Liverpool-Irish Callihan (William). In Memoriam and other...

Hammer

€100

Liverpool-Irish Callihan (William). In Memoriam and other Poems, with Notes. With a Portrait. Illustrated with lithographic sketches by F. Howard, Esq., and by the Author. To which is appended "An Essay on Poetry," by F. Howard. Liverpool: A. Holden, Church Street. 1864. Green pebbled cloth, blind-stamped, titled in gilt on upper cover, spine untitled. A handsomely produced volume. The portrait of the author is a real photograph, laid down opposite t.p., with a printed signature; seven attractive lithographic drawings with tissue guards. Dedicated to the author's two brothers, Charles and Matthew, of Her Majesty's 56th Regiment. The notes make it clear the author was Irish born, raised near Rockview in Tipperary, close to the River Suir. A very rare book. Not found in NLI online catalogue; not in COPAC. (1)