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Newby, Eric : Round Ireland in Low Gear

Lonely Planet, 1998

ISBN 0864426275

0.8 x 7.6 x 4.8 Inches; 324 pages, Very Good with no dust jacket

NEWBY**, ERIC: : Round Ireland in Low Gear

LONDON.WILLIAM COLLINS SONS & CO LTD.,1987.

ISBN 0002176394.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn.FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy,autobiographical colour photograph of author and his wife astride bicycles with author's capitalised,green-lettered name and red-lettered title to front of dw/dj.Spine/backstrip with sunning and fade with author's capitalised,black-lettered name and partially sunned red-lettered title - still discernible though and publisher's capitalised, black-lettered name and black illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with beige background with a b/w photograph of his wife and bicycle stood by a multi-directional signpost.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top edges slightly aged/toned with very minimal blemish,fore-edges slightly brighter and crisper but also with barely discernible blemish; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread other than my collation.Publisher's bright, crisp,clean,unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain dark green cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked gilt-lettered spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn,x-xiipp+4-308pp [paginated] includes author's Introduction,Pts 1-4 comprising 6, 5, 6 and 1 chapters - some with a b/w illustrated head or tail piece by Jonathan Newby,b/w maps by Leslie Robinson,an Epilogue,a Bibliography and an Index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,a Contents list/table with Acknowledgements to its reverse and individual Pts separator pages.   Visually,the external appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,is also in a more than acceptable condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of it's 35+ year-old age.Despite the minimal faults,it really is still an exemplary example for it's brightnesss,cleanliness and lack of any other age-acquired detracting faults usually encountered in a book this old. Want more or similar Eric NEWBY books/titles? Please search my BIOGRAPHY and SIGNED catalogues for other UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,unsigned/SIGNED,1st edns.  When Eric Newby and his wife Wanda decided to explore Ireland they opted for mountain bikes. They set off in December,on the first of four journeys that was to take them the length and breadth of Southern Ireland.They visited the haunts of saints and hermits,the sites of lost cities and Armada wrecks,the ruins of castles and the remains of follies.As spring gave way to summer they drank in pubs of sepulchral gloom, stayed in B+Bs of daunting rectitude; they visited the great horse fair at Spancil Hill,and climbed the holy mountain of Croagh Patrick; in short,they left few stones unturned.           Eric Newby here captures the very essence of Ireland,with all his characteristic wit and erudition.The most esoteric corners of Irish history,the eccentricities of the Irish character,the absurdities of travel all delight and fascinate him,and his account of this particular odyssey must rank with the finest and funniest of travel writing today. Please contact the seller,particularly ALL overseas buyers,for correct shipping/P+p quotes BEFORE placing your order,especially if ordering any multiples. N.B. ALL buyers please note,stock(s') shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the order,especially if the item is offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard US AIRMAIL to these destinations can now,in some cases,cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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