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Peig; The Autobiography of Peig Sayers of the Great Blasket Island
by Peig Sayers, Bryan MacMahon, translator
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0854520864
- ISBN 13
- 9780854520862
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Dublin, IRE: The Talbot Press, 1983 The Talbot Press, Dublin, IRE. 1983. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Reprint Edition of the February 1974 Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; light surface rubbing and scattered scratches on rear; tear on rear wrap from sticker removal. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 212 pp 8vo. Peig Sayers was an Irish author and seanchaí born in Dunquin (Dún Chaoin), County Kerry, Ireland. Seán Ó Súilleabháin, the former archivist for the Irish Folklore Commission, described her as "one of the greatest woman storytellers of recent times". Over several years from 1938 Peig dictated 350 ancient legends, ghost stories, folk stories, and religious stories to Seosamh Ó Dálaigh of the Irish Folklore Commission. The book is a story of her life on the island told in the same manner as she did her tales and legends. A clean very presentable copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006688
- Title
- Peig; The Autobiography of Peig Sayers of the Great Blasket Island
- Author
- Peig Sayers, Bryan MacMahon, translator
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0854520864
- ISBN 13
- 9780854520862
- Publisher
- The Talbot Press
- Place of Publication
- Dublin, IRE
- Date Published
- 1983
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Peig, Peig Sayers, Great Blasket Island, Irish folktales, Irish Ancient legends, storytellers, Irish folklore Commission, Irish storytellers, Irish Fables,
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.