otway rev (4 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: Fair / Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Dustjacket. One inch thick. This is a difficult book to describe as it appears to be a bound together set of short plays (some one act plays even) - by the looks of the paper and printing it looks early 19th century. I have photographed all the title pages and uploaded them as photographs. I can supply pictures of the title pages I didn't have room to upload on this listing. The hardback binding comprises a plain leather(?) spine which is rubbed, scratched and has pieces missing to the top - the spine-junctions are a darker brown which suggests the spine has been sun-faded to a chipped, lighter brown. There is a short piece of scribble to top right of front board. The page-edges are rough-cut and browned and the page-margins are lightly browned but are clean and tidy. Amongst the plays are unrelated contents pages and some reviews of actors and there are rather crudely coloured-in plates.

A new Edition, with a Map and other Illustrations. 17 x 11 cm. xv, 418 pages plus two pages publishers list. Some newspaper articles pasted in the back of the book. Complete with a colour map and all illustrations, as listed. Professionally rebacked using the original boards and spine. New end papers. Hard cover. Very good condition. Some shelfwear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Name of previous owner on title page (in pencil). Internally clean. A nice copy.

xv, [1], 418 p. Engraved map and illustrations as the printed list. First edition. Contemporary half calf with marbled boards. Minor shelf wear to edges and corners. A little offset from the map onto the title page. A pretty copy.

FIRST EDITION. An excellent copy rebound in modern cloth with a spine label. First edition. Irish author and clergyman Caesar Otway (1780-1842) travels throughout Ireland to provide a description of life and the Irish people in the early part of the nineteenth century. His aim was to shed light on the conditions of the poor, and to attempt to improve the lives of those living in the poverty. His writing is both humorous and sympathetic, painting a realistic and interesting look at parts of his home country that were not often traveled or written about. This is one of the earlier travelogues about Ireland before the Great Famine.