Isbn: 9781851829613 - the nabob: a tale of ninety-eight: a tale of ninety-eight by andrew james (6 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Very Good. 2005. Hardcover. 8vo Very good copy. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Zustand: Very Good. 2005. Hardcover. 8vo Very good copy. . . . .

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 174 pages. 9.50x6.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: As New. 2005. Hardcover. Hardcover, black and red spine. Keywords: Irish Literature. 174pp. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Zustand: As New. 2005. Hardcover. Hardcover, black and red spine. Keywords: Irish Literature. 174pp. . . . .

Original Black Hardback. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition. 2006. 174pp. "A series of interconnected tales published in 1911 as Ninety-Eight and Sixty Years After. These vivid tales, set in Co. Antrim in 1798 and sixty years later, are brutally realistic and yet thrillingly supernatural. A major theme is the way in which political violence in Ireland lives on beyond the grave, re-incarnating itself in successive generations. The chief villain, 'the Nabob', also called Galloper Starkie, is a repellent but fascinating figure. The first set of tales is told in convincing Lowland [Ulster] Scots, the second in English. Andrew James was the pseudonym of J.A. Strahan, professor of jurisprudence in QUB and author of legal textbooks." Light foxing to top edge, otherwise the book and unclipped dust jacket are in excellent condition with no inscriptions.…