The dark spirit : sinister portraits from Celtic history / Bob Curran ; illustrated by Andrew Whitson
by Curran, Bob
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0304356220
- ISBN 13
- 9780304356225
- Seller
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Galway, Ireland
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About This Item
London : Cassell & Co., 2001. First Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 256 pages; 256 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. An exploration of Celtic legend and characters. Using recorded events and stories from folklore sources, it features accounts of people displaying the weird and frightening elements of Celtic otherworldliness which persist long after supposedly lost as merely some aspect of ancient myth and pagan past. The stories cover England, Scotland, Cornwall, Ireland and the USA, and are graphically illustrated by Andrew Whitson. Subjects: Mythology, Celtic. Celts - Folklore. Folklore - Wales. Legends - Wales.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 224954
- Title
- The dark spirit : sinister portraits from Celtic history / Bob Curran ; illustrated by Andrew Whitson
- Author
- Curran, Bob
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0304356220
- ISBN 13
- 9780304356225
- Publisher
- London : Cassell & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2001
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