Book Details
| Author: | Simpson, John Hawkins: |
| Title: | Poems of Oisin, Bard of Erin. "The Battle of Ventry Harbour," &c. From the Irish. |
| Published: | London: Bosworth & Harrison; Edinburgh: John Menzies; Dublin: M'Glashan & Gill, 1857 |
| Classification: | Catalogue 19 - Irish |
| Description: | First edition. viii, 280 pp. Contents: Oisin - Bard of Erin; Deardra; Gonloch - Son of Cuthullin; The Fenii of Erin and Fionn Mac Cumhal; Dialogue between Oisin and St. Patrick (Battle of the Hill of Slaughter, Tailc invades Erin, Meargach comes to Erin, Arrival of Aile Geal Snuadh, The Chase, hje Enchantment of Fionn and the Fenii, Oisin's Last Day); Mayo Mythology (Oisin Comes From the Youthful City, Conversion of Oisin, Fionn Mac Cumhal goes to Graffe, Fionn Mac Cumhal goes to Loughlin, Enchantment of the Giants in Ceash, Oisin born of a Doe in Cremlin, Death of Erraran son of Fionn, A Grecian Princess comes to Erin); The Battle of Ventry Harbour. A few spots of light foxing on prelims but text mostly clean. Front hinge cracking. Small library blindstamp on title page. Binding tight. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Top and bottom of spine rubbed and small tear in cloth at top of spine. Short tear to rear edge of spine at top. Corners bumped. Overall condition VG. |
| Book Number: | #8301 |
| Price: | € 140.00 |
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