The Tain - from the Irish Taìn Bó Cuailnge.
by KINSELLA, Thomas (translates). LE BROCQUY, Louis (illustrates)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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LONDON, United Kingdom
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About This Item
The Dolmen Press, Dublin., 1969. First edition. Quarto. pp [viii], 294, [2]. Numerous brush drawings by Louis Le Brocquy who also designs the slipcase. Two maps by John McCarthy. Designed by Liam Miller. Black buckram stamped in white.Out of a total edition of 1750 copies this is one of 1000 for distribution outside the U.S.A.Fine in very good dustwrapper with a few nicks and slightly darkened at the spine and in the patterned card slipcase which is slightly rubbed at the edges.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Ellis bookseller (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- KINSELLA014195
- Title
- The Tain - from the Irish Taìn Bó Cuailnge.
- Author
- KINSELLA, Thomas (translates). LE BROCQUY, Louis (illustrates)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Dolmen Press, Dublin.
- Date Published
- 1969
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- Buckram
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- Dustwrapper
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- Quarto
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