The South Circular Road Dublin on the eve of the First World War by Catherine Scuffil (Four Courts Press / Maynooth Studies in Local History, €8.95/£7.95) A Portrait of Dublin in Maps by Muiris de Buitléir (Gill & Macmillan, €29.99 / £26.99)

Consolations of the Forest: Alone in cabin in the middle Taiga, by Sylvain Tesson (Allen Lane, €18.99 / £16.99) Tóchar: Walking Ireland’s ancient pilgrim paths, by Darach MacDonald (New Island Books, €14.99 / £12.99)