Irish Short Stories. Introduced by Frank Delaney and Illustrated by David Rooney. London: Folio Society, 1999. First Thus. Pp,437. Bound in two-toned coloured cloth boards lettered & embellished in gilt. Housed in publisher’s slipcase.

Includes stores by, John McGahern, Edna O’Brien, Brian Friel, Samuel Beckett and many others.

A nice gift edition.