The Irish National Invincibles and Their Times
Patrick J.P. Tynan
1894
Chatham and Co.
First Edition
8vo
Description:
The first English edition of Patrick J.P. Tynan’s The Irish National Invincibles and Their Times, published in London by Chatham & Co. in 1894. The author claimed to be “Number One”, the shadowy head of the Invincibles, the secret society that carried out the assassinations of the Chief Secretary, Lord Frederick Cavendish, and the Under-Secretary, Thomas Henry Burke, in Phoenix Park, Dublin, in May 1882. Tynan, who was arrested in France in 1883 but not extradited, tells the story of the society, and sets it in the wider context of Irish politics of the 1880s. Rare.
Condition:
Very Good Condition. Green cloth with gilt titles to spine. Binding is firm. 8 plates throughout. Contents are good. Small exlibris plate to inside rear cover and small plate and inscription to front end paper. Boards are good with some rubbing to covers. Light bumping to corners.
The Irish National Invincibles and Their Times
Patrick J.P. Tynan
1894
Chatham and Co.
First Edition
8vo
Description:
The first English edition of Patrick J.P. Tynan’s The Irish National Invincibles and Their Times, published in London by Chatham & Co. in 1894. The author claimed to be “Number One”, the shadowy head of the Invincibles, the secret society that carried out the assassinations of the Chief Secretary, Lord Frederick Cavendish, and the Under-Secretary, Thomas Henry Burke, in Phoenix Park, Dublin, in May 1882. Tynan, who was arrested in France in 1883 but not extradited, tells the story of the society, and sets it in the wider context of Irish politics of the 1880s. Rare.
Condition:
Very Good Condition. Green cloth with gilt titles to spine. Binding is firm. 8 plates throughout. Contents are good. Small exlibris plate to inside rear cover and small plate and inscription to front end paper. Boards are good with some rubbing to covers. Light bumping to corners.
