Full red leather binding with decorative gilt edging and oval college emblem on the front board. Raised banding with black title plate, gilt lettering and ornate decoration on the spine. Fine binding by Relfe Brothers, London.

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Justin McCarthy (1830 – 1912) was an Irish nationalist and Liberal historian, novelist and politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1879 to 1900, taking his seat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. McCarthy’s real bent was towards literature. His earliest publications were novels, some of which, such as A Fair Saxon, Dear Lady Disdain, Miss Misanthrope, Donna Quixote, attained considerable popularity. His most important work is his History of Our Own Times