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some contemporary, and some issued for the 50th
Anniversary, & 2 items on O’Donovan Rossa. as a lot, w.a.f. (9).
€ 200 - 300
Proclamation: Stephens (James) Fenian. The Police Gazette, or Hue-and-Cry, Dublin, Tuesday Decem-
ber 6, 1866. With the Governor-General’s Proclamation offering a reward of One Thousand Pounds for
the arrest of James Stephens, following his escape from Richmond Prison in Dublin; also gives lists of
deserters, etc. Lg. folio 4pp., approx. 42cms x 26cms (16 1/2” x 10 1/4”), now loosely framed.
*Probably the most celebrated issue of this entire publication.
Stephens’ escape from custody rocked the administration to its foundations. In spite of the enormous
reward, he was not recaptured and made his escape to Paris & America. Stephens was the founder of
the Irish Republican Brotherhood, better known as the Fenian Movement. (1)
€ 600 - 1,000