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[GRIFFIN, GERALD]. TALES OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD .
Philadelphia: Carey, Lea and Blanchard , 1836. First American edition. 12mo. 2 Vols. Quarter cloth, original boards. Fading to spine, some tearing to cloth. Rubbing, chipping to spine labels. Boards scuffed, worn - esp. at edges. Some chipping to a handful of pages with some loss. Large chip rear endpaper Vol. 2. Moderate foxing throughout. Good Boards. Good. Griffin's The Collegians (1829) is one the most beloved Irish novels of the early 19th century. Though he only attained moderate success and praise during his writing career (which ended when he joined the Christian Brothers at the age of 32), he is now recognized as perhaps his day's finest and most sympathetic chronicler of Irish life.
Offered for US$ 550.00 by: Brian Cassidy, Bookseller - Book number: 11063