Formation folklorist sources relating (2 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Slight shelf ware, otherwise in very good condition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. Another fine contribution to Scribhinni Bealoidis / Folklore Studies, Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear to the dark blue cloth over boards, sharp and distinct gilt lettering to spine, bright interior, unmarked. Map endpapers front and rear depicting Europe and the United Kingdom. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, slight wear along top edge. The book is tank-like, and the dust jacket is heavy and substantial. From the publisher's blurb, "Formation of a Folklorist is the eighteenth volume to be published by Comhairle Bhéaloideas Éirann in its series Scríbhinní Béaloidis / Folklore Studies. This volume traces the process that saw the development of James Hamilton Delargy / Séamus Ó Duilearga (1899-1980), a promising, young Irish academic with a practical knowledge of aspects of folklore, into a formidable authority on that subject and likewise on the methods and stratagems best suited to its future documentation and study in Ireland. Delargy's trajectory from graduate student, university teacher and talented local collector to the luminary who masterminded the creation of one of the world's best folklore collections is revealed in diary and personal notes, and correspondence with leading experts in the field, other close advisors at home and abroad, and family members. The founding of the Folklore of Ireland Society in 1926 led to the establishment of the Irish Folklore Institute (1930-1935) . . . " Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. xiv [1], 1-363 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.…