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USA: P.F.Collier & Son, 1947. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hard Back One Volume. Section Two, Volume 1 of the Set of Irish Literature. This volume is Part 1 of The Knight of Gynne. Hardcover Book in Very Good Condition. No publication date stated, Preface by Charles Lever is dated 1872. This is most likely the 1947 published set--it appears there has been none published since. Bound in green cloth with gilt titles and blind-stamped tree and branches on spine, with blind-stamped title, scroll border and a lyre on front. Bottom corner of front panel is discolored-darker, otherwise very clean, no marks. Light rubbing of spine edges and corners. Tight, solid and square sewn binding. Frontispiece: "Mr. Daly Stirs Up the Post-Boy"--a delightful illustration. Title page in green-tones. First three pages are discolored on lower corner, otherwise pages are clean, no markings, no creasing, toned. Charles Lever (1806-1872), at the peak of his career,… Read More

Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.A: Authorhouse, 2008. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Near Fine Condition. Clean glossy card cover, no marks, no creases. Internals very clean and unmarked, page 9/10 wavy on lower corner, otherwise fine. Set in Connemara, Ireland, O'Hara tells the tragic life story of an Irish physician who lives secluded on the mysterious Island of Aran, about his wicked wife, Susan, daughter of a poor traveling tinker, and her gypsy-like nurse and confidante, Mira. Murder, betrayal, loss, loneliness, rejuvenation-Irish Fiction. 178 pages. 6 x 9 inches. Authorhouse, Bloomington, Indiana, 2008.