A Book of Saints and Wonders. Inscribed by the Author (1907)
Book ID: 69284
Price: €495.00
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 Edition. Pp, 21 Quarter linen boards, worn at edges and rubbing to spine, contents in good condition.
Inscribed by the Author on the front free endpaper.
First published in a limited edition by the Dun Emer Press in 1903.
The collection of tales and myths draws from old Irish writings and the folk memory of the Irish peasantry. Featuring Saint Brigit, Colmcille, Patrick and Brendan the Navigator (who voyaged to the promised land) among others.
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