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Deirdre Purcell was born and brought up in Dublin, and educated there and in a County Mayo convent. Before turning to the writing of fiction, she lived through an eclectic set of careers, including acting, as a member of the permanent company of Ireland's National Theatre (The Abbey), and journalism for all media - for which she won Ireland's top awards.
An absorbing book that can be enjoyed by blow-ins just as much as jackeens * Sunday Business Post * Wonderfully evocative ... wallows in the sights, sounds, smells, customs and characters of a largerly vanished city ... scores of good stories. * Irish Independent * Fascinating ... entertaining ... filled with wonderful images of the capital in days of yore * RTE Guide *
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Navy Blue Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 268pp. gilt lettering to spine. Profusely illustrated with photographic illustrations. Auther signature on title page. Bookseller (Hughes & Hughes) stickers on front of dust jacket. Large book which may require additional postage. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 111507
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hodder Headline,Dublin, Ireland, 2007. Hard cover. Book Condition : Very good to near fine. Very clean text, Super Photographs. Heavy book may incur extra postage. Book will be sent by UK postal service. Inventory#R015718. Seller Inventory # 015718
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. An introduction to the city through interviews and profiles of a wide-cross-section of its citizens. Particularly strong in the acting and writing areas. Full of wonderful anecdotes. Worth buying for the many historic photos of Dublin, from the 1930's to the 1960's. Clean, bright copy. Seller Inventory # 003477
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Condition: VeryGood. Binding is unblemished, text block is clean, boards straight, without highlights or markings. Mild rubbing/chipping to dust wrapper edges. Very clean, nearly like new. Kind note written on title page by previous owner. Well packaged and promptly shipped from California. Partnered with Friends of the Library since 2010. Seller Inventory # 1LAUHV00237T
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