Irish Fairy Tales
by Stephens, James
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Vernon, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
The ten tales of Erin, as told by James Stephen, have been completely reset and the volume is issued in a deluxe format. Dark green cloth boards with gilt print on the cover and spine. The dust jacket illustrated by Arthur Rackham is protected in a mylar cover and has one tiny tear on the back bottom edge. The book is tightly bound and the text block is clean, clear and unmarked. The book has a frontispiece and 15 full color illustrations by Arthur Rackham.
Synopsis
Ten time-honored tales brimming with enchantment, whimsy and sly humor offer hours of reading pleasure: "The Birth of Bran," "The Little Brawl at Allen," "The Enchanted Cave of Cesh Corran," "Becuma of the White Skin," "Mongan’s Frenzy," and five others.
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- Bookseller
- VFOL UsedBooks (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2102070
- Title
- Irish Fairy Tales
- Author
- Stephens, James
- Illustrator
- Arthur Rackham
- Format/Binding
- Very Good
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Abaris Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1978
- Pages
- 200
- Size
- 4to
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Box7
- Bookseller catalogs
- juvenile;
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Jacket
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- Gilt
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