The Island of the Mighty. Being the Hero Stories of Celtic Britain Retold from the Mabinogion
by Colum, Padraic
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1924. Although intended for young readers, Padraic Colum's retellings of classical history and myth can be enjoyed by all ages; it is truly enhanced by illustrations by the great Wilford Jones. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition [stated "Published September, 1924"]. Brick red cloth binding, titled on the front cover and with a mounted warrior in black; titling on the spine in gilt with black decorations. Clean text; xxiv, 265 pages; illustrated endpapers and colour frontis; other black-and-white throughout. Small bookseller label on FFEP; spine slightly darkened, with mild rub to head and foot; mild bumping. A solid and attractive book.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Wilfred Jones. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005299
- Title
- The Island of the Mighty. Being the Hero Stories of Celtic Britain Retold from the Mabinogion
- Author
- Colum, Padraic
- Illustrator
- Wilfred Jones
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1924
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Literature;
Terms of Sale
Quercus Rare Books
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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