Wilhelm wollner intro (1 Ergebnisse)
Weitere BilderVerlag: David Nutt, London 1892
- Hardcover
Anbieter: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, Vereinigtes KönigreichRooke Books PBFA
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Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. A scarce first modern English translation of a Middle Irish satirical vision tale, recounting MacConglinne"s fantastical cure of a gluttonous king, from the library of Captain Richard J. Campbell OBE In the publisher's original cloth binding.First modern English translation.The Vision of MacConglinne i…s a Middle Irish satirical tale that parodies the religious "vision" genre, recounting how the scholar MacConglinne is called upon to cure a king possessed by a demon of gluttony.Kuno Meyer (1858-1919) was a leading Celtic scholar whose editions and translations were central to the study of Old and Middle Irish literature in the late nineteenth century.With the bookplate of Captain Richard J. Campbell, OBE, to the front free endpaper. Campbell was a Royal Navy officer and hydrographer. He commanded HMS Hydra during the Falklands War, converting it for hospital service, and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1983 for his contributions. In the publisher's original cloth binding with gilt. Externally, very smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities, resulting in very minor loss to cloth. Slight rubbing to boards, more so to rear board. Slight fading to spine. Slight damp staining to lower perimeter of rear board. Bookplate of Captain Richard J. Campbell, OBE, to the front free endpaper. Previous owner's bookplate to front paste down. Previous owner's ink inscription to front free endpaper. Hinges slightly cracked, but firm The odd light spot and offsetting to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with the odd spot to first and last few leaves, notably more so to the title page. Slight offsetting to title page. Very Good. None (illustrator). book.
