Joyce, PW P WBiblio.com
JOYCE, PW P WBiblio.com
A Social History of Ancient Ireland. Treating of The Government Military System and Law; Religion Learning and Art; Trades Industries and Commerce; Manners Customs and Domestic Life of the Ancient Irish People
réf. 29333London New York & Bombay. Longmans Green and Co. 1903. 1st Edition. Hardcover. thick8vo 22cm The First Edition in two volumes xxiii632 & xi651ipp. ad. with 328 illustrations from engravings bibliography index in original dark green cloth gilt titles and Celtic decorations and borders on the spines and upper covers t.e.g. a fine sound set of the scarce first edition. cgc Author's Signed Presentation Copy to Col. Wood-Martin; with thankful acknowledgment of much help towards illustrating this book Dublin Sept. 30th P.W. Joyce. Wood-Martin was a noted historian and wrote several histories of Sligo on the lake dwellings of Ireland etc. This set from his library. London, New York & Bombay. Longmans, Green and Co. 1903 hardcover
