Ireland: a personal view. Its people and places, literature and arts.
From the collection of John Stacpoole11 May to 31 July 2005, Central City Library – Level 2John Stacpoole is an architect, architectural historian and author. Although he was born in Auckland and has lived here all his life, his Stacpoole family came from Ireland in the nineteenth century. This explains John's love for Ireland, expressed in his collecting of Irish books over more than sixty years. This collection now comprises around 800 books. For this exhibition John has selected and described books from his collection which explore Ireland’s literature, landscape, art and people. These include many first editions and a number of books from the 17th and 18th centuries. The exhibition marks the occasion of John Stacpoole’s generous gift of his Irish collection to Auckland City Libraries. John has been a committee member of the Auckland Library Heritage Trust since its foundation in 1991, and has already donated an important Anthony Powell collection to the Library in 2000. The Library acknowledges this latest donation with gratitude. It is a privilege to accept such a wonderful donation on behalf of present and future readers. |
