Desire for personal freedom fits uneasily with commitment to traditional community values and a stubborn narrow-mindedness in this tale of struggle between Skerret, the national schoolteacher, and the parish priest, Father Moclair.
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Desire for personal freedom fits uneasily with commitment to traditional community values and a stubborn narrow-mindedness in this tale of struggle between Skerret, the national schoolteacher, and the parish priest, Father Moclair.
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Add this copy of Skerrett to cart. $238.63, very good condition, Sold by Rooke Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BATH, SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1932 by Victor Gollancz LTD.
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None. Near Fine in Very Good Indeed jacket. A smart first edition copy of this moving novel on personal freedom against religion by Liam O'Flaherty, signed by the author. The first edition, first impression. Author's presentation copy, inscribed to the recto of the front endpaper, "To Alan W. Steele, with best wishes, from, Liam O'Flaherty, Sept. 16th 1932". In the original unclipped dust wrapper. 'Skerrett' follows the titular character, a schoolteacher on Nara, as he fights for personal freedom against the Roman Catholic parish priest, Father Moclair. Â By Liam O'Flaherty, an Irish novelist who was one of the leading socialist writers of the day. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart. A couple of very light marks to the cloth. A few spots to the fore edge. Author's inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Very light edge wear to the dust wrapper. Wraps are a little age-toned. Light rubbing and marks to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine.
Add this copy of Skerrett to cart. $12.79, very good condition, Sold by The Maryland Book Bank rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from baltimore, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1980 by Wolfhound Press.
Add this copy of Skerrett to cart. $14.76, good condition, Sold by BayStateBooks rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Smithfield, RI, UNITED STATES, published 1980 by Irish Books & Media.
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The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting and there might be a From the library of label. Boxed set packaging shrink wrap or included media like CDs may be missing.
Add this copy of Skerrett to cart. $30.50, very good condition, Sold by VJW Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Celina, OH, UNITED STATES, published 1977 by Wolfhound Press.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Hard cover. Book cover and dust jacket are tanned from age, but the pages are clean and tight in the binding. The jacket has no tears or blemishes. 288 p. Audience: General/trade.
Add this copy of Skerrett to cart. $38.59, fair condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES.
Add this copy of Skerrett to cart. $46.00, like new condition, Sold by Banjo Booksellers rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Andover, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1932 by Ray Long & Richard R. Smith.
Add this copy of Skerrett to cart. $57.00, good condition, Sold by Catnap Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cobleskill, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1932 by Ray Long & Richard R. Smith, Inc..
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Good+ in Fair dust jacket. Orange (ish) cloth covers with black lettering on spine and front cover. The spine is slightly cocked and the covers slightly scuffed and worn. Red dyed top page edges. There's a bit of soiling and spotting to the page edges and browning to the page edges and also the end pages. The contents are tight and clean. The dust jacket has an illustrated front panel and spine. On the rear pane l, there's a list of the publisher's latest novels. The dust jacket is chipped and worn, especially the edges and creases. The striking illustration on the front cover, though is still bright.; Copyright information: "Copyright, October 1932, by Liam O'Flaherty". O'Flaherty was a noted Irish novelist and socialist author during the first part of the 20th century. Skerrett is a gruff unhappy school teacher who was sent to the fictitous island of Aran, an Irish-speaking island. The story follows Skerrett through his hard times and good.; Illustrated dust jacket; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 274 p. pages.
Add this copy of Skerrett to cart. $92.00, like new condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1932 by Ray Long & Richard R. Smith.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. First American edition. Small owner's name and address on front fly, else fine in a nice, near fine dustwrapper with slight spine-sunning.
Add this copy of Skerrett to cart. $102.00, like new condition, Sold by Books Of Choice rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bloomington, MN, UNITED STATES, published 1932 by Ray Long & Richard R. Smith.
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Fine book in a near fine dust jacket. 274 pages First American edition, first printing. Fine book in a near fine dust jacket with the spine very slightly faded and light wear to the corners. A beautiful copy!
Add this copy of Skerrett to cart. $107.00, like new condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1932 by Victor Gollancz.
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Fine in Very Good jacket. First edition. Near fine in very good dust jacket, moderately browned on spine, and with shallow chips and one short tear at crown. A nice copy.
