Muriel Daly (7 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First edition / 1st Printing. Good- in good dust jacket. Book : lacks front endpaper and half-title page is held into place with 3 pieces of clear tape. Jacket : minor wear at top & bottom of spine and slight over-all soiling. 1st edition / 1st printing. Hard Cover. 295pp. 13.5 x 19. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Book.

Couverture rigide. Condition: Assez bon. Dust Jacket Condition: Satisfaisant. Reint de Jonge (illustrator). Collection Ile de France, n° 10 (vers 1960). Reliure éditeur, jaquette illustrée en couleurs (signée Reint de Jonge). In-8 de 286 pages. Jaquette défraîchie et frottée, petite déchirure, papier jauni.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good dj. First Edition. [light wear to bottom edges and spine ends, slight fading to cloth at top of spine; jacket lightly soiled, tiny puncture-tear in spine (internally tape-repaired), a couple of little edge-nicks]. A novel of English society, "peopled with a group of characters as fresh and original as the story itself" -- all English types except for a "crafty Italian peasant," Rosa Moro, "the villainess of the piece but not very villainous. This London-born author's first novel, "The Ants' Nest," was well-reviewed in 1938, but this one (her second) seems to have also been her last; given the dates, and her stated profession at the time of the book's publication (she was "correspondent to the Italian Riviera to The London Times"), one naturally wonders if she made it through the war OK.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. x, 230 pp. ; eggshell white cloth in color photographic dustjacket ; endpapers of Brunschwig & Fils Dublin Toile wallpapers ; Contents: Dedication : A tribute to Muriel Gahan -- Introduction -- In and On the Irish House -- Pottery -- Glass -- Basketmaking and Wickerwork -- Thatching -- Textiles -- Weaving -- Knitting -- Lacemaking -- Irish Linen -- Printed Textiles -- Precious Metals -- Gold Silver -- The Irish Table -- Cheesemaking -- Honey and Beekeeping -- Leatherwork -- Bookbinding -- Saddlery ; featured firms include Tipperary Crystal, Berney Brothers, Marsh's Library, Irish National Museum, Carrickmacross Lace, Clones Lace, Irish Linen Guild, Magee and Co., and Kenmare Lace ; FINE/FINE. Book.

Condition: Bon État. Dust Jacket Condition: Jaquette en état d' Usure. 286 pages en format 13 - 19 cm - reliure rigide en percaline avec titres en dorure.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st ed. 8vo, 276 pgs, DJ: several small tears to spine, scuffed cover. Ex-lib copy with stamp to pastedown. This is the author's first novel. Good/Fair: Red cloth, bumped corners & edges.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First English edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper with a single short tear. English country romance.