The Wild Birds of Killeevy

Published by Burns & Oates Ltd; Catholic Publication Society Co. c1891 (Undated, dated approximately from the publisher's catalogue), London; New York, 1891

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A 2nd edition of this novel by Irish writer Lady Gilbert, featuring the bookplate of the Scawen Blunt household. A scarce copy of the 2nd Edition.One of many titles by prolific Irish writer Rosa Mulholland, also referred to as Lady Gilbert.This copy features the Scawen Blunt bookplate.English writer Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, known for his poetry, travelled a great deal across the Middle East, and played a significant role in the preservation of Arabian breed of horses, by establishing the Crabbet Arabian Stud breeding farm alongside his wife.His wife, Lady Anne Blunt, was the daughter of William King-Noel, the 1st Earl of Lovelace, and Augusta Ada Byron - Ada Lovelace - the respected writer and mathematician now considered to be the first computer programmer.Lovelace's father, and Lady Anne Blunt's grandfather, was the influential Romantic poet Lord Byron. Bound in original green pictorial boards. Externally, very smart. Moderate bumping to head and tail. Slight rubbing to extremities. Hinges slightly starting, but firm. Small surface grazes to cloth. Association bookplate to front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean. The odd spot to text block edges. Very Good. …

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Title
The Wild Birds of Killeevy
Author
Rosa Mulholland [Lady Gilbert]
Publisher
Burns & Oates Ltd; Catholic Publication Society Co. c1891 (Undated, dated approximately from the publisher's catalogue), London; New York
Publication year
1891
Condition
Very Good
Book Type
book
Binding
Cloth
Illustrator
None
Item weight
0.5 kilograms
Dimensions
7.5" by 5.5"
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English Literature Pre 1900

Rooke Books PBFA

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