Sale 682: Rare Books & Manuscripts (#682) 09/05/2019 11:00 AM PDT CLOSED!

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Lot 290 of 302:
Maturin, The Irish Chieftain, 1848  

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$24
Estimate:
$10 - $100

Title:
The Irish Chieftain: or, The Isles of Life and Death

Author:
Maturin, Edward

Place:
Glasgow

Publisher:
R. Griffin

Date:
1848

Description:

316 pp. (8vo) 16.6x10.3 cm (6½x4"), original blind-stamped purple cloth, lettered in gilt on spine. First Edition.

OCLC records five copies, but only one in the U.S.A. (Illinois). One of several novels by Edward Maturin, son of the Irish novelist Charles Robert Maturin, a swashbuckling historical tale with apparently no foundation in fact. Bookplate. 


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Condition:
Moderate wear, spine panel chipped at head with a few tears, edges and corners worn, cup ring on cover; occasional spots, mild toning; about very good.

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Item number:
301496a
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