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Fine Collectible Hardcover. First New York Edition. 8vo. Handsome Designed 1926 NOT a library copy. Decorative Boards Two Color Red and Black Type. 69 pp. Limited to only 785 copies of this handsome telling of a Breton Grail quest with the Bowl and Diamond Spear (Spear of Destiny) i Arthurian telling of the healing of the land's fertility by Irish author George Moore. Fine printed in two colors. Printed at the Press of William Edwin Rudge designed by Bruce Rogers. Limited/Numbered First Edition. J. R. R. Tolkien was found of Breton storytelling as witnessed by his library and the publication of The Lay Of Aotrou & Itroun. See our Three Geese in Flight Book Scans of the cover and Printing
Folk-Lore of Ireland: Legends, Myths and Fairy Tales by Wallace, Cathryn - 1910
by Wallace, Cathryn
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Folk-Lore of Ireland: Legends, Myths and Fairy Tales
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Chicago: J. S. Hyland and Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed, owner signature on front . free endpaper.. 1910. First Edition. Hardcover. Brown decorated cloth. Glossary. Introduction by Prof. Michael G. Rohan. A collection of Irish legends, sagas, fairy tales, folk tales, and other literature. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 95 pages .
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- Keywords Irish Folklore, Irish Fairy Tales, Irish Folk Tales
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Peronnik The Fool: Limited Hardcover Edition
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Travels of an Irish Gentleman in Search of a Religion
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Paris: A. And W. Galignani, 1833. 12mo. 403pp., bound in 3/4 polished calf over marbled paper covered boards, raised bands ruled in gilt, green morocco spine label gilt, scattered foxing throughout, chipping to spine ends, upper joint with split but binding firm.
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PADDIANA; OR SCRAPS AND SKETCHES OF IRISH LIFE PRESENT AND PAST (VOLUME #2 ONLY)
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London: Richard Bentley. Good. 1847. First Edition. Hardcover. Slightly faded green cloth with gilt title on spine and decoration on front cover. Rubbed spine ends & front corners. Volume 2 only. Text tight, clean & intact. Prior owners book plate & signature. Rare ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 266 pages .
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The Children Of Tuireann
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Original 1941 Dublin Talbot Press First Irish Edition Thus With Una Hyde B/W Cover Illustration of the Three Sons Of Tuireann. Clean Very Good Clean Tight Condition. Some light sunning on board edges only. Hint of foxing on last two pages. NOT a library copy. NO inscriptions NO writing Wrap around Green Card stock cover.. 58 pp+ Glossary. Known in Irish Shanachie circles as, "One of the Three Sorrowful Tales of Storytelling" Tells of the Tuatha De Dannan having to perform impossible tasks before the battle against the monstrous Fomor. Here retold by one of the Fathers of the Gaelic revival, Douglas Hyde translated into English. One task is to retrieve a murderous spear that drips blood (Later Grail Spear and Spear of Destiny) from Persia. See Three Geese In Flight Celtic Book Scans
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Ban and Arriere Ban: A Rally Of Fugitive Rhymes
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Andrew E. Lang , a rare book of his poetry. Ban and Arriere Ban USED. 1st Edition, 1894, Longman's Green and Co. Deckle edge, tanning. Beveled green boards with gold gilt ornamentation. The Author's name appears in gold at the front lower right.board. . 118 pages. Illustrated by Henry Justice Ford. illustrator of the Fairy Books. Per wiki "Arrière-ban, in French customs, is a general proclamation whereby the king summons to war all his vassals and their vassals. To the Provost of Paris belongs the convoking and commanding of the arrière-ban. In the Medieval usage, arrière-ban denoted a general levy, where all able-bodied males were summoned into arms. List of contents available upon request.: ."Many of the verses of this collection appeared in magazines prior to appearing here". INCLUDES ORIGINAL FIRST EDITION PUBLISHERS STATEMENT, 4 3/8 x 2 3/8: "Messrs Longmans intend this book to be sold to the Public at the advertised price and supply it to the Trade on terms which will not allow discount."…
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Ireland Dublin the Shannon, Limerick, Cork and the Kilkenny Races
by J G Kohl
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London: Chapman and Hall Limited, 1843. Book subtitled Dublin, The Shannon, Limerick, Cork and the Kilkenny Races, the Round Towers, the Lakes of Killarnety, the County of Wicklow, O'Connell and the repeal Association; Belfast, and the Giant's Causeeway. A wonderful mixture of travel and history of Ireland, 248 pages all text very bright and clean just some foxing to endpapers and second and last blank pages. Bound in half leather and marble paper covered boards rubbed at edges and corners.Overall a nice sound copy SEE IMAGE DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Half-Leather Marble Boards. Good Plus/No Jacket. 8.1/2 x 5.1/2 Inches. Hardcover.
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On The Calendar Of Oengus Notes From The Leabhar Brecc SALE
by Whitley Stokes
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Original Huge Folio 1875 Near Very Good First Edition Hardcover George Stokes. An impressive 354 pp. Folio semi-diplomatic edition of four MSS 6, 7, 9, and 10, with introductory essay (1--25), corrigenda (26--31), translation, glossarial index (pages ccix--cccxxix), geographical index to the notes (pages cccxxxi--cccxxxviii), Index of persons mentioned in the notes.Dublin:Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy, Very Good Hardcover. Folio Also Notes from The Leabhar Brecc. It appears to be the original boards but the spine has been re-backed with the same material and original leather title patch with gilt lettering restored. The title page seems to have vanished with the Vikings. N/D C.1875 This huge Folio work is a testament to Celtic Irish learning in the 'Age of the Saints'. Except for rubs at the farthest edges of the boards book and spine is very good and in clean shape except for several light pencil annotations. NO library markings NO numbers NO bookplates. SALE. See our Three Geese In Flight…
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Etruria-Celtica. Etruscan Literature and Antiquities Investigated; or, The Language of That Ancient and Illustrious People Compared and Identified with the Iberno-Celtic, and Both Shown to be Phoenician - Vol. I
by Betham, Sir William
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Dublin: Philip Dixon Hardy and Sons, 1842 IN FAIR CONDITION. Complete with folding frontis of the Fourth Eugubian Table, 1 map and a plate of the Perugian Stone. Lacks backstrip, a few pages detached, embossed ownership on title page. Volume 1 only. Author's obituary & newspaper article covering the auction results of the sale of his library, mounted on ffp. IRISH LANGUAGE.
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In the Celtic Past
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NY: Funk & Wagnalls Company IN VERY GOOD ++ CONDITION. 120pp, bound in decorative green cloth, bright gilt lettering, binding and hinges tight. NO LABELS, NOR INSCRIPTIONS. Small corner check mark on verso of ffp, small damp mark along portions of lower edge of pages (not interfering with the text). Occasional illustrated celtic designed tail-pieces. IRISH TALES.
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Mayo Men's Patriotic & Benevolent Association of the City of New York Centennial Yearbook 1879-1979
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Mayo Men's P & B Association. Good+. 1979. No Edition Stated. Paperback. Front cover has moisture mark to bottom corner and owner's address stamped, light toning to spine, light curl to top corner of book, some light soiling; b/w photos .
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Legends, Myths and Fairy Tales (folk-lore of ireland)
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Chicago: J. S. Hyland. 1910. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". F First Edition Used. H Hard Cover. good+. In tan cloth with blue cover titling and border, 8vo, 95pp. (Darkening to cloth and boards, light shelfwear to extremities, browning to edges and endpapers, pencil inscription to inside cover). A scarce title.
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Shoot to Kill?
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Knockknagow or the Homes of Tipperary
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M. H. Gill & Son Ltd, Dublin, 1957. Facsimile Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/G+. 620pp. 33 Impression. Reprint of the 1800s novel. Dust jacket some dirt. KB3R Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Sociology & Culture; Ireland; Farming & Rural Life. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3960. .
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Road Round Ireland, The
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MacMillan Co., 1926. Used. Hard Bound
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St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra, 1875-2000: A History
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[Dublin]: Four Courts Press, [2006]. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. 8vo. xvi, 280 pp. Bound in black boards in illustrated dust jacket. Black and white illustrations throughout. Near Fine, bright clean copy, bumping to corners, in Near Fine dust jacket with light scuffing.
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British Interventions In Early Modern Ireland
by Brady, Ciaran and Jane Ohlmeyer
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[New York]: Cambridge University Press, [2005]. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 8vo. xx, 371 pp. Bound in black boards in illustrated dust jacket. Fine, bright, clean copy in Fine dust jacket.
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The Children Of Tuireann
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Original 1941 Dublin Talbot Press First Irish Edition Thus With Una Hyde B/W Cover Illustration of the Three Sons Of Tuireann. Clean Very Good Clean Tight Condition. Some light sunning on board edges only. Hint of foxing on last two pages. NOT a library copy. NO inscriptions NO writing Wrap around Green Card stock cover.. 58 pp+ Glossary. Known in Irish Shanachie circles as, "One of the Three Sorrowful Tales of Storytelling" Tells of the Tuatha De Dannan having to perform impossible tasks before the battle against the monstrous Fomor. Here retold by one of the Fathers of the Gaelic revival, Douglas Hyde translated into English. One task is to retrieve a murderous spear that drips blood (Later Grail Spear and Spear of Destiny) from Persia. See Three Geese In Flight Celtic Book Scans
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Bonnettstown: A House in Ireland
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An Duanaire: An Irish Anthology : 1600-1900, Poems of the Dispossessed (English and Irish Edition)
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Highways and Byways in Donegal & Antrim: With Illustrations by Hugh Thomson
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Scarce First Edition. MacMillan, London 1899.Written by Stephen Gwynn (1864-1950), who was a one time Irish Nationalist MP for Galway, the book is a type of travel guide for the Ulster counties of Donegal and Antrim.
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PADDIANA; OR SCRAPS AND SKETCHES OF IRISH LIFE PRESENT AND PAST (VOLUME #2 ONLY)
by Walond, R. F
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London: Richard Bentley. Good. 1847. First Edition. Hardcover. Slightly faded green cloth with gilt title on spine and decoration on front cover. Rubbed spine ends & front corners. Volume 2 only. Text tight, clean & intact. Prior owners book plate & signature. Rare ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 266 pages .
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