The History of Irish Periodical Literature : from the end of the 17th to the middle of the 19th century; its origin, progress, and results; with notices of remarkable persons connected with the press in Ireland during the past two centuries. Volume I [of 2].

Madden, R.R.

Verlag: T. C. Newby, London, first edition, 1867, 1867

Rebacked with the original spine-panel (trimmed and chipped) laid down, cloth, blind-ruled boards, 8vo, 22 cm, vii, 82, 338 pp. The first volume only of a 2-volume work. From the preface: "This History of Irish Periodical Literature. is not a mere catalogue of names, dates, and compendious characteristics of newspapers and magazines, gleaned from published lists, or memoranda furnished by literary men, but an original and extensive Treatise, illustrative,- as it professed to be - of the origin, scope, progress, and design of newspapers, magazines, and periodical miscellanies of all kinds, worthy of notice, that have been published in Ireland from the latter part of the seventeenth to the middle of the nineteenth century. It abounds with biographical notices of Irish periodical originators, contributors, and editors, remarkable for their position, influence, ability, or eccentricity, of past or recent times. No work of this kind has heretofore been published in Ireland. " Covers rubbed and scuffed with wear at corners, some light foxing and occasional minor marks, otherwise Good. Binder's ticket of A W Bain, Frith St, on front pastedown endpaper. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-39361

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The History of Irish Periodical Literature :...
Verlag: T. C. Newby, London, first edition, 1867
Erscheinungsdatum: 1867
Einband: Hardcover
Auflage: 1. Auflage