Description
First trade edition of Irish Fairy Tales by James Stephens, with illustrations by Arthur Rackham.
Octavo, x, [2], 3-318pp. Green cloth, title in gilt on front cover and spine. No additional printings listed. Slight split along front and rear hinges, otherwise solid text block. Bumped corners, light wear to cloth, toning to endpapers, a very good example. Previous bookseller’s label affixed to front endpaper. Complete with 16 full-color plates, including frontispiece, all protected by captioned tissue guard. (Latimore & Haskell 52) Housed in a custom red cloth chemise, title in gilt on red morocco spine.
Irish Fairy Tales by James Stephens is a collection of retold Irish myths and legends, featuring enchanting narratives rooted in Celtic folklore. 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.
