Founded in 1992, A. & A. Farmar publish mainly non-fiction books of Irish interest, including history, traveller, biography, business titles and food and drink. Book-lovers will appreciate our very high editorial, design and production standards, for which we have a well-established reputation. All the books listed here can be ordered directly from us, at a special discount—just click on 'Buy'.
Mary Daly, Peter Pearson, Mona Hearn
 | This book will provide informative reading for anyone who has the good fortune to own a Victorian home, be it a humble artisan cottage or a detached two storey over basement complete with servants bells....Ushered by these capable tour guides, we are whisked back in time to an age when social standing was of the utmost importance and society lived by a complex set of intricate dos and don'ts. Matt Keenan, Sunday Tribune
€ 14.99 170 pp pb ISBN: 978-1-899047-95-6 Buy |
A&A Farmar's World — Oxford manners
‘I was once in an Oxford bookshop when I noticed a colleague of mine, a distinguished Oxford philosopher, browsing his way through a volume of Philosphy Made Simple . Seizing the chance of a jape, I crept behind him and murmured: “That’s a bit difficult for the likes of you, isn’t it?” He swung round with a start, but to my dismay it was not my colleague at all. It was a complete stranger. I had the vague impression that he was a tourist. Somewhere in the world there is a man who has reason to believe that Oxford is such a snotty place that strangers step up and sneer at you in bookshops when you are furtively trying to better yourself.’ (Terry Eagleton, The Gatekeeper)