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Tales of Irish Life and Character
Mrs. S. C. Hall [Anna Maria Hall]
1913
T. N. Foulis : London and Edinburgh
8.5" by 6"
10-323, 5 pp
SUMMARY
A charming collection of short stories about Irish country life, illustrated with tipped in colour plates after Erskine Nicol.
Colour Plates,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
Illustrated throughout with tipped in colour plates after Scottish figure and genre painter Erskine Nicol, this is a charming collection of short tales from Irish novelist Anna Maria Hall, who often published as Mrs. S. C. Hall.
Illustrated with sixteen bright tipped in full colour plates. Collated, complete.
Consisting of eleven delightful short stories depicting scenes of nineteenth century Irish life.
With three pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear. This illustrated edition was first published in 1910.
CONDITION
In the publisher's original cloth binding. Light fading to back strip, with bumping to back strip head and tail. Light fading to head of rear board. Internally, firmly bound. Plates bright, with scattered handling marks and light spots throughout.
Overall Condition: Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
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Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
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often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
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Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
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