The History of The County of Monaghan. Published by Paddy Fox, 1988. Facsimile Edition. Pp, 618. Large folio. Fine copy in half green crushed morocco, marbled boards covers with gilt fillet boarder, spine ruled in gilt with leather letter pieces. Housed in matching slipcase.

Facsimile reprint of the scarce first edition published in 1879. One of Eighty  Specially Bound Copies.

Evelyn Philip Shirley, politician, geneaologist and antiquarian was born in 1812 in London . Like his father before him he was also served as MP for both County Monaghan and South Warwickshire .