The Tain by Thomas Kinsella

Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. Oxford University Press, London. Unknown Binding. Condition: GOOD.

Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2002. Condition: Good.

Foxing to edges, light rubbing and thumbing with minor corner bump, minor yellowing to covers, else tight and clean. Oxford University Press, London, London, 1970. Soft cover. Condition: Good. Louis le Brocquy (illustrator).

Good. Light to moderate shelf wear to covers/corners. Trade paperback binding. Support Last Word Books & Press and independent booksellers. The Dolmen Press, 1986. Paperback. Condition: Good.

Pp.237, (8). Illustrated with brush drawings by Le Brocquy. D.j with occasionalstains and wear.Rear d.j. flap is clipped. Light cover foxing.Internally v.g. Good overall. The scarce German edition issued 9 years after the first limited edition. Size: Small Folio. Dolmen Press in Association with in association with Rutten und Loening,, Berlin, 1976. Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Louis Le Brocquy (illustrator). First German Edition.

Univ of Pennsylvania Pr, 1986. Hardcover. Condition: Good.

The library edition, slightly reduced from the 1969 first. Dolmen, Mountrath, 1985. Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine.

Publisher's stitched green card covers, pp. 8 (only); printed in black and blue, set in 14 point Pilgrim. Scarce pamphlet item heralding what would become the landmark achievement of The Dolmen Press, and preceding its appearance by four years. This proof does not appear in Liam Miller's Dolmen XXV. An Illustrated History of the Dolmen Press 1951-1976. Covers faded at edges, else near fine. Dublin The Dolmen Press, (April 1965)., 1965.

8vo. Ppvi, 300. Illustrations and maps at end. Original pictorial cloth. Pictorial d/w. "Library edition photographically reduced by 11% from the original limited edition". A nice copy. The Dolmen Press, Portlaoise,Ireland, 1985. Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Brocquy, Louis Le (illustrator).

This edition is photographically reduced by 11% from the original Limited edition published in 1969 - Very good copy - A rare edition - 11/0051 - 300pp. - Dolmen Press, Dublin. Dolmen Press. Condition: Very Good.

This edition is photographically reduced by 11% from the original Limited edition published in 1969 - Very good copy - A rare edition - 11/0051 - 300pp. - Dolmen Press, Dublin. Dolmen Press, 1985. Condition: Very Good.

Hardcover, black cloth lettered and decorated in white, in publisher's price-clipped dust-jacket. Translated by Thomas Kinsella. Illustrated with brush drawings by Louis Le Brocquy and 3 maps (2 of which are double page). First trade edition, after the limited edition published by The Dolmen Press a year prior. No previous ownership marks. Dust-jacket moderately worn with several small tape repairs on verso, spine slightly tanned and light crease from storage. Book is clean, square, fresh and unmarked. Near fine in a near very good dust-jacket. Size: 8vo - over 7ž" - 9ž" tall. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1970. Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Very Good. First Edition.

The first edition, in German, near identical format to the English language first with the 130 drawings by Le Brocquy. A clean unmarked copy in dust wrapper. Scarce. Dolmen Press in association with Rutten und Loening, Berlin, 1976. Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition.

Very good hardcover with dust jacket. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show minor shelf wear with minor rubbing. Cover is black cloth with some minor white spotting. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Dust jacket shows rubbing, scuffing and a couple very small tears at spine. Previous owner's name on end paper.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!. Oxford University Press, 1970. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good.

The library edition, slightly reduced from the 1969 first. A clean unmarked copy in the dust wrapper, the rapper is lightly rubbed at the head of spine, but near fine overalll. Signed by the author on the title page. Dolmen Press, Mountrath, 1985. Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Brocquy, Louis Le (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).

Illustrated broadside. 17" x 17". Folded as issued else fine. Apparently produced to promote the paperback edition published with Oxford, issued slightly after the limited Dolman Press edition. "*The Tain Bo Cuailnge [The Cattle Raid of Cooley]*, centre-piece of the eighth-century Ulster cycle of heroic tales, is Ireland's nearest approach to a great epic. It tells the story of a giant cattle-raid, the invasion of Ulster by the armies of Medb and Ailill, queen and king of Connacht, and their allies, seeking to carry off the great Brown Bull of Cuailnge." Scarce. The Dolman Press in association with Oxford University Press, London, 1970. Unbound. Condition: Fine.

A copy of the First Trade Edition in cloth of The Tain, an Irish Epic translated by Thomas Kinsella. It tells the story of Cuchulainn, the Hound of Ulster, who single-handedly fights the invading armies of Connacht. Preceded by a Limited Edition published by The Dolmen Press a year earlier. Brush drawings printed in black by Louis le Brocquy throughout, and cartographical illustrations in black and red. Foxing to the edges of the textblock. Very Good paper dustjacket, with shelfwear, and toning to the spine. Very Good binding / Very Good dust jacket. The Dolmen Press | Oxford University Press, Dublin | London | New York, 1970. Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good binding. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good dust jacket. First Trade Edition.

, xxvii [1] 283 [1] pages, with black and white illustrations First Edition, thus , the book is a little marked at the head of the text block, lslightly faded board margins, book in very good condition , the dustwrapper is a little tanned at the head and outer edge, and spine, head edge is a little creased, good condition , black cloth with white design to boards, and white lettering to spine , octavo, 22.5cm x 15cm Hardback ISBN: 192125451. Published by Oxford University Press in association with Dolmen Press, London, 1970.

Imperial8vo, vi, 296 p. Map and numerous illustrations by Louis Le Brocquy. Original black buckram, printed white, black endpapers. Small bump to one fore-corner, one inch of rough opening to the top edge of the first four leaves, small private bookplate on the front free endpaper otherwise a fine copy in a good dust jacket with the usual tanning and small splits at the head and tail of the backstrip, lacking a small piece from the tail of the backstrip and from the bottom edge of the front panel. Presented in the original VG dramatic slipcase with a small, one inch in diameter, loss to the decorative paper. Limited to 1,750 copies, this one of 750 copies for the USA with the intact price on the dust jacket of $27.50. Loosely inserted is the multi-folding catalogue of the Arts Council Touring Exhibition of Le Brocquy's Tain illustrations. First edition. Dublin: Dolmen Press, 1969. Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition.

Imperial8vo, vi, 296 p. Map and numerous illustrations by Louis Le Brocquy. Original black buckram, printed white, black endpapers. Fine unmarked copy in a VG dust jacket with the usual light tanning and small splits at the head and tail of the backstrip, presented in the original VG dramatic slipcase. Limited to 1,750 copies, this one of 750 copies for the USA with the intact price on the d/j of $27.50. First edition. Dublin: Dolmen Press, 1969. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition.

Quarto. vi, 294, [2] pp., plates. Limited edition, one of 1750 copies, this present copy being one 750 for sale in the United State. As issued, in black cloth with dust jacket and printed paper slipcase. Top corner of the front board is bumped, else a bright, clean copy; the dust jacket is somewhat edgeworn; and slightly toned at on front and back panel near the spine; price intact on the front flap. Slipcase has a few joints that are starting to separate; the bottom edge has been reinforced where it was mostly separated from the front and back panel. A discreet repair only visible along the corners. A remarkable book that, despite the large limitation, if uncommon to find with the jacket and slipcase. Dolmen Editions IX, Ireland, 1969. Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good+ binding. Dust Jacket Condition: near Very Good dust jacket.

Irish University Press, Dublin, 1969. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. Slipcase: fine First Limited Edition. Pp. vi, 294. Illustrated with brush drawings by Louis Le Brocquy. LIMITED EDITION OF 1750 of which 750 were for sale in the USA. Near fine in mylar protected d.j and with original slipcase. Beautiful copy of a scarce and highly sought after publication. Rare Collector's Item Extra Postage. Irish University Press, 1969. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition.

First edition. 4to., original black cloth, dust jacket. Dublin, Dolmen Press. An excellent copy in dust jacket and matching black slipcase, minimally faded on the spine. 1970.

Dolmen Press, Dublin, 1969. Cloth. Book Condition: fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. Slipcase: fine First Limited Edition. Pp. vi, 294. Illustrated with brush drawings by Louis Le Brocquy. LIMITED EDITION OF 1750 of which 750 were for sale in the USA. Near fine in mylar protected d.j and with original slipcase. Beautiful copy of a scarce and highly sought after publication. Signed by Thomas Kinsella. From the library of poet Richard Murphy. Also signed by Richard Murphy. Collector's item. Dolmen Press, Dublin, 1969. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition.

The Tain. Translated by Thomas Kinsella from the Irish. With Brush Drawings by Louis Le Brocquy. Dublin: Dolmen Press, 1969. Pp, 295. Large 8vo. Black buckram, title in white along spine with original illustrated dust jacket printed in black & red. Jacket browned & chipped with partial loss to head of spine. Mild bubbling to outer margin of upper board, contents bright & clean. Housed in publisher's pictorial cardboard slipcase. Liam Miller s presswork had come to international prominence with the publication of Thomas Kinsella s The Tain as the ninth Dolmen Edition in September 1969. Dolmen Press, 1969. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Limited Edition. Inscribed by Author(s).

A very desirable copy that is signed by by both Thomas Kinsella and Louis Le Brocquy. 1/750 copies for sale in the United States. Housed in a slip- case designed by Le Brocquy. The slip-case is without tears but slightly rubbed around the edges.The jacket is complete but for a small piece missing from the top of front panel. There is a straight even line of sunning along jacket front and back panel where the book was partially out of its slip-case.The jacket is price-clipped and is mylar protected. The book is in near fine condition. Copies signed by Le Brocquy and Kinsella are not that common and don't come onto the market all that often. Dolmen Press, Dublin, 1969. Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Brush Drawings by Louis Le Brocquy. (illustrator). 1st Edition. Signed by Author(s).

Pp. vi, 294. Illustrated with brush drawings by Le Brocquy. LIMITED EDITION OF 1750 of which 750 were for sale in the USA. Near fine in mylar protected d.j and with original slipcase. Superb copy of a scarce and highly sought after work SIGNED by the renowned "Irish" artist & illustrator Louis le Brocquy. Size: Small Folio. Dolmen Press, Dublin, 1969. Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Louis Le Brocquy (illustrator). First Limited Edition.