The Irish Republic. A Documented Chronicle of the Anglo-Irish Conflict and the Partitioning of Ireland, with a Detailed Account of the Period 1916-1923. With a preface by Eamon De Valera. London: Gollancz, 1937. Left Book Club Edition. Pp, 1072. With folded maps at rear. Original orange wrappers printed in black. Wrappers are worn at tip and tail of spine, contetns pages in good condition throughout.

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One of the definitive historical accounts of modern Irish history, first published in 1937. Dorothy Macardle was a member of the wealthy brewing family who mostly remembered now for this mammoth account of the War of Independence. She also produced a handful of novels.