THE SHELBOURNE: A Centre in Dublin Life for more than a Century [First Edition] by Elizabeth Bowen

This account of a Dublin landmark-The Shelbourne Hotel-is, in effect, the story of the Irish city over twelve decades, in brilliant miniature.

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Description

Title
THE SHELBOURNE: A Centre in Dublin Life for more than a Century [First Edition]
Author
Elizabeth Bowen
Publisher
George G. Harrap & Co., London
Publication year
1951
Condition
Near fine
Dust jacket
Near Fine
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
Illustrator
illustrated with black and white photographic plate and drawingss
Edition
1st Edition, Illustrated Edition
Printing
1st Printing. Fine hardcover edition with dust jacket now protected in removable cover. Elizabeth Bowen takes us on a tour through the history of the famous Dublin landmark, the Shelbourne Hotel in this evocative account of Irish life. Looking out on Dublin as if from the windows of the Shelbourne and then turning inward to witness the impact of events on the hotel, its guests and staff. Bowen paints a picture of what was, in the hotel’s earlier days, the second city of the Empire, then the battleground of Irish independence and civil strife, and eventually the capital of a Republic. Collector’s Item.

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