All on the Irish Shore : Irish Sketches
1903, First Edition. London ; New York : Longmans, Green and Co. Good copy in contemporary gilt-illustrated grey cloth boards, now scuffed and dust-dulled. Corners, joints and endbands worn. Both hinges cracked, with mull holding secure and binding remaining strong overall. Preliminary, final leaves, and margins show scattered foxing. Remains a well-preserved example. Provenance; Mudie's Select Library copy, with the label scuffed and partly lacking. Item #468963
Physical description; 3 unnumbered pages, 274 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. Notes; Martin Ross is the pseudonym of Violet Florence Martin (1862-1915). Illustrated by E. Œ. Somerville. Contents; The tinker's dog – Fanny Fitz's gamble – The Connemara mare – A grand filly – A nineteenth-century miracle – High tea at McKeown's – The bagman's pony – An Irish problem – The Dane's breechin' – "Matchbox" – "As I was going to Bandon fair." Subjects; Irish fiction – 19th century. Country life – Ireland – Fiction. Horses – Ireland – Fiction. Ireland – Social life and customs – 19th century – Fiction. 19th century. Illustrated. Sketches.
Price: €95.00