Description
Signed limited edition of Irish Fairy Tales by James Stephens, with illustrations by Arthur Rackham.
Octavo, x, [2], 3-318pp. Hardcover, vellum spine. Title in gilt on spine and front cover. Top edge gilt. Solid text block, soiling to vellum spine, light wear to corners and covers. Faint foxing and offsetting to endpapers, otherwise fine internally. Complete with 16 full-color plates, including frontispiece. Each plate mounted to cream cardstock, protected by captioned tissue guard.
(Latimore & Haskell 52)
A limited edition of 520 copies. Signed by the illustrator, Arthur Rackham, on the limitation page.
Irish Fairy Tales by James Stephens is a collection of retold Irish myths and legends, featuring enchanting narratives rooted in Celtic folklore. The tales are brought to life with Stephens’ lyrical prose and vivid imagination, capturing the essence of Ireland’s mythic past. This volume contains the following stories: The Story of Tuan Mac Cairill, The Boyhood of Fionn, The Birth of Bran, Oisin’s Mother, The Wooing of Becfola, The Little Brawl at Allen, The Carl of the Drab Coat, The Enchanted Cave of Cesh Corran, Becuma of the White Skin, and Mongan’s Frenzy.
