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THE SCENERY AND ANTIQUITIES OF IRELAND

Written by J. Stirling Coyne
Illustrated by W.H. Bartlett
Published by George Virtue

THE SCENERY AND ANTIQUITIES OF IRELAND
Written by J. Stirling Coyne. Illustrated by W.H. Bartlett.
Stock no. 584682
Circa. 1840. Hardback. Large format. Good condition.

Large format. 11 x 8". Two volumes in one. Full brown diced calf binding, gilt titles and decorations to spine. 118 b/w plates plus vignette (lacks portrait of Mr. Willis). 170 pages + 186 pages. Marbled endpapers. Front board detached. Board edges worn. Covers scuffed. Bookplate of Francis T. Touzel of Jersey on front pastedown. Foxing throughout. Pages 173-178 of volume II have been bound in upside down and back to front (pages run from 172-178, 173-179). Rear joint a little fragile from the outside - leather split, else binding of contents is nice tight. A good candidate for rebinding.

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