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Item Details

Description

First edition. Publishers pictorial paperback with title.. Black title to spine. Triple colour page-blocks. A very scarce copy.

Publisher
The Mercier Press Liited Cork Ireland
Author
Philip Rooney
Date Published
1956
Binding
Pictorial softcover
Condition
Good

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