CARTY, Francis. Legion of the Rearguard. (Signed by the Author)

London: J.M. Dent, 1936. Second edition. pp. [vii], 272. Blue cloth, title in black on spine. Signed by the author on front endpaper. A very good copy in rare frayed pictorial dust jacket. Rare.

An historical novel set in Ireland during the Civil War that followed the signing of the Treaty. When the split came the group of Volunteers took opposite sides, much of the book deals with the adventures of Paul Davin: ambushes, jail-breaks, capture and internment. Other characters include De Valera, Cathal Brugha, Michael Collins, Liam Lynch, Arthur Griffith, etc." CARTY, Francis.

[L4 10A]