Small 4to. [xxii], 790p. Original brown cloth with gilt lettering, frontispiece portrait with facsimile signature and tissue guard, 7 other full-page black and white plates. A fine copy with top edge gilt and bright clean unopened pages. First half of the book consists of a biography there after O'Reilly's poems and speeches then a chapter on O'Reilly's experiences as a convict in Western Australia ( for his association with the Irish Nationalists , the Fenians) Not only was John Boyle Western Australias first poet he is also recorded as John F. Kennedy's favorite poet. M&Mc P367, Ferguson, 15017. Seller Inventory # 4644

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Title: Life of John Boyle O'Reilly.Together With ...

Publisher: Mershon, New York

Publication Date: 1891

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very good

Edition: First edition.

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