Author: Douglas Hyde (An Craoibhin)
Title: The Children of Tuireann
Description: Dublin, Talbot Press, 1941. First Irish Edition. Paperback. 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. Ill.: Una Hyde Cover Illustration. Very Good .
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Title: The Children of Tuireann
Description: Dublin, Talbot Press, 1941. First Irish Edition. Paperback. 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. Ill.: Una Hyde Cover Illustration. Very Good .
Keywords: irish grail saga bleeding spear irish mythology pagan irish celtic myth celtic gods lugh of the long arm spear of destiny limited edition fantasy irish fantasy celtic fantasy limited numbered edition fantasy una hyde spear of destiny fomor iran nuclear de
Price: US$ 75.00 Seller: Three Geese In Flight Celtic Books
- Book number: 6565
- Book number: 6565
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