The Wild Swans and Other Tales based on the Ancient Irish
Author(s):
Mannin, Ethel
Illustrator(s):
Jardine, Alex
| Binding: | Hardcover |
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| Size: | 6 - 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall |
| Volume Condition: | Good |
| Dust Jacket: | Yes |
| Dust Jacket Condition: | Fair |
| Edition: | 1st Edition |
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| Impression: | 1st Impression |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher Name: | Jarrolds |
| Publication Year: | 1952 |
| Publication Place: | London, UK |
| SKU: | 035131 |
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| Categories: | Fiction - General , Myths, Legends, Folklore and Fairy Tales |
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First edition, first impression. 156pp, with occasional line drawn illustrations. Blue cloth-covered boards, black titles on the spine. 8vo. Cloth is a little tired, gently pushed at corners and spine ends and a little faded along lower edge. Slightly foxed on endpapers else internally neat, clean, bright and tight. In its original paper dust jacket, rubbed and nicked at edges, with some crumbling at head of a chipped spine.
The three tales presented here in this volume are based on three ancient Irish legends - The Children of Lir, Etain and Midir and The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Grainne.
Keywords:
Fiction
Stories
Legends
Traditional Stories
Short Stories
Irish Literatrure
