The 3 books are in very good condition , the box cover sleep has a rip on a corner by storage and a small water stain on case in general

Good condition as show in pic

The image shows a pristine three-volume set of The Origin and History of Irish Names of Places by the noted Irish historian and antiquarian Patrick Weston Joyce (P.W. Joyce).Edition DetailsThis particular collection is the highly sought-after 1995 facsimile edition published by De Búrca Rare Books in Dublin. It features a distinctive green gilt-decorated cloth binding and comes enclosed in a matching protective green slipcase. The edition includes a specialized introductory essay detailing the life and academic impact of P.W. Joyce written by the late scholar Mainchín Seoighe.Historical and Academic SignificanceFirst published as a single volume in 1869, Joyce's work remains the foundational text for Irish toponymy (the study of place names).Volumes I & II: Focus heavily on classifying how geographical features, legends, local landmarks, and historical events shaped Irish place names. They also provide detailed explanations of the phonetic rules under which native Gaelic words were anglicized by cartographers over the centuries.Volume III: Published much later as a natural sequel, this volume functions as a comprehensive dictionary containing over 10,000 Irish place names and root vocabularies not documented in the first two installments.