History of Dun Laoghaire Harbour (Signed Limited Edition)
Blackrock, County Dublin: Caislean An Bhurcaigh, 2001. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Fine. Item #012556
ISBN: 0946130272
Tall 8vo., 183pp.. Gorgeous Unread First Limited Edition, one of only 50 copies published. Beautifully bound in full red morocco, raised spine bands with gilt bordered compartments with titles in gilt. Anchor and ship motif's stamped in gilt on the front and rear boards respectively. Limitation statement in gilt on front bottom turn-in. Top edge git. 22 illustrations including four fold-out lithographs. Two-page maps on front and rear end-papers. Square, tight and clean throughout with no discernible wear. Signed by the author on the title page. From the library of Tom Fox, (with his unobtrusive blind-stamp on the half-title page), the noted New Jersey Irish-Ameican author, collector and professor of Irish history and literature, Fox was called by Nicholas Basbanes, ",,, a kindred spirit...assembler of an uncommonly distinctive collection of Irish history and literature". A stunning collectable production and quite scarce.
Price: $450.00