Peig: The Autobiography of Peig Sayers of the Great Blasket Island by Peig Sayers

Talbot Press, 1983. Paperback. Very Good. Illustrated by Catriona O'Connor. Translated by Bryan MacMahon. The story of Peig Sayers' upbringing and life in a remote area of Ireland. 212 pages. Interior is clean. Cover shows a bit of wear and handling.; 5 x 8 1/4

Ireland: Talbot, 1983. 6th ptg . Soft cover. Near Fine. Art by Catriona O'Connor. 29211 shelf. Trade paperback, pictorial maroon covers. No names, clean text. Trans. into English by Bryan MacMahon. Solid.

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… Read More

Talbot Press, 1983. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,350grams, ISBN:0854520864

Talbot Press. Used - Good. Good condition. (Women storytellers, Ireland, Autobiography ) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Syracuse, NY.: Syracuse Univ. Press. G In Wraps. Lightly Worn. Pages: 212.. 1974. Trade Paperback..

Ireland: Talbot Press. Good. 1983. Paperback. 0854520864 . Good paperback with lightly creased, slightly cocked spine, lightly bumped and rubbed to ends. Corners bumped with some creasing. Internally, prior owner label to half-title page. No writing or stamps. Clean, bright pages. Carefully packaged and despatched within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland.; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 212 pages .

Dublin: The Talbot Press, 1976. Reprint. Hardcover. Two small rubbed scuffs to spine foot and head edges, extremely gentle rubbing to corners, extremely faint rubbing to front-rear corner, very bright pages in tight binding, medium-sized tear to DJ spine head and foot, small tear to DJ rear-top edge and top corners, else Near fine(-) in very good DJ.. Red-cloth octavo in golden yellow DJ, gilt to spine, 212 pages, b&w illustrations ; 21 cm. Autobiography, Sayers, Peig, 1873-1958. || Ireland -- Blasket Islands. || DJ protected iin archival mylar sleeve.

Dublin : Talbot Press, 1974, 1983, 1983. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 212 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. ; ISBN: 0854520864; 9780854520862 ; LC: DA990.B65; Dewey: 914.15 ; OCLC: 9040807 ; pictorial stiff paper wrappers ; Contents : The Days of My Youth -- Affairs of Home and School -- I am a Cause of Strife -- How I Heard Stories in My Young Days -- The Day of the Races -- The Same Old Story Ever and Always -- Farewell to My Youth -- The New Life -- Christmastide -- Shrovetide Doings -- Exciting Stories in Dingle -- More Adventures -- I Return to My People -- Seamas who was called Pleasc -- A Feast an Escort and a Farewell Forever -- In Service again -- My Last Days in Service -- Match and Marriage -- A New and Different World -- The Birth of My First Child -- My Life on the Island -- Comfort and Grief -- Scattering and Sorrow -- Life Alone and Lonely -- Fireside Tales -- Adventures of Mine -- The Last Chapter ; "Known affectionately as "the Queen of Gaelic Storytellers," Peig Sayers here offers… Read More

Dublin: Tablot Press, 1983. First Edition. Softcover. Good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Wrappers dust-toned and pages tanned as with age. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description: 212 p: ill; 22 cm. Subjects: Sayers, Peig 1873-1958. Storytellers Ireland; Biography. Blasket Islands (Ireland) Social life and customs. Blasket Islands (Ireland) History. Biography. Description and Travel. Blasket Islands, Kerry (County) Social life and customs. Genre: Autobiography.