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Lot 293
Sale 503 - Fine Books and Manuscripts
Sep 13, 2017
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$438
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Lot Description
O'DONOVAN, Jeremiah
A Brief Account of the Author's Interview with his Countrymen, and of the Parts of the Emerald Isle. Pittsburgh: Published by the Author, 1864.8vo (184 x 111 mm). (A few pale stains.) Contemporary quarter brown calf, marbled boards (some overall wear). FIRST EDITION of O'Donovan's work discussing the social and economic conditions of Irish immigrants in the United States, and recounting O'Donovan's travels as a book salesman in the Ohio valley. RARE at auction. Howes O-24.
