George Bernard Shaw, known at his insistence as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from the 1880s to his death and beyond.
Photogravure by Lizzie Caswall Smith, published by George G. Harrap & Company,
Printed by The Edinburgh Press 1913
Size 20 x 14 cms
Price £28.00
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A Guide to Irish Country Houses
by
Mark Bence-Jones
Revised Edition
This is the edition of 1988 a more substantial edition with supplement of 130 houses added and illustrated. It also contains an index of names so you can match the families associated with the houses. It’s definitely the best edition to have.
Published by Constable 1988.
30 x 21cm
Hardback blue cloth with dust jacket.
Very good condition
This book is an alphabetical dictionary of nearly 2,000 Irish country houses, with individual entries including an architectural description and commentary, a brief history of the property and its devolution, many anecdotes and notes of interest concerning the interior, gardens, park etc. Extensive text and illustrations.
This book is becoming quite rare.
Price £125.00
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Godard van Reede, 1st Earl of Athlone, Baron van Reede, Lord of Ginkel, born in the Netherlands as Baron Godard van Reede, was a Dutch general who rose to prominence during the Williamite War in Ireland.
Artist: Bernigeroth
Date:
Size 9.5 x 16 cms
Price £28.00
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Friedrich Hermann von Schönberg, 1st Duke of Schomberg, 1st Count of Mertola, KG PC was a Marshal of France and a General in the English and Portuguese Army. He was killed at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690.
Size 13 x 17 cms
Price £28.00
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Field marshal of Irish descent in the service of the Holy Roman Empire and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and last regent of the Habsburg Kingdom of Serbia. Born into an Irish family, he distinguished himself in Sicily by his capture of Messina.
Size 9 x 14 cms
Price £14.00
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