Marsh's Library, Dublin : All Graduates and Gentlemen
Author(s):
McCarthy, Muriel
| Binding: | Softcover |
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| Size: | 7 - 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall |
| Volume Condition: | Very Good |
| Dust Jacket: | No |
| Language: | English |
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| Publisher Name: | Four Courts Press |
| Publication Year: | 2003 |
| ISBN: | 9781851827824 |
| SKU: | 001347 |
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| Categories: | Books on Books, Book Collecting, Print and Design History , Literary History and Criticism |
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282pp. Lightly illustrated. Indexed. Laminated card covers (gentle shelf wear). Tells the story of the founder of Ireland's first public library and his determination to build a library for the Irish public, and to stock it with the best and most up to date books by the finest European writers. Traces the story of the library, and its eccentric keepers, and its many famous readers including Swift, Moore, Bram Stoker and James Joyce.
Keywords:
Library
History
Books on Books
