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first editions, Dublin, Irlande
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Fine hardcover copies, five matching volumes in half black leather with glazed boards, five raised bands to spine with harp motifs and titles in gold. Top edge of pages in gold. This unusual early work is both hard to find and expensive in its early editions. William Carleton is universally recognised as the greatest delineator of the manners and customs of the Irish peasantry. His Traits and Stories has great historical value, and is a monument of national importance. Here is the fourth edition of this work comprising nineteen tales, featuring the preface to the first edition. In some smart half calf uniform bindings . Written by William Carledon, prolific writer known for his vivid descriptions of the life of the rural Irish. Illustrated with frontispiece to each volume and vignettes to the title pages, and twenty full page plates by W. H. Brooke. Very handsome set. Collector's Items. N° de réf. du vendeur 321
Titre : Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry
Éditeur : Baldwin and Cradock, London. William F. Wakeman, Dublin
Date d'édition : 1836
Reliure : Hardcover
Etat : Near Fine