Further Experiences of an Irish R.M., E. Œ. Somerville & Martin Ross

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Further Experiences of an Irish R.M., E. Œ. Somerville & Martin Ross

Name: Further Experiences of an Irish R.M., E. Œ. Somerville & Martin Ross
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Further Experiences of an Irish R.M., E. Œ. Somerville & Martin Ross — 1st Edition

Publication: London, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1908.

Formatting: 8vo, pp. [viii], 315, [1].

Condition Report: Very Good. The binding remains remarkably tight and square, featuring the original two-tone green and cream cloth boards. There is some minor shelf-wear to the extremities, with slight bumping to the corners and light rubbing at the head and tail of the spine. The cream cloth upper section of the spine and boards exhibits typical age-toning and mild handling wear, though the black lettering remains sharp and bold. The untrimmed fore-edge and tail edge display some light, scattered foxing, but internally, the pages are bright and clean, with the frontispiece and its tissue guard well-preserved.

Catalogue Note: This is a first edition of the much-loved sequel to Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. by E. Œ. Somerville and Martin Ross. Presented in the original publisher's striking two-tone green and cream cloth binding, this volume features 35 line and half-tone illustrations by E. Œ. Somerville, including the frontispiece with its tissue guard intact.

As a cornerstone of early 20th-century Anglo-Irish comic literature, copies in their original state and with such tight bindings are highly appealing to collectors of the genre, though the title itself remains relatively common on the open market.

Following the immense success of their earlier work, Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. reunites readers with the hapless English Resident Magistrate, Major Yeates, as he navigates the eccentricities, sporting mishaps, and vibrant characters of rural Ireland. Written by lifelong friends Edith Anna Œnone Somerville and Violet Florence Martin (under the pseudonym Martin Ross), this delightful collection of episodic fiction masterfully blends sharp, affectionate observation with riotous comic situations, capturing a vanishing era of Anglo-Irish country life.

Book Condition: Very Good

Book Authors: E. Œ. Somerville & Martin Ross

Book Publisher: Longmans, Green, and Co.

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Classic Fiction

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 315

Book Publication Year: 1908

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: E. Œ. Somerville

Book Series: Irish R.M.

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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