Standish O'Grady, The Chain of Gold, first edition, 1895
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Standish O'Grady, The Chain of Gold, first edition, 1895

O’Grady (Standish) The Chain of Gold

£95

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1895.

First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth.

1895 juvenile novel concerning shipwrecked castaways on the wild west coast of Ireland.

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Contemporary prize plate to verso of front fly-leaf; minor toning; cloth rubbed at extremities.

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