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O'Connell, Daniel; O'Connell, John.
The Select Speeches of Daniel O'Connell, M.P.
Publisher: James Duffy, Dublin;
Date of Publication: 1862
Stock Code: 12671
Early reprint. Octavo, 2 vols., pp. vi, [1], 8- 456; iv, [1], 6 - 472. Bound in the publisher’s original green blind embossed cloth, gilt titles to spine, top edges brown. Cloth spine-sunned with minor wear to spine-tips, discrete repair to spine tip of vol.2. Contents square, tight,and secure, end-papers lightly foxed else text-block clean and free from ownership inscriptions and annotations. A very good set. Speeches of Irish reformist politician Daniel O’Connell bound in the original mid-nineteenth century decorative cloth. O’Connell was known as “The Liberator” and was greatly responsible for initiating the latter stages of the Catholic Emancipation Act. Selected and edited by Daniel O’Connell’s son John to commemorate his father’s life. Two volume set, so an additional postage contribution may be requested for shipping to overseas addresses. £50.00