Visions and Beliefs in the West of Ireland Collected and Arranged by Lady Gregory with Two Essays and Notes by W.B. Yeats
Complete in Two Volumes
Publication: 1920 G.P. Putnam's Sons First Edition
The first edition of this important study of the folklore of Ireland by Isabella Augusta, Lady Gregory (1852 – 1932), dramatist, impressario, theatre director, folklorist, and supporter and colleague of William Butler Yeats, who provided two accompanying essays and notes.
Contents include: Seers and Healers, The Evil Eye, Witches and Wizards, Irish Folklore, The Unquiet Dead, Herbs, Charms, and Wise Women, Swedenborg, Mediums and Desolate Places..etc.
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Condition: publishers blue cloth boards, paper title label to spines, some toning to spines (heavier on volume two), bookplate to each voume, foxing and ownership inscription to titlte page of both volumes, tightly bound, overall in Very Good condition