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Of Irish Blood [Of Irish Blood Series].
by Kelly, Mary Pat
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0765329131
- ISBN 13
- 9780765329134
- Seller
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Annandale, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
New York: Forge / Tom Doherty Associates, 2015. Reprint ed.. Hardback thick octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), small mark bottom edge, slight bump bottom edge few pages near base spine, closed tear top spine jacket, minor edgewear. 512 pp. This historical novel by Mary Pat Kelly, set in 1903, is the story of Nora Kelly, 24, who is the beloved daughter of the Chicago-Irish Kelly clan. Nora is talented and forward-looking but poor, but she climbs the ladder of Chicago's fashion industry. Nora goes to Paris where she meets a group of Ireland's revolutionry women. They challenge Nora to honor her Irish blood and join the movement to free Ireland. The author weaves historical characters such as William Butler Yeats, Gabrielle Coco Chanel, and James Joyce into a vivid and compelling story filled with wit and authenticity. (The first novel of 4 in the Of Irish Blood series.).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookhome Sydney (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 40890
- Title
- Of Irish Blood [Of Irish Blood Series].
- Author
- Kelly, Mary Pat
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Reprint ed.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0765329131
- ISBN 13
- 9780765329134
- Publisher
- Forge / Tom Doherty Associates
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2015
- Keywords
- general fiction, historical fiction, celtic, ireland, united states, chicago
Terms of Sale
Bookhome Sydney
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About the Seller
Bookhome Sydney
Biblio member since 2004
Annandale, New South Wales
About Bookhome Sydney
Friendly family-owned internet bookshop located in Sydney's inner west. Selling books since 1998 (online since 2000). A broad range of quality secondhand and antiquarian books, particularly Australian history and society (Australiana), psychology, health, animals/pets, environment, science, religion, books for children. Mostly nonfiction.
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....