. First American edition thus, by this publisher. 8vo. Spine is moderately faded, with very slight worming on rear gutter, else a very good copy, with the text quite fresh and clean. First American edition thus, by this publisher. 8vo.

James Duffy, Dublin, 1854, 393pp, engraved frontis,engraved half-title-page [dated 1846], 6 full page plates by Phiz, octavo, orig. blind stamped red cloth, dec. gilt spine, sometime rebacked, neat pen inscription, some foxing esp. title and frontis. and a little grubby otherwise a tight v.g. copy. ..

Dublin : James Duffy, 1846. First Edition. Hardcover. Half-title repaired, professionally re-cased. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; ix, 393p : ill., plates ; 23 cm. Subjects; Peasantry Ireland ; Fiction. Ireland Social life and customs 19th century ; Fiction. Ireland; description and travel. Ireland; civilisation.