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Irish Houses & Castles
Desmond Guinness; William Ryan
1980
Thames and Hudson : London
13.5" by 9.5"
352pp
SUMMARY
A wonderful exploration into the remarkable architecture of houses and castles across Ireland, illustrated in colour and black and white throughout.
Colour Plates,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding,With Dustwrapper
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
This book weighs 2 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage: £ 29.99
EU Postage: £ 21.99
European Postage: £ 23.99
Asia Postage: £ 37.99
Worldwide Postage: £ 38.99
DESCRIPTION
Covering such splendid spots as Bunratty Castle, Glenveagh Castle, Dublin Castle, Howth Castle, Lucan House, Rathbeale Hall, Lough Cutra, Glin Castle, Slane Castle, Belvedere and Powerscourt, amongst numerous others.
Written by Desmond Guinness, an Irish author on architecture and Georgian art, the son of Diana Mitford and the heir of Guinness, Bryan Guinness. And William Ryan, an Irish writer.
Complete in the original unclipped dust wrapper.
Lavishly illustrated throughout in both colour and black and white.
A later edition, reprinted from the first edition of 1971.
CONDITION
In the publisher's original full cloth binding with an unclipped dust wrapper. Externally generally smart, with just a little minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Dust wrapper is a little chipped to the head of the spine, with some wear to the extremities and a little discolouration. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean.
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
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
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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