NEW AND POPULAR HISTORY OF IRELAND; FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA TO THE PRESENT TIME. (VOLUMES I, II, AND III COMPLETE) and THE GREATNESS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE TRACED TO ITS SOURCES. [by Benjamin Parsons) (VOLUMES I, II COMPLETE)

Published by John Cassell, London, England, 1851

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Sammelband publication. 12mo, 6.7 in. x 4.3 in. pp. [1], 9-142; iv, [3],144; viii, 9-146; xi, 132; viii, 135. Burgundy half calf over marbled boards, with gilt title ('History of Ireland") and six gilt bandlines to spine. Light scuffing to boards with rubbing to board edges. Repairs to front and rear hinges; spine and hinges tight. No preliminary pages except title page. Previous owner's name, dated 1899, handwritten to front pastedown; another previous owner's inkstamp, dated 1852, to both title pages. Two newspaper clippings laid in on page four of Parsons, Volume I. Pasted paper residue to rear pastedown. Light tanning to pages. Co-bound: two hard-to-find mid-19th century histories of Ireland. Thomas Wright was a founder of the Camden Society, the British Archaeological Association and the Shakespeare Society. His detailed book on Irish history was first published in 1848-52. In this edition, Volumes I and II are published in 1851, and Volume III in 1852. Benjamin Parsons (1797-1855) was an English congregational minister. He was known as a political campaigner who involved his congregation. His book "The Greatness of the British Empire," published in 1851, contains lectures on English history delivered at Ebley, Stroud, and Cheltenham.…

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NEW AND POPULAR HISTORY OF IRELAND; FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA TO THE PRESENT TIME. (VOLUMES I, II, AND III COMPLETE) and THE GREATNESS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE TRACED TO ITS SOURCES. [by Benjamin Parsons) (VOLUMES I, II COMPLETE)
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[Wright, Thomas] and Benjamin Parsons
Publisher
John Cassell, London, England
Publication year
1851
Condition
Good Plus
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Hardcover
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