THE HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF THE COUNTY OF THE TOWN OF CARRICKFERGUS FROM THE EARLIEST RECORDS TILL 1839. ALSO, A STATISTICAL SURVEY OF SAID COUNTY; New Edition, with Notes and Appendix by E.J. McCrum
Belfast, Ireland: Mullan & Son, James Cleeland, Davidson & McCormack, 1909. Hardcover. Octavo, 5.5 x 8.75 in., pp. xvi +537. Illustrated with two frontispiece: "Samuel M'Skimin and Elizabeth J. M'Crum", and "Carrickfergus Castle" and 30 other photographs and drawings. Black half calf over dark green cloth boards. Gilt decoration and title, and four raised bands to spine. Rebacked spine. Marble endpapers. Light rubbing to edges, cover, and spine. Tiny stickers to upper corners of front endpapers. Embossed on free front endpaper: "Kilbride Rectory. Doagh, Co. Antrim" Very Good Plus. Item #85625
The Kilbride Rectory, located in Doagh, Ireland (about 10 km west of Carrickfergus), was founded in 1622, and still holds services today.
Included with this book are five relevant print ephemera:
These five pieces of related ephemera laid in:
Three clipped newspaper articles from the 1960s titled: "Carrickfergus of yesteryear - some of the amusing tales" (East Antrim Times, 11/24/66); "Self-taught historian was a huckster" (source unknown) (the historian being Samuel McSkimin); "Ballyclare man won renown as a historian" (London Times?, 11/24/66) (again, the historian being Samuel McSkimin).
Program for a June 4, 1980 event: "Programme of Celebrations marking the 800th Anniversary of Carrickfergus Castle. Single tri-fold paper beige pamphlet, 8.5 x 11 in., with dark brown print. Details the six months of local programming in 1980, and provides information about Carrickfergus Castle and nearby St. Nicholas Church.
Postcard printed in England by Beric Tempest & Co. Ltd. St. Ives, Cornwall.: "The Carrickfergus Madonna, School of Bruges, Early sixteenth century, Flemish Oil on panel."
Price: $200.00