A BOOK OF SAINTS AND WONDERS PUT DOWN HERE BY...ACCORDING TO THE OLD WRITINGS AND THE MEMORY OF THE PEOPLE OF IRELAND by Gregory, Lady Augusta - 1907

Paperback / softback. New.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2010-09-10. Paperback. Good.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2006-06-08. Paperback. Good.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2006-06-08. Paperback. Used:Good.

New.

New.

Paperback / softback. New.

London: John Murray, 1908. Second Edition. ix, 212, [2, ads] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Cloth and boards, paper labels. Very Good. Second Edition. ix, 212, [2, ads] pp. 1 vols. 8vo.

London: John Murray, 1908. Lady Augusta (Isabella) Gregory (1852-1932) was an excellent playwright and folklorist, as well as the major patron of the Irish Literary Renaissance. She was a founder of the Abbey Theatre in 1904 and co-directed it, along with John M. Synge and William Butler Yeats. This is a Very Good copy of the Second Printing (January 1908) of the First Trade Edition (October 1907). Light green paper-covered covers with a green linen spine and paper label. Clean text; 212 pages with two pages of publisher's adverts in the rear. Gift inscription (1920) on the FFEP. Mildly bumped. There is a vertical crease on the spine, and the front gutter is under a bit of strain, though holding well. These issues are commonly seen due to the heavy and stiff paper stock that Murray used; the book remains sound. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Second Printing.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Dundrum: Dun Emer Press,, 1906. Signed by Yeats and Lady Gregory First edition, first impression, one of 200 copies only. This uncommon Dun Emer title is signed by both Yeats and Lady Gregory and scarce thus, especially untouched and in such good condition. Yeats and Gregory were key co-agitators in keeping Irish folklore at the heart of the Irish Revival. This collection of stories of "Saints and Wonders" characterises the blurred boundaries between Christian and Pagan tales drawn from Ireland's deep past. Lily and Elizabeth Yeats's press was originally named "for Miss [Evelyn] Gleeson's home in Dundrum, near Dublin, where it was established in company with embroidery and rug making" (Ransom, p. 92). They printed 11 titles under this imprint, which was renamed the Cuala Press in 1908, after the Gaelic name of the south Dublin area before the Norman conquest. The press's "clearly legible, slender volumes with their distinctive paper labels may be seen as the sole survivors of the handcrafted ideal… Read More

Mercier Press, 1985. Used-Good. Paperback

M. H. Gill & Son Ltd, Dublin, 1957. Facsimile Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/G+. 620pp. 33 Impression. Reprint of the 1800s novel. Dust jacket some dirt. KB3R Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Sociology & Culture; Ireland; Farming & Rural Life. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3960. .

MacMillan Co., 1926. Used. Hard Bound

22, [2] pages.
Paper wrapper and pages age-toned. Text clean and unmarked.
Sets out key points in the 20th century history of Ireland to argue that the end of partition in Ireland would be a guarantee of peace and security towards Britain in the face of German invasion.
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Andrew E. Lang , a rare book of his poetry. Ban and Arriere Ban USED. 1st Edition, 1894, Longman's Green and Co. Deckle edge, tanning. Beveled green boards with gold gilt ornamentation. The Author's name appears in gold at the front lower right.board. . 118 pages. Illustrated by Henry Justice Ford. illustrator of the Fairy Books. Per wiki "Arrière-ban, in French customs, is a general proclamation whereby the king summons to war all his vassals and their vassals. To the Provost of Paris belongs the convoking and commanding of the arrière-ban. In the Medieval usage, arrière-ban denoted a general levy, where all able-bodied males were summoned into arms. List of contents available upon request.: ."Many of the verses of this collection appeared in magazines prior to appearing here". INCLUDES ORIGINAL FIRST EDITION PUBLISHERS STATEMENT, 4 3/8 x 2 3/8: "Messrs Longmans intend this book to be sold to the Public at the advertised price and supply it to the Trade on terms which will not allow discount."… Read More

Original 1941 Dublin Talbot Press First Irish Edition Thus With Una Hyde B/W Cover Illustration of the Three Sons Of Tuireann. Clean Very Good Clean Tight Condition. Some light sunning on board edges only. Hint of foxing on last two pages. NOT a library copy. NO inscriptions NO writing Wrap around Green Card stock cover.. 58 pp+ Glossary. Known in Irish Shanachie circles as, "One of the Three Sorrowful Tales of Storytelling" Tells of the Tuatha De Dannan having to perform impossible tasks before the battle against the monstrous Fomor. Here retold by one of the Fathers of the Gaelic revival, Douglas Hyde translated into English. One task is to retrieve a murderous spear that drips blood (Later Grail Spear and Spear of Destiny) from Persia. See Three Geese In Flight Celtic Book Scans

Scarce First Edition. MacMillan, London 1899.
Written by Stephen Gwynn (1864-1950), who was a one time Irish Nationalist MP for Galway, the book is a type of travel guide for the Ulster counties of Donegal and Antrim.
The book contains a total of 87 lovely illustrations by the noted Irish illustrator Hugh Thomson (1860-1920).
Book is is in very good condition. Green coloured boards with gilt lettering. Top edge of text block gilt, others rough cut. Some fading to boards particularly spine with head and tail rubbed. Binding good. Internally clean with no foxing, markings or inscriptions.
There is a pull out map of the counties in very good condition.
Front pastedown has the bookplate of previous owner, Matthew Mackey, a Newcastle upon Tyne collector. There is also a tiny label of Newcastle upon Tyne bookshop (Mawson, Swan & Morgan). A lovely copy in collectible condition.More images can be provided.

* Book cover like new, slight shelf wear - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new, slight crease near bottom end cap. * Proceeds benefit Friends of the Library. * "Honest and reliable service - every book hand-packaged with care."

Book cover like new,, slight edge wear - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new.
Jacket like new, slight shelf wear.
Proceeds benefit Friends of the Library.
"Honest and reliable service - every book hand-packaged with care."
Photographs show the grounds, outbuildings, and rooms of an eighteenth-century Irish manor house.

London: Richard Bentley. Good. 1847. First Edition. Hardcover. Slightly faded green cloth with gilt title on spine and decoration on front cover. Rubbed spine ends & front corners. Volume 2 only. Text tight, clean & intact. Prior owners book plate & signature. Rare ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 266 pages .