Author: Oliver Sandys (Marguerite Caradoc Evans)
Title: The Miracle Stone of Wales
Description: London, Rider And Company, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Collectible Near Fine First Edition Hardcover Near Fine Mylar protected Dust Jacket Clean Free of Writing NOT a library copy. NOT price cut Slight loss at bottom of spine jacket and only a hint at top really handsome copy and bright in mylar. Wonderful book about a Welsh Holy Grail like blue stone, called the "Happiness Stone" the Garreg Ddedwydd. Dylan Thomas came to see it. Several photos with it's owner. Said to come from "Palestine or "Judea' the pre-Roman name Clean free of any writing but two or possibly three pages the paper has a small printers flaw but insignificant. 135 pp. Photos of custodians in Wales. Unlike other 'Grails' this has no sectarian associations except a "Fairy' reference. This s known beautifully in 1957 as "Y Garreg Ddedwydd" The happiness stone! Three Geese in Flight Celtic Studies since 1977. Fine/Fine.

Keywords: holy grail rare grail rare welsh grail rare welsh arthurian dylan thomas happiness stone welsh holy grail miracle stone of wales rare welsh book first welsh edition garreg ddedwydded Megalithic/Goddess/Geomancy Celtic Christianity


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