Description

These are two early 20th-century Irish secondary school textbooks, both printed for students preparing for the Intermediate Education Board examinations in Ireland.

1. Selections from Livy and Ovid (Top / Blue Book)

• Editor. Robert F. T. Crook, M.A., a classical scholar and educator in Dublin.
• Series and Publisher. Published in The Educational Series of Latin Classics by The Educational Company of Ireland Limited (Dublin and Belfast), which was founded in 1910. This places the edition in the 1910s or 1920s.
• Original Price. Stamped on the far-left edge of the cover as "Price Two Shillings."
• Binding and Condition. Blue cloth-covered flexible boards with blind-stamped decorative borders and black lettering. The cover shows moderate surface rubbing, corner bumping, and a light diagonal crease on the back board.

2. Lockhart: Life of Napoleon Buonaparte (Bottom / Tan Book)

• Author. John Gibson Lockhart (1794–1854), son-in-law and biographer of Sir Walter Scott.
• Edition and Series. Explicitly marked along the right edge as "Intermediate Edition, 1908" in the School and College Series of English Classics. It includes an introduction, notes, and illustrations covering Napoleon's life from 1769 to 1821.
• Publisher. Fallon & Co., Limited, Educational Publishers, Dublin & Belfast (predecessor to modern CJ Fallon).
• Binding and Condition. Tan/olive cloth-covered boards with black printed framing and titles. The binding is well-preserved for its age, showing darkened edges from handling and light corner wear.

Collection for free from Clonmel or can post for €7