Item #476760 The voyage of Bran, son of Febal, to the land of the living : an old Irish saga [complete in 2 volumes]. son of Febal Bran.

The voyage of Bran, son of Febal, to the land of the living : an old Irish saga [complete in 2 volumes]

1895, First Edition. London : David Nutt. Very good copies both in contemporary plain olive boards, backed with gilt-blocked cloth of the same colour. Vol. 2 front board cover scuffed and with minor loss at spine-side seam. Panel edges and corners show minor wear. Faint foxing endpapers, with text block gently age-toned at the margins. Remains strong and well-preserved overall; unread with unopened pages. Item #476760

Series; Grimm library ; no. 4, 6. Physical description; complete in 2 volumes. Notes; First edited with translation, notes and glossary by Kuno Meyer. With an essay upon the Irish vision of the happy otherworld and the Celtic doctrine of rebirth by Alfred Nutt. Subjects; Bran, son of Febal – Legends. Epic literature, Irish – Translations into English. Irish literature – Middle Irish, 1100-1550. Celtic mythology. Otherworld (Irish mythology). Immrama (Irish voyage tales).

Price: €425.00

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