Dublin(Updated) The Fair City by Peter Somerville-Large Hardcover, 384 Pages, Published 1996 by Sinclair-Stevenson Ltd ISBN-13: 978-1-85619-791-5, ISBN: 1-85619-791-3
"Exploring the development of Dublin from the intimate centre over which Leopold Bloom wandered, where George Moore and W.B. Yeats met casually, to the undistinguished urban sprawl of today. It presents a portrait of the heritage and atmosphere of this Irish city."
"The partnership of one of Ireland's best-known authors, Peter Somerville-Large, and well-known photographer, Tom Kelly, proves successful in Legendary Ireland. A collection of magnificent photographs of Irish landscape, art, architecture, and people, accompanied by lucid descriptions and historical significance, this book will surely delight lovers of Ireland, folklore enthusiasts, and those who love the art of photography alike."
The Irish Country House(1st Edition) A Social History by Peter Somerville-Large Hardcover, 384 Pages, Published 1995 by Sinclair-Stevenson Ltd Import ISBN-13: 978-1-85619-237-8, ISBN: 1-85619-237-7
"Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; [16], 384 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm. Notes; Includes bibliography: p. 367-373. - and index. Summary; For 700 years the Ascendancy dominated Ireland: landlords built their great houses, landscaped their parks and spent wealth gathered from rents, be ..."
"A critically acclaimed photographic and literary celebration of Ireland now in trade paperback. The book features 120 color photographs of the Irish landscape by Tom Kelly, "the David Muench of Ireland," and poetry by Seamus Heaney. Author Somerville-Large also wrote The Coast of West Cork and Irish Eccentrics."
"A unique photographic & literary portrait of the Emerald Isles land & its people using the diverse talents of three great Irish artists."
A Shaggy Yak Story(1st Edition) by Peter Somerville-Large Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 1991 by Trafalgar Square Books (J) ISBN-13: 978-1-85619-038-1, ISBN: 1-85619-038-2
"As a boy Peter Somerville-Large was captivated by travellers' accounts of Central Asia. In 1953 when he was in his early 20s he was appointed lecturer in English to the Royal Military College in Kabul, still then a small town of bazaars and catwalks, whose citizens proudly retained ancient Moslem custom and values. For 18 months he struggled to teach Milton, fairy stories and the elements of rugby to cadets in the eccentric atmosphere o ..."
Dublin the First 1000 Years [Aug 15, 1991] Somerville-Large, Peter by Peter Somerville-Large Hardcover, 330 Pages, Published 1991 by Appletree Press Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-86281-206-5, ISBN: 0-86281-206-2
"The slender mane of a yew -green tree will show you where, and the beauty around
it — great ... evolved into another location of hermetic Christianity. ..."
"Denne delen er en forkortet utgave av "To the navel of the world". Her er det også en del faktastoff, bl.a. natur og dyreliv, og fjellklatring. Gjennomillustrert med fargebilder og kart. Med register."