[Carbery, Mary] Kartoffel, Baron von.

The Germans in Cork – Being the Letters of His Excellency “The Baron von Kartoffel” (Military Governor of Cork in the Year 1918) and others.

First and only Edition. Dublin, The Talbot Press Limited, 1918. Small Octavo. 112 pages. Original, illustrated Softcover. Unusually excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear, the spine intact. Extremely rare publication written by Mary Carbery under the pseudonym “Baron von Kartoffel (Potatoe)”. An extraordinary spoof, long undetected as Mary Carbery’s invention and proven by a mention in an advertisement of her works in another of her books (The Farm by Lough Gur).

First published in periodical appearance within the Irish Times from 1916 onwards, this is the first and only edition of this work in bookform.

• Keywords: 20th Century – Rare · Castlefreke · Castlefreke – Rathbarry Collection · Irish History – Rare · Irish Literature – Rare · Library & Collection Building · Mary Carbery · West Cork · World War I · World War One
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 100362AB