The dark spirit : sinister portraits from Celtic history / Bob Curran ; illustrated by Andrew Whitson
London : Cassell & Co., 2001. First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 256 pages; 256 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. An exploration of Celtic legend and characters. Using recorded events and stories from folklore sources, it features accounts of people displaying the weird and frightening elements of Celtic otherworldliness which persist long after supposedly lost as merely some aspect of ancient myth and pagan past. The stories cover England, Scotland, Cornwall, Ireland and the USA, and are graphically illustrated by Andrew Whitson. Subjects: Mythology, Celtic. Celts - Folklore. Folklore - Wales. Legends - Wales. Item #224954
ISBN: 0304356220
Price: €35.00