Mccracken Donal (118 results)

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Victorian Ireland was global champion of threatening letters. This book reveals the murky world where tens of thousands of these letters and notices were nailed to barn doors or sent by penny post, intimidating, giving 'fair warning' and terrorizing the recipients. These victims were sometimes landlords, land agents, and land grabbers. Equally, they could be small farmers disputing land occupancy with neighbors.This book examines the nature, extent, and context of this unusual trend. It investigates who sent threatening letters and why they sent them. It also delves into who received such unwelcome correspondence and what action they took, giving new insights particularly into 19th-century rural Ireland. Victorian Ireland was global champion of threatening letters. This book reveals the murky world where tens of thousands of these letters and notices were nailed to barn doors or sent by penny post, intimidating, giving 'fair warning' and terrorising the recipients. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

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Hardback. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: New. *Brand new* Ships from USA.

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardback. Condition: New.

Condition: New. 2022. Paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Condition: As New. 2009. hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. New In New Dj. No Marks. Not Xlib Or A Remainder.

Condition: As New. 2009. hardcover. . . . . .

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. boards are rubbed and a bit edge worn. light tanning and marks. well bound. fairly good copy.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 125 pages (complete). Boards shelf rubbed and a bit marked. Still in a very good condition, tightly bound, has clear and bright pictures and internally clean. MN. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 257 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. boards are shelf rubbed. mild tanning. light marks. gift plate pasted on front end page covering the whole page. well bound. good copy.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. the boards are shelf rubbed and a little edge worn. light marks. well bound. good copy.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. The boards are slightly rubbed. Internally clean and tightly bound. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. The jacket is a bit shelf rubbed.Internally clean and tightly bound.EK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. There is more to St Helena than an exiled emperor; the tiny island in the middle of the wild South Atlantic Ocean has a rich garden heritage and an extraordinarily diverse flora, both exotic and endemic. This was the consequence of St Helena being the stopover for the vast East India Company fleets from the east on the way to Europe, their cargos carrying, along with spices, plants from China, Malaysia and India.In the age of sail only a small proportion of plants survived lengthy sea voyages, so plants being transported north were rested in gardens on the island before the final leg of their voyage. In this way Jamestown became a storeroom for plants coming in from the east and south Asia, resting in the gardens and then being shipped on to botanic gardens and wealthy collectors, or to be trialled for horticulture or agricultural economic potential. And some of these plants remained, giving the 47 square-mile (122 sq km) island a controversially globally diverse flora today.St Helena became a botanical hub and the East India Company and private plantation houses on the island developed extraordinarily botanically diverse gardens, which were maintained by enslaved labour and Chinese gardeners. This included the now re-established Emperor Napoleons Garden (it isa curious fact that the most enthusiastic gardener St Helena ever had was the Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte!) as well as the governors country estate garden at Plantation House.Illustrated throughout with stunning drawings, maps, and archival manuscript material, Napoleons Garden Island looks both to St Helenas future and to its past, taking the reader on a botanical exploration of the islands native and introduced flora, and its place in the botanical world today. The book ultimately appeals for a botanic garden to be re-established but to showcase the islands endemic plants. There is more to St Helena than an exiled emperor; the tiny island in the middle of the wild South Atlantic Ocean has a rich garden heritage and an extraordinarily diverse flora, both exotic and endemic. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Inscribed by Author(s)Slight rippling but this does not appear to be the result of exposure to liquid. Tightly bound. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. signed.

Condition: New. pp. 176 Illus., Maps.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. 1st Edition. The jacket is slightly rubbed. Internally clean. Soundly bound. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. The jacket is bit shelf rubbed.Internally clean and tightly bound.EK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardback. Condition: New. There is more to St Helena than an exiled emperor; the tiny island in the middle of the wild South Atlantic Ocean has a rich garden heritage and an extraordinarily diverse flora, both exotic and endemic. This was the consequence of St Helena being the stopover for the vast East India Company fleets from the east on the way to Europe, their cargos carrying, along with spices, plants from China, Malaysia and India. In the age of sail only a small proportion of plants survived lengthy sea voyages, so plants being transported north were rested in gardens on the island before the final leg of their voyage. In this way Jamestown became a storeroom for plants coming in from the east and south Asia, resting in the gardens and then being shipped on to botanic gardens and wealthy collectors, or to be trialled for horticulture or agricultural economic potential. And some of these plants remained, giving the 47 square-mile (122 sq km) island a controversially globally diverse flora today.St Helena became a botanical hub and the East India Company and private plantation houses on the island developed extraordinarily botanically diverse gardens, which were maintained by enslaved labour and Chinese gardeners. This included the now re-established Emperor Napoleon's Garden (it is a curious fact that the most enthusiastic gardener St Helena ever had was the Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte!) as well as the governor's country estate garden at Plantation House. Illustrated throughout with stunning drawings, maps, and archival manuscript material, Napoleon's Garden Island looks both to St Helena's future and to its past, taking the reader on a botanical exploration of the island's native and introduced flora, and its place in the botanical world today. The book ultimately appeals for a botanic garden to be re-established but to showcase the island's endemic plants.…