Author: LOVER, SAMUEL
Title: Handy Andy: A Tale of Irish Life (Everyman's Library #178)
Description: London / New York: Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co, Inc, 1910. Hardcover. A 1910 reprint of the 1907 issuance. An Everyman's Library edition of Samuel Lover's 1842 novel, described by Donald Armstrong Ross as "a book that has vitality, uproarious humour, a zest for life and no bitterness" (p.311). Everyman's Library #178, an entry in EL's "Fiction" series, edited by Ernest Rhys. --- In 'flatback' binding style 1, full ribbed red cloth-covered boards with elaborate Reginald Knowles-designed gilt spine titling & decorations, blindstamped J. M. Dent vignette to front cover, dark topstain and fancy Knowles woodcut art at title page, endpapers & frontis. Volume lacks the dust jacket. --- With prior owner's penciled signature to front paste-down, partial split at back of book (which doesn't affect the stability of the binding), else a sound, sturdy copy.; 16mo - 6 to 7 in. tall; [10], 490 pages. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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