WILD SPORTS OF THE WEST OF IRELAND. Also legendary tales, folk-lore, local customs and natural history. By W.H. Maxwell. A new edition with a biography of Maxwell by Colin Laurie McKelvie.
(1832) 1989 new Signet Press edition. 8vo (137 x 221mm). Ppii,337. B/w illustrations. This is a reissue of the Ashford Press edition, with a new title-page carrying the imprint of Colin McKelvie's Signet Press. Full burgundy cloth, black leather title-label to spine, printed marbled end-papers. One of 100 copies, numbered 27-126, "bound in gold-tooled Irish linen." "bound in gold-tooled Irish linen." Actually a rather ordinary burgundy cloth binding with black leather title-label to spine.
"First published in 1832. This edition combines the text and Appendixes of the 1892 one-volume edition with the engravings from the first edition." Originally published in 1832, this is a wide-ranging book on the sport, natural history, topography and folk-lore of the west of Ireland; full of great tales including many on salmon and trout fishing.
"First published in 1832. This edition combines the text and Appendixes of the 1892 one-volume edition with the engravings from the first edition." Originally published in 1832, this is a wide-ranging book on the sport, natural history, topography and folk-lore of the west of Ireland; full of great tales including many on salmon and trout fishing.
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61985
| Author | Maxwell (William Hamilton). (1792-1850). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 61985 |
| ISBN | No ISBN. |
| Book Description | Very good copy. No 42 of 100 copies, signed and numbered by the publisher, Colin Laurie McKelvie. This is a reissue of the Ashford Press edition, with a new title-page carrying the imprint of McKelvie's Signet Press. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1989 |
| Publisher | Signet Press. |
| Place | Salisbury, Wiltshire. |