Songs of the Glens of Antrim
Portland, Maine: Thomas B. Mosher, 1911. First Edition thus. Hardcover. Duodecimo. 7 x 4.5 inches. 43 pp. Edition of 950 copies. “Nine hundred and fifty copies of this book printed on Van Gelder hand-made paper and the type distributed.” Publisher’s pale blue-grey paper-covered boards; red and black lettering on printed paper spine and cover labels. All edges deckled. Red initial on first page of text. Printer’s mark in red on title page and colophon. Illustrated by decorative half-title, title page, first and last pages of text. Binding tight. Boards clean with slight browning to edges. Chip at head of spine and minor bump to tail of spine. Text clean and bright. Previous owner’s gift inscription on front free endpaper. Original glassine jacket chipped and nicked, with one large tear. Original slipcase intact with uneven sunning, chipping, and edgewear. Verses written by Irish-Canadian poet Agnes Shakespeare Higginson (pseudonym, Moira O'Neill), inspired by the nine Glens of Antrim in County Antrim on the coast of Northern Ireland. Very Good+ / Good in a Very Good slipcase. Item #0000002
Price: $80.00