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Golden City Allegory
I have a nice 1st edition copy of "The King of the Golden City An Allegory for Children". It was written by Mother Mary Loyola.

It was published by P.J. Kenedy in 1921.

The red cover has some rubbing wear and a few light spots.

The pages are in fairly clean and in good shape for a very old book. There are a few small tears and a few light smudges.

There are some nice color illustrations. The book is about 11" by 7
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