Twilight of the Ascendancy by Bence-Jones, Mr Mark - 1987

Little, Brown Book Group Limited. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Hardback. Good.

Constable, 1987. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1050grams, ISBN:9780094654907

Constable, 1987-01-19. Hardcover. Good.

Constable, 1987-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

1987. London, Constable, 1987. 24 cm. XVII, 327 pages. Illustrated with stunning photographs in black and white throughout. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector's mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Name of pre-owner on halftitle. Signed by the author Mark Bence-Jones on the titlepage. The old land-owning families of Ireland, known collectively as the Ascendancy long after they had ceased to be in the ascendant, lost most of their political power towards the end of the 1870s, the same time as their economic foundations began to be sapped by agrarian unrest. For them the hundred years that followed was a twilight period; yet despite the shortage of money and the break-up of their ancestral homes and estates, not to mention two World Wars and the Irish Troubles, they still managed to enjoy life. This book is a highly entertaining chronicle of the Ascendancy's twilight years; a chronicle rich in anecdote with memorable scenes in… Read More