The King of Ireland's Son with Illustrations and Decorations by Willy Pogany
Colum, Padraic
From The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.
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AbeBooks Seller since November 30, 2006
From The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since November 30, 2006
About this Item
Uniquely stated at copyright: "First published elsewhere. New edition September 1921. Reissued January, 1925. Reprinted July, 1926" Dark green full cloth boards, gilt impressed spine titles, light shelf wear, spine rub. Thick heavy stock leaves near fine, clean; no writing. Green monochromatic endpapers feature beautiful two-page spread design of maiden playing harp among various Celtic patterned imagery. Green, black & white ornamentally decorated title page in Celtic theme. Dynamic frontispiece plate of the king battling with armored green-hued giant: "The King of Ireland's Son sprang at him and thrust the Sword of Light through his breast. See p. 234." Three additional color plates and nine full-page b&w illustrations by Will Pogany with partial-page vigenttes and decoration throughout. Pogany, Hungarian artist and contemporary of Padraic Colum, adorns this volume with a lively sense of artistic fantasy and joy. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Rare original pictorial dust wrapper in beige with spine titles, moderate edge wear, rub; unclipped 2.00, protected in new clear sleeve. Front panel features titles and Pogany illustration colored in orange and b&w of the King's on on his steed prancing across meadow with dog leading the way. Scarce near fine early printing in near very good wrapper. Dedicated: "To Madame la Comtesse de Sallier du Pin because of her interest in these stories of Ireland, and her kinship with discoverer of Celtic romance, Hersart de la Villemarque of Brittany." Contents: "Pedelma, The Enchanter's Daughter; When the King of the Cats came to King Connal's Dominion; The Sword of Light and the Unique Tale, with as much of the Adventures of Gilly of the Goatskin as is given in 'The Craneskin Book.'; The Town of the Red Castle; The King of the Land of the Mist; The House of Crom Duv; and, The Spae-Woman." Considered the best of Padraic Colum s books. Originally published in 1916, this classic has stood the test of time and remains one of the greatest set of tales ever full of humor, imagination and drama. The King of Ireland's son sets out to find the Enchanter of the Black Back-Lands and meets the Enchanter's daughter, Fedelma. His adventures lead him to the Land of the Mist, the Town of the Red Castle, and the worlds of Gilly of the Goatskin, the Hags of the Long Teeth, Princess Flame-of-Wine, and the Giant Crom Duv. This is a true Irish wonder tale. A coming of age story of the youngest son of the King of Ireland who sets off on an impossible quest. The stories weave within episodes within a fantastic tapestry of humor, poetry, excitement and adventure. Perfect for reading aloud at bedtime, generations have loved Padraic Colum's unmatched storytelling. This is a romance as the old story-tellers of Ireland or Gaelic Scotland told. The tales feature the King's son and his mate, Flann, and the two maidens, Fedelma, the enchanters daughter, and Morag, the Giant's byre-maid. They encounter all the wonderful and down-to-earth adventures the Gaelic poets created. Seeped in Irish mythology and folklore, tis the story of the eldest of the king's sons, and his adventures winning and then finding Fedelma, who is taken away by the Land of Mist king. Besides the humans, enchanters and giants, there are foxes, weasels, cats, stags and eagles. Fairies are here but only in background and as in Celtic lore are treated as the old gods. The King of Ireland's Son is a single tale of episodes within episodes. Marvelous adventures filled with humour and the heroic all based upon the tradition and motifs of the richly imaginative tradition. Enter fully into the humoured subtlety Colum gives to the names, places and objects. Padraic was born in 1881, in County Longford, Ireland. He was active in the Irish Literary Revival and a close friend of James Joyce. He later came to America where he made his fame as a prolific and renowned author and passed in Connecticut in 1972. Presented here are rousing, vibrant tales from Colum s ow. Seller Inventory # 021908
Bibliographic Details
Title: The King of Ireland's Son with Illustrations...
Publisher: The Macmillan Company, New York
Publication Date: 1926
Binding: Hard Cover
Illustrator: Pogany, Willy
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Good
Edition: First Edition Thus.
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