IRELAND from Gilt Edge Books

London: Thames And Hudson Ltd, 1984. Edited by David Shaw-Smith with 440 illustrations, 125 in color. Photographs by David Shaw-Smith. Drawings by Sally Shaw-Smith. Foreword by Justin Keating. This extraordinary book offers in it contents ten thematic sections - Textiles - Stonework - Woodwork - Leather - Metalwork - Pottery - Glassware - Candle Making… Read more about this item

Dublin, Ireland: The O'Brien Press Ltd, 1978. This selection tries to present the flavour of "The Bell" in its heyday: argumentive, witty, stimulating and above all entertaining. It is nearly forty years since The Bell, one of the most celebrated of modern journals was founded in 1940 by Sean O' Faolain and Peadar O'Donnell. This anthology features such writers as… Read more about this item

North Pomfiet, Vermont: David & Charles, 1981. Illustrated card covers. Here is a readable outline of Irish history which traces the successive invasion of Celts, Vikings, and Normans, the Tudor and Stuart settlements, and the gradual emergence of the "Irish Question" in British political life. A special chapter on discovering Irish history helps the reader to seek in modern Ireland… Read more about this item