The Secret Societies of Ireland. Their Rise and Progress. London: Philip Allan, 1922. First Edition. Pp xii, 324. Original red cloth title in gilt to spine. A very good copy.

‘The intrigues of the Irish Republican Brotherhood are described in detail from notes secretly taken during actual meetings, and the complete ritual of the Clan-na-Gael is here printed for the first time.’

Captain Pollard (1888-1966) served in the Royal Irish Constabulary during the Irish War of Independence.

With an index and several interesting appendices (such as the Oath of the Irish Republican Brotherhood)