{"product_id":"1909-the-irish-fairy-book-by-alfred-perceval-graves-illustrated-antique-book","title":"1909 The Irish Fairy Book by Alfred Perceval Graves - Illustrated Antique Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eScarce. A beautifully illustrated and decorated antique hardback copy of The Irish Fairy Book by Alfred Perceval Greaves. Published in 1925 by T Fisher Unwin, London. With a colour frontispiece and intricate romantic line drawn plates. The contents are in good condition, with fading to the cloth. Condition in detail below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA classic anthology of Celtic folklore compiled and edited by the Anglo-Irish poet and folklorist Alfred Perceval Graves. First published in 1909 (this copy being a fourth impression), it remains a foundational text for anyone interested in traditional Irish storytelling, serving as a snapshot of the late 19th and early 20th-century Celtic Revival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContents: The Three Crowns; The Grateful Beasts; The Lepracaun; Daniel O' Rourke; Cuchulain of Muirthemne; The Boyhood of Cuchlain; The Legend of Knockgrafton; The Stolen Child; The Land of Youth; The Adventures of Gilla na Chreck; The Hillman and the Housewife; Jamie Freel and the Young Lady; A Legend of Knockmany; The White Trout; The Wonderful Cake; The Legend of the Little Weaver; Mor of Cloyne; Lawn Dyarrig; The Horned Women; The Quare Gender; The Faeries' Passage; The King of the Black Desert; The Piper and the Puca; The Talking Head of Donn Bo; The Demon Cat; Morraha; The Kildare Pooka; Murtough and the Witch Woman; King O'Toole and St Kevin; The Corpse Watchers; The Mad Pudding; The Voyage of Maeldune; The Coming of Finn; Epilogue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside the book opens onto the colour frontispiece, else illustrations are line-drawn. With the occasional dark handling mark. No inscriptions or markings of previous ownership.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrey cloth over boards have white and blue decoration to the front and spine. The grey on the spine having sun-faded, and with a little fading also around the edges of the bottom board. The remaining decoration on the spine is bright. Mild rubbing and rounding to the corners and spine ends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour antique copy of The Irish Fairy Book will be wrapped with care in tissue and ribbon* and sent well packaged. I am always happy to add a gift card with a message to the parcel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH 21 cm x W 15 cm, 310 pages, 0.53 kg. I dispatch worldwide daily from the UK. (There are just a very few countries which I am unable to ship to).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*If you would prefer for your book not to be decoratively wrapped and sent simply in the full protective packaging please add a note to the order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can follow my news and updates on Instagram @bumperboxofdelights\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bumper Box of Delights Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50108995338477,"sku":null,"price":327.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0351\/1068\/2669\/files\/20260615-135241_ff2a7e46-17d2-4b89-a0f8-4caa7fc51039.jpg?v=1781537192","url":"https:\/\/bumperboxofdelights.com\/en-ca\/products\/1909-the-irish-fairy-book-by-alfred-perceval-graves-illustrated-antique-book","provider":"Bumper Box of Delights Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}