Celtic Myth & Legend Poetry & Romance
by Squire, Charles
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
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Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
E-246: Gresham Publishing Company. Very Good. 1910. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. The Gresham Publishing Company, London, UK. No Date (c.1920s). Xiv, 450 pgs. Color frontispiece. Illustrated with Color & Black and White Plates from famous paintings and stauary. Gresham Series on Myths and Legends. Bound in publisher's plain grey-green cloth with titles present to the front board and the spine. Top edge gilt. Boards have light wear present to the extremities of the boards. No ownership marks present. Light foxing present. Text is free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Charles Squire's Celtic myth & legend is one of the first compact compilations of the mythical, legendary, and poetic traditions of the Gaelic and British Celts. Squire includes an introductory essay on the importance of Celtic mythology, the religion of the ancient Britons and Druidism, and the sources of knowledge of the Celtic mythology. He divides the tales into three main sections: The Gaelic Gods and Their Stories The British Gods and Their Stories Survivals of the Celtic Paganism EB .
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- Bookseller
- Last Exit Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 59557
- Title
- Celtic Myth & Legend Poetry & Romance
- Author
- Squire, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- Gresham Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- E-246
- Date Published
- 1910
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