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Fairy Tales of Ireland
by Yeats, W. B.; Philip, Neil (Introduction); Lynch, Patrick James (Illustrator)
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0385302495
- ISBN 13
- 9780385302494
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Delacorte Press, 1990. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Lynch, P.J.. Collection of 20 fairy tales chosen from two books edited by Irish poet Yeats when he was a young man in the late 1800s. Introduced here by Neil Philip, complemented by pen-and-ink drawings throughout, many full page, by P. J. Lynch. In 160 pages, with summaries of each tale in rear. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 1990, this hardcover book has luscious green cloth over boards with gilt lettering to spine. Condition is Fine: looks & feels like a Brand New book, with only flaw being heavy foxing to top outside page edges, lighter to bottom edges; inside pages are white & unblemished. Completely clean, binding strong & straight. No DJ. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (PST); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020391
- Title
- Fairy Tales of Ireland
- Author
- Yeats, W. B.; Philip, Neil (Introduction); Lynch, Patrick James (Illustrator)
- Illustrator
- Lynch, P.J.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0385302495
- ISBN 13
- 9780385302494
- Publisher
- Delacorte Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- IRISH IRELAND CELTIC FAIRY TALES FAIRIES WEE FOLK MYTH LEGEND FOLKLORE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated Books/Illustrators; Fairy Tales-Folklore-Fables-Mythology;
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La Mesa, California
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