The Story of the Irish Race
by Macmanus, Seumas
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0517064081
- ISBN 13
- 9780517064085
- Seller
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New Port Richey, Florida, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York, NY, U.S.A.: The Devin-Adair Co., 1975. Hardcover. Good/Fine. Thicker, heavy book, dark shiny green mottled boards, gilt lettering and design very bright on spine, 737 pages, light brown stain to long pages' edge, pages clean, though. DJ price-clipped, light green with darker green border and illustration of Celtic warrior and scholar on front, Celtic staff on spine, illustration of party at top back with ad for other Irish books on back. DJ has tiny light brown stain at top front and back middle edges. Fine DJ/Good + books.
Synopsis
The Story of the Irish Race: A Popular History of Ireland by Seumas MacManus was written to be a light history for the American public during the Irish Civil War. MacManus weaves a romantic view of the whole saga of the Irish from the time of Firbolg and the occupation by the Milesians through the various invasions; history, culture, religion, laws, arts, ties, folklore, trade, literature, heroes Fein, Easter Uprising, etc.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Callaghan Books South (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 26821
- Title
- The Story of the Irish Race
- Author
- Macmanus, Seumas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0517064081
- ISBN 13
- 9780517064085
- Publisher
- The Devin-Adair Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1975
- Keywords
- IRELAND HISTORY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Ireland;
Terms of Sale
Callaghan Books South
Books may be returned with 5 days for full refund--in same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Callaghan Books South
Biblio member since 2004
New Port Richey, Florida
About Callaghan Books South
An internet bookstore, we have added 20 books a day to our inventory for a total of more than 40,000, specializing in Poetry, Vietnam Conflict, Native American, Literary Criticism.
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