Treasures From The National Library Of Ireland
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Vendeur : Wykeham Books, LONDON, Royaume-Uni
Cloth, 8vo, 25 cm, x, 243 pp, many colour ills, facs, maps. 100 entries. Published to accompany an exhibition of the same name held in N.L.I. in 1994. From the blurb: "The National Library of Ireland is a major repository of literary and cultural heritage. It holds close to one million books and has extensive collections of newspapers, manuscripts, drawings and photographs. In addition, the Genealogical Office which holds the records of the former Office of Arms (established in 1552) is linked to the Library. The one hundred treasures featured in this selection have come from the four corners of Ireland, from Britain, continental Europe, the United States and Australia, and are now preserved for posterity in the collections of the National Library. They represent over one thousand years of Irish history and cultural achievement at home and overseas.The text is by members of National Library staff. Each of the one hundred treasures is described and set in context by a curator who is an authority on the collection from which it is drawn." Contents: I. Printed Books / Noel Kissane / Donall O Luanaigh - II. Official Publications / Gerard Long - III. Posters, Broadsides, Ballads / Colette O'Daly - IV. Newspapers / Linda McNamara - V. Prints and Drawings / Elizabeth M. Kirwan - VI. Photographs / Eilis Ni Dhuibhne - VII. Manuscripts / Gerard Lyne - VIII. Gaelic Manuscripts / Noel Kissane / Inez Fletcher - IX. Maps / Catherine Fahy - X. Genealogical Office and its Records / Donal F. Begley. Booklabel of the bibliophile A R A Hobson on front , Near Fine in Near Fine dustwrapper. N° de réf. du vendeur ABE-47302
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Vendeur : Geata Buidhe - Yellow Gate - Books, Kilkenny, KK, Irlande
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. First Edition. pp x, 243. HEAVY VOLUME - additional postage will be requested at processing stage for shipping outside of Ireland. 'Among the one hundred treasures featured in this selection are a twelfth-century Latin deed by Dermot MacMurrough; the oldest surviving volume of bardic poetry; the coats of arms of Cromwellian officers; the proclamation issued in 1798 by the French expeditionary force at Killala; a self-portrait by John Butler Yeats; and Patrick Pearse's surrender document from 1916.'. N° de réf. du vendeur 018419
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Vendeur : Tall Stories BA, Stoneyford, Irlande
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : As New. N° de réf. du vendeur 450
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Vendeur : Revaluation Books, Exeter, Royaume-Uni
Paperback. Etat : Brand New. 243 pages. 10.50x8.00x1.00 inches. In Stock. N° de réf. du vendeur zk0951782355
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Vendeur : Mispah books, Redhill, SURRE, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Very Good .Ships From Multiple Locations. book. N° de réf. du vendeur ERICA79109517823554
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