Good- Trade Paper. U.S.A: Quest Books, 1974. 175 pp. First Thus. 8vo NOT a library copy. Reading copy only. Some underlines and a few annotations. Tight binding. See our Scan. Irish visionary. Chapter one; 'The Earth Breath' He combined eastern Yoga and Theosophy with Irish Mythology during the Celtic Twilight. Friend and Mystical Associate of W.B. Yeats and Ella Young .Three Geese in Flight Celtic Mysteries since 1977 First Edition. View More...
REDUCED Original 1893 Good- 133 pp Irish Ballads and Songs plus Music Notation Covers with Original Fronis pasted on to Card stock Covers NOT a library copy. Title hand written on card stock cover View More...
London: The Studio Limited, 1931. Book. Good-. Decorative Gilt Hard Cover. First Edition. 4to - over 9" - 12" tall. Good- Original Covers missing but still the original bound copy of this wonderful collection of modern book illustrators and their work. No cover and a lot of foxing. Having said that this is a great either flipping thru copy or broken up and framed. Because of the covers missing this is no sin to the gods of library, Color plates by E.Dulac, D.P.Bliss, Rex Whistler Edward A.Wilson more the full page b/w are endless Eric Gill, Harold Von Schmidt. A gold mine of design. Analyzed ... View More...
Good- Trade Paperback. First American Trade Paperback NOT a Library book. Paper cracking on first preliminary page at top. Scotch tape at top of this page. Collection of Science Fiction, Stories And Fantasy essays by the great C.S. Lewis. Along with J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, Dorothy Sayers, Owen Barfield and others they formed the 'Inklings' Here are the stories they would have heard C.S. Lewis telling. Rubs and non lethal crack in spine. Internally clean, binding tight and NO writing or underlines. Great C.S. Lewis on "Wonder" Outstanding includes several short stories. Includes "Mini... View More...
Good- Trade Paperback French text of Chretien de Troyes Lancelot Knight of the Cart 218 pp.The last half pages have some light wrinkling (No damp scent) and light pencilling. A reading or French language study copycopy for ones glove compartment.Cool stained glass cover. What better company in traffic than Guinevere or loyal Lancelot, (At least to the queen at any rate) Three Geese in Flight Arthurian and Celtic myth since 1977 (Yikes!) View More...
Good- Trade Paperback Wonderful Arthurian tale by Alvaro Cunqueiro of Merlin living in Galicia Spain, Translation from Spanish Galacia. The Kabala, Guinevere, Tristan are there as well. Wonderful writing."Lancelot had a love affair with Queen Guinevere but people say it was one of those courtly affairs of the ancient kind that causes no dishonor." A damp stain on the outline of the first five pages and the last five or so. See scans picture shows the worst of it. Else good, clean, no scent and does not affect reading or even look that bad. But it's there, like Mordred. NOT a library copy. See ... View More...
Original Good- Hardcover Good- Dust Jacket NOT Price Clipped. The Pages Are Free of writing. NO underlines. NOT a library book. The boards have lot of mottling. But the solid Dust Jacket covers them anyway. The rest of the book is clean. But the discoloration allows the book to be sold as a bargain.Tight binding. Pages clean Hard to find study of Saxon Warband culture of Beowulf. Second revised edition. Uncommon with intact jacket with a few tiny chips and light smudges. See scans. Not a library book. No writing in text. A window into the feasting halls of the 'Jutes' and Saxons. As is. Great ... View More...
Original 1916 Edinburgh: Large Stiff Green Card Wrappers. 102pp. First Scottish Edition. 4to Spine chipped away. Binding tight sewn in signatures. Rear paper cover missing, internally intact, complete and tight, Front cover present NOT a library copy. No writing on text The Celtic Review, 1916. Rare Pan Celtic studies book "The Death of Diarmid" William J.Watson, and the Arthurian "The Saxons in the Excidium Britanniae Rev. A.W.Wade Evans "Grazing Customs of the Outer Hebrides"The Late Alexander Carmichael Who was the famed editor of the Celtic classic" Carmina Gadelica' See Three Geese in F... View More...
Original First English Edition Folio 1909 Hardcover Vol. 2. Only. The second of a Two Volume Set. Though can be enjoyed as is. Large Purple Cloth. Gilt Titles. 209-448 pp. 135 Plates Many b/w.. Boards shaken. Sun faded spine and a some on cover. Complete Many tissues still present over plates. Good- NOT a library copy. NO annotations. Bligh Bond beside the notoriety for his automatic writing at Glastonbury he was a noted Archeologist who brought many Glastonbury revelations to light. Here are his Medieval Church Rood_Screens in Devon and Celtic Cornwall. His friend Father Francis sculptured ... View More...
Original 1961 .Large Quarto to Small Folio Hardcover illustrated Massive 690 pp of Armor and Edged weapons, Archery, Black Powder Gun from all over the world. Chain mail, swords, spears from medieval Europe, Samurai armor and Katana blades, maces, A massive amount amount of Illustrations, drawings and photos, of edged weapons chainmail, bows so many illus. etc history, statistics. This is a complete working copy only. Ex-library markings inside.Good- Clean text. No markings outside. Reinforced tape however as is. Text clean. Expect extra postage. See our Three Geese in Flight Book Scans. View More...
SALE Original 1930 Good- First Edition Hardcover 112 pp. Published in Rutland Vermont. Here rare signed and inscribed by author Georgene Davis. Much sun fading to boards. Small perhaps damp stain at bottom of board. Some rubs with some loss at top of spine. Boards tight. NO writing inside book and NOT a library copy. Really unique wonderful drama set during Seasonal festivals, where Morgana a.k.a. Morgan le Fay Merlin and Cornwall have a important place to play. Rare as suchSee our Three Geese in Flight Book Scans First Edition. View More...
Good- First 1896 Edition Hardcover Frontis of Wagner Retelling of the Arthurian stories 'Tristan and Isolde' and 'Parsifal', and 'Lohengrin' from Wagner's opera versions with b/w illus.Near naked "Rhinemaidens" 190 pp Also Siegfried and The Flying Dutchman. Some rubbing and light fraying to top and bottom of spine and boards and end paper loose. All pages present. NO Numbers NOT a library copy 'First Edition 'A BARGAIN First Edition. View More...
New York: Henry Holt And Company, 1928. Book. Good-. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover No Jacket Clean pages Cover soiling and cover rubbing Binding tight NOT a library book but because of cover discoloring only a good reading copy of this excellent classic insight in Peter Stuyvesant and the Dutch nature of New Amsterdam, Great maps and drawings of Seventeenth social life of New Netherlands now called "New York", Clean pages, tight binding. Good working copy. Bookplate of famous New York socialite John McEwen Ames. View More...
Original Good- 1904 First Edition Hardcover Published at David Nutt at the Sign of the Phoenix Embossed Gilt Armorial on cover. 208 pp.Plus fourteen pages advertising Celtic studies published by David Nutt A treasure trove from a Cattle raid into a library in Annwn. Clean pages NOT a library copy. Much of the outer surface of the spine flaked away. Two inches around title mostly Intact.Spine binding itself intact Boards very good and pages complete, tight and free of writing.Cornish grammar and a window into the Celtic revival Also "Notes on Cornish names, Months of the Year" etc Three Geese I... View More...
FIRST EDITION First Printing Numbers 10-1 "First American Edition" Purple and Black Hardcover Good- Condition Good Dust Jacket Clean free of writing 652 pp. Boards cocked forward and slightly bowed NOT from water damage. (You could put a pile of books on it to flatten) NO jacket chips NOT snipped NOT a library copy. Good First Edition Great price First Edition Reading enjoying copy! See Three Geese In Flight Book Scans Dust jacket present. First Edition. View More...
SALE Rare Good- Original 1883 Edition 256 pp. Published in N.Y.C A fascinating rough and tumble history of the period, Mary Stuart, Bothwell and James of Scotland. Full page original b/w illus of Mary Queen of Scots. Only fair-good condition chips all along edges of original pink paper cover. Rear two triangular chips. Strong clear tape over spine. Still complete. No writing inside and NOT a library book. Some foxing and book worm holes but tight and illus clean. See our Scans First Edition. View More...
Original 1831 First Edition Two Volume Set 335pp Vol. I 299pp Vol. II Dutch Colonial Albany adventure of Sir William Johnson and the Dutch and Mohawks and Hurons by New York Dutch author who was a contemporary of Washington Irving. He wrote in a cross between Washington Irving and James Fenimore Cooper. He wrote of Saint Nicholas and Dutch Catskill and Hudson River Soop heritage and origin story of "A Baker's Dozen"i n New Netherlands and here is his amazing two fisted French and Indian war action novel of manners and war. Unfortunate portrayal of African Americans slaves True window into Ei... View More...
Good- Large Trade Paperback 101pp. Clan free of writing. NOT a library cover. Damp stained inside bottom of back cover and bottom of last three pages crinkled from dampening. No scent. The rest of the book is fine clean and all the photos even on the last three pages clean and bright. See our scans.The Celtic Bronze age and Iron age Celtic shield and Iron Fire dog with iron Ox head is awesome project for Blacksmith. Celtic geometry here in this Pre-Christian metal masterpieces of the Celts. Damage makes this a bargain. Celtic studies since 1977. First Edition. View More...
Good- Original Two Vol. Hardcover Set First Edition Set The Co-Operative Publication Society, 1904. Fold out framable Map of Ireland NOT library copies 8vo Two hardcovers Clean Pages. United Irish League of America. A few small chips on side of spine on each volume, a little darkening stain on edge of some the paper Otherwise good and internally tight and clean pages. Written from a Irish Fenian perspective! Terrific from the De-Danann to the Vikings to the Bold Fenians. Fold out color map. See our scans Great reading copies.Two volumes. Great bargain. Not library copies. NO writing or marking... View More...
England: Privately Printed for Subscribers, 1896. Book. Good-. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original 1896 Hardcover 'Musa Pedestris', This Was English Seventeenth century slang, poetry, rhymes' Good- Original cover detached but present. Rear cover loose. Spine flaking. Inner text binding itself tight Pages clean free of writing. NOT a library book. internally clean. pages free of marks, working original 1896 copy. Rare in this original 'for subscription' only copy! Problems but great price for reading or rebinding.. Dust jacket present. First Edition. View More...
Good- Red Hardcover First 1951 English Edition London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. Hardcover. Soil spots on front cover Light fading on spine. Pages free of internal writing Ten signatures on title page from a Polish Celtic Studies Class! in "1952".Tight binding. NOT a library copy. Celtic triskele design on spine. This is the original early First Edition hardcover format. Not the later remainder reprints. Clean pages but because of a lot of soiling on cover Good- only. Brilliant anthology of primary Celtic Magic source material taken from Middle Irish, Medieval Welsh, Scottish Gaelic translations... View More...
Good- Trade Paperback Welsh Facsimile with Diplomatic text and English translation.Taliesin Prince of Bards Interesting discussion and translations. B/W illus.119 pp. Pages clean Cover soiling, with light cover warping else clean free of writing and NOT a library copy. Solid working copy of the bard who will always be here View More...
London 1950. Good- Original Paperback binding. Spine chipped complete see scans NO writing in text.The author claims Malory saved Romance in the English language..pages clxxiv NOT a library copy. View More...
Good- Mass Market Paperback London: Four Square Press, 1960. . 1st Edition. 12mo. Original 1960 Mass Market Paperback. Good- Clean pages free of writing NOT a library book.Two inch square paper chip at bottom of front cover missing.First EditionRoger Casement book Pages yellowing, tight binding good reading copy. First Edition. View More...
Original Blue 1854 Good- Hardcover Gilt Harp on cover. Vol. I. only. 400 pp. B/W Illus Frontis Portrait. Complete No writing in texts NOT a library copy which alone is rare. Front board leans forward Gilt spine lettering. Thomas Price, Bardic name, "Carnhuanawc" was no Iolo Morganwg. Rev. Price was honest with his Celtic studies work while a product of his time. Here his far sighted understanding of Welsh Arthurian legend place in European literature as a humanizing presence and in respecting woman was far advanced in it's comparison with Arabic, and Classical Latin Literature. Carnhuanawc als... View More...
U.S.A: Wagner College, 1982. Book. Good-. Wrappers. Fifth Editon. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. The Sociology of the City. An anthology of essays, poems and sociological studies on the 'City'. From New Amsterdam and New York City's "Greenwich Village "to the Sociology of Manhattan's Side Walks Compared to Peking in China. Large spiral bound. Underlining and wear annotations. but still tight and Good- overall and NOT a library book. 171pp. Created for Wagner College Interdisciplinary Studies Program" Just some of the chapter New Amsterdam Brooklyn New York City Manhattan New Netherlands Brooklyn ... View More...
Good- First Edition Hardcover Gilt Cover Titles A lot of annotations throughout and some underlining. See our Scan of an example. But Not a Library copy. Tight binding. Huge collection of Medieval English Mythic and Arthurian Romance poetry and prose in modern English by the famed American champion of Celtic mythic influence on the Arthurian legend. Layamon,New York: Appleton Century Croft. Hardcover.1948. First Edition. 8vo. Sir Gawain, Malory, Layamon,English Arthur. The Fairy tradition in Thomas the Rhymer, Thomas of Erceldoune, Sir Orfeo, Robin Hood and the Monk, dozens more!!! Edited by ... View More...
Original Good- 1848 bound in Bala Edited by Richard Parry bound with an 1835 Edition Leather spine. Several Welsh Protestant tracts and Gospel. Marble boards. NOT a library book. Several Religious Books and tracts from the Bible and from "Pregeth Ar Malachi III 1833 In this Welsh Protestant tract are early translations of the Bible by Owen Williams and 1835 Traethawd Ar Matthew XXVI Yn Yr Hwn y Dangosir Annghymharol Werthfawrogrwydd Gwaed Crist. The only serious flaw is page 57 has half the page torn away. Otherwise complete and except for fading on the cover and overall age wear. See our Sca... View More...
Original Good to Good-1912 The Journal of The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Clean 283 pp. Free of Writing NOT a library copy. Complete with foldouts. Some pages uncut. Page 257-260 Uncut soiled and a bottom three inches torn away. Most in the white blank edges. The rest solid good+. Amazing work by the great Archeologist and Folklorist awesome combination was Thomas Johnson Westropp. Also Ogham and Early Medieval cross-Slabs with photos by Henry S. Crawford. More. As is. See our Three Geese in Flight Scans some Dolmens and the damaged page. First Edition. View More...
Good- Trade Paperback 232 pp. 1989 by J.R.R. Tolkien and E.V. Gordon Second Edition Later Printing. Edited By Norman Davis Introduction, Notes Middle English with introduction comparing beheading game to Celtic Irish examples Edited Norman Davis. Edited linguistics by J. R. R. Tolkien and E.V. Gordon. This has a great deal of pencil annotations by a scholarly reader up to page 69. This is not J.R,R. Tolkien's later modern English edition. NOT a library copy. This has Prof. Tolkien's classic original Middle English text. Norman Davis introductory Arthurian material not found in the modern editi... View More...
