The Children Of Tuireann

Douglas Hyde (An Craoibhin)

Verlag: Talbot Press, Dublin, 1941

Beschreibung

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. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 6565

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Children Of Tuireann

Verlag: Talbot Press, Dublin

Erscheinungsdatum: 1941

Einband: Paperback

Illustrator: Una Hyde Cover Illustration

Zustand: Very Good

Auflage: First Irish Edition.