Aarable Holdings: Poems
HIGGINS, F.R.
From Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
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From Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since July 25, 1997
About this Item
First edition. Octavo. 43pp. Quarter linen with publisher's printed paper spine label and blue paper-covered boards. Printed on paper made in Ireland and published by Elizabeth Yeats at the Cuala Press. Front board has early spotting, spine label is nicked with no loss to printing, else a very good copy. Limited to 300 numbered copies. Higgins was born in County Mayo into a Unionist Protestant family. In 1915 his friendship with Austin Clarke nurtured his interest in Gaelic literature and folklore. The printer, Elizabeth Corbet Yeats was the daughter of Irish artist John Butler Yeats, and sister of W. B., Jack and Susan Yeats. She was a member of William Morris' circle; prior to her return to Dublin, in 1900, She worked with Morris on the Kelmscott Press, and studied printing with the Women's Printing Society in London. Elizabeth Yeats managed the Dun Emer Press from 1902. The Press was located at the house of Evelyn Gleeson, and was set up with the intention of training young women in bookbinding and printing. In 1904, with her brother William, she started the Cuala Press, publishing over 70 books. Elizabeth Yeats was the first commercial printer in Ireland to work exclusively with hand presses (see *Unseen Hands: Women Printers, Binders & Book Designers,* Princeton University). Seller Inventory # 526027
Bibliographic Details
Title: Aarable Holdings: Poems
Publisher: The Cuala Press, Dublin
Publication Date: 1933
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition
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