A Book of Saints and Wonders (1907)
Book ID: 63875
Price: €65.00
A Book of Saints and Wonders. Put down Here by Lady Gregory According to the Old Writings and the Memory of The People of Ireland. London: Murray, 1907. First Trade Edition. Pp, 21 Quarter linen boards, worn at edges and rubbing to spine, contents in good condition.
First published in a limited edition by the Dun Emer Press (later The Cuala Press) in 1903.
The collection of tales and myths draws from old Irish writings and the folk memory of the Irish peasantry. Featuring Saints Brigit, Columcille, Patrick, and Brendan the Navigator (who voyaged to the promised land) among others.
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