Desmond Guinness; William Ryan — Irish Houses & Castles

London, Thames and Hudson, 1980 . Cloth. A wonderful exploration into the remarkable architecture of houses and castles across Ireland, illustrated in colour and black and white throughout. Covering such splendid spots as Bunratty Castle, Glenveagh Castle, Dublin Castle, Howth Castle, Lucan House, Rathbeale Hall, Lough Cutra, Glin Castle, Slane Castle, Belvedere and Powerscourt, amongst numerous others.Written by Desmond Guinness, an Irish author on architecture and Georgian art, the son of Diana Mitford and the heir of Guinness, Bryan Guinness. And William Ryan, an Irish writer.Complete in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Lavishly illustrated throughout in both colour and black and white.A later edition, reprinted from the first edition of 1971. In the publisher's original full cloth binding with an unclipped dust wrapper. Externally generally smart, with just a little minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Dust wrapper is a little chipped to the head of the spine, with some wear to the extremities and a little discolouration. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.