Dublin by Peter Somerville-Large (HQ893)

Published 1979: First Edition / Hardcover / Very Good Condition / Illustrated throughout

Original blue cloth with gilt and blue titles on the spine and original pictorial dust jacket. 319 very clean and bright pages, previous owners details on the first free page. Boards slightly rubbed and faded with time. Dust jacket slightly rubbed with time and chipped along the edges consistent with age but remains intact. (HQ893)

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A detailed and impressive history of this colorful city from its beginnings as a Viking settlement to the present day.

Peter Somerville-Large was born in Dublin in 1928 and was educated at St Columba’s College and Trinity College Dublin. His first job in Afghanistan was followed by a spell of travel in Asia during the early 1950s. Destinations for his travel books include Ireland, Yemen, Iran, Afghanistan, and Tibet. He has also written four thrillers, and a number of short stories, including two prize winners. He lives in Co. Carlow with his wife Gillian. Google Books.