Description

The O'Brien Press [Published Date: 1994]. Hardcover, 219 pp. First edition, (with full number line). Very good in very good dust jacket. Grey cloth covered boards with gold lettering on spine. Light bumping and scuffing to edges of covers. Binding tight. Previous owner's name and date in ink on front free end paper. Otherwise pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has a few small nicks and light creasing along edges. Light overall scuffing to jacket as well. Now in an archival-quality (removable) Brodart Cover. NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks. Black and white illustrations. [From front jacket flap] In the span of three years, Michael Verdon interviewed dozens of Cork's native sons and daughters. The result is a candid and colorful account of what life was like before World War II, as told by those who know. The voices are rich and wise, informal and kind. Laced with humor built on keen observation, this book celebrates the homespun wisdom of Ireland's leading southern city.