Carton. Dublin: Hodges, Smith and Co., 1865. First Edition. Pp 14. Publisher’s brown cloth boards, title lettered in gilt to upper cover. A nice bright copy.

A short history of Carton House, Maynooth the historic estate that once served as the ancestral seat of the powerful FitzGerald family, the Earls of Kildare and later the Dukes of Leinster.

Built in the 18th century on the site of an earlier medieval castle, the Palladian-style mansion is renowned for its elegant architecture, lavish interiors, and sprawling landscaped gardens designed by the famed landscape architect Capability Brown.