The Annals of Ballitore
by Leadbeater, Mary (John MacKenna editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good +
- Seller
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Naas, Kildare, Ireland
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About This Item
Athy, Kildare: Stepjhen Scroop Press, 1986. Book. Illus. by Mary Cunningham. Very Good +. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. First Edition THUS, First Printing.124 pp. Original black binding in white and decorated illustrated jacket. Limited to 200 copes signed by both the editor and illustrator. Spotting to the endpages ans inside flaps of the jacket else fine unread. This modern edition of is a compilation of the original two editions of the 'Annals' published in 1862 with the addition of a description of the village of Ballitore in 1766, from the manuscript, never before published. The little-known recollection of 'Ballitore & Its Inhabitants Seventy Years Ago, by Betsy Shackleton (1783-1843), Mary Leadbeater's niece, has been included, together with the full list of over 1800 pupils enrolled through the 110 years (1726-1836) of the famous school at Ballitore..
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- Bookseller
- Kelleher Rare Books (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014156
- Title
- The Annals of Ballitore
- Author
- Leadbeater, Mary (John MacKenna editor)
- Illustrator
- Mary Cunningham
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Stepjhen Scroop Press
- Place of Publication
- Athy, Kildare
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- Leadbeater, Mary (John MacKenna ed),The Annals of Ballitore, signed first edition
- Bookseller catalogs
- Irish Fiction;
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