FIRST EDITION VERY GOOD dust jacket hardcover, free tracking number, clean NEW text, solid binding, NO remainders NOT ex-library, smoke free; slight gentle shelfwear / storage-wear; foxing on top text edge WE SHIP FAST. 201606972 This is much more than just a picture book of Ireland. It is a fine review of the development of photography from its inception in the late 1830's with daguerrtotypes, then the wet collodions in 1851. The desire for photographs exploded and people wanted photographs of everything;particularly portraits,landscapes,buildings,work,statues,trains,ships,and so forth. It seems there was an attempt to photograph everything; from the simple ways of life, to the high and mighty. Lawrence and French were two of the most prominent in this field at the time.Fortunately, The National Library obtained 40,000 glass negatives of their work. These photographs were taken by French between the 1860,s and 1915. This book gives a wonderful example of his work as well as a great look of all aspects of life at the turn of the century.Carefully packed and quickly sent. Please choose Priority / Expedited shipping for faster delivery. (No shipping to Mexico, Brazil or Italy.)

Light of Other Days Irish Life at the Turn of the Century in the Photographs of Robert French

History

Hickey, Kieran

Europe

David R. Godine

The photographs highlight incidents and scenes hitherto disregarded, and illustrate the tenor of daily life in Dublin during Joyce's early life. Long-departed Dubliner's in their streets and parks return to the reader's gaze: babies in perambulators, lords, ladies, servants, and professional classes, army officers, constabulary, and urchins are all to be found, alongside monuments (subsequently blown up) and a wide choice of goods and services, from Zebra Grate Polish to High Class Artificial Teeth. This collection of long-lost images by Robert French, exhumed by the late Kieran Hickey from the Lawrence Photograph Collection at the National Library of Ireland, and selected and enlarged in the manner of Antonioni, were first published in 1982 and have long been out of print.

Faithful Departed: The Dublin Of James Joyce's Ulysses

Hickey, Des

Literature & Fiction

Lilliput Pr Ltd

During the twelve-month period from the summer of 2009 to the summer of 2010, Ireland experienced a remarkable sequence of weather disasters not seen for a generation or more. November 2009 was the wettest month in over 200 years in many parts of the country, and torrential rain led to severe flooding, especially in the west. Vast tracts of countryside and numerous villages and towns were inundated, including many new housing estates. In some places, the floods lasted until February 2010. This coincided with one of the most severe and persistent cold spells ever recorded in Ireland, with temperatures dropping below -15 degrees C in certain areas. There were thousands of falls and injuries, and many road-traffic accidents and further domestic flooding caused by burst pipes. Salt and sand ran out, energy-consumption soared, and schools were shut down. When the snow and ice melted, many areas - which had only recently dried out from the previous deluges - were re-flooded. This book explains these events, the rarity of the occurrences, and their dramatic impacts. Consideration is also given to the role of planning process, the management of waterways (especially the major dams), the role of local authorities, the response of central government, and the legal situation regarding clean-up procedures.

Deluge: Ireland's Weather Disasters, 2009-2010

Open Air

From prehistory to the present day, the wolf has always loomed large in the human imagination. An iconic symbol of the untamed and the wild, the wolf, as Ireland's last great predator, has always provoked fear, excitement, and wonder. This book examines a vast array of sources relating to wolves in Ireland. The book considers archaeological remains, name evidence (place and person, both in Irish and in English), and folklore. It also looks at the historical records of wolves in Ireland, including wolf attacks on livestock (and more rarely people) and describes how the extermination of wolves took place, with the last wolf being killed, most likely, in 1786. The causes of extermination are discussed in detail, including legislation, the role of bounties and professional wolf hunters, and deforestation. The book closes by assessing whether the Irish wolf could have been a unique sub-species and considers the controversial possibility of re-introduction.

Wolves in Ireland: A Natural and Cultural History

From prehistory to the present day, the wolf has always loomed large in the human imagination. An iconic symbol of the untamed and the wild, the wolf, as Ireland's last great predator, has always provoked fear, excitement, and wonder. This book - now available in paperback - examines a vast array of sources relating to wolves in Ireland. The book considers archaeological remains, name evidence (place and person, both in Irish and in English), and folklore. It also looks at the historical records of wolves in Ireland, including wolf attacks on livestock (and more rarely people) and describes how the extermination of wolves took place, with the last wolf being killed, most likely, in 1786. The causes of extermination are discussed in detail, including legislation, the role of bounties and professional wolf hunters, and deforestation. The book closes by assessing whether the Irish wolf could have been a unique sub-species and considers the controversial possibility of re-introduction.

Wolves in Ireland: A natural and cultural history

Four Courts Press

Five Minutes to Midnight?: Ireland and Climate Change

White Row Press Ltd

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