A celebration of Irish Life
1990, First Edition thus. Dublin : published for Irish Life Assurance plc by Wolfhound Press. Fine cloth copies all in near fine dust wrappers, some very slightly edge-dulled. Remains a well-preserved set overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Accompanying original presentation box is very good, gilt-blocked green buckram over cardboard. Edges worn with minor tears and one corner peeling. Item #470958
Physical description; 6 volumes, boxed : illustrations (some colour) ; 22-26 cm. Contents; Our way of life : heritage, wildlife, countryside, people / edited by Desmond Gillmor – Father Browne's Ireland / E.E. O'Donnell – The celebrated letters of John B. Keane – Run with the wind / Tom McCaughren – The story of the GAA to 1990 / Marcus de Búrca – The lilac bus & Dublin 4 / Maeve Binchy. Subjects; Ireland. 20th century. Country life. Land use. Landscapes. Rural conditions. Manners and customs. Photographers. Foxes. Gaelic Athletic Association. Short stories. Epistolary fiction. Humorous stories. Adventure fiction. Pictorial works. Correspondence. History. Illustrated.
Price: €295.00