1920 Irish Fairy Tales by James Stephens 1st Edition Arthur Rackham Illustrator

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Irish Fairy Talesby James StephensIllustrated by Arthur RackhamFirst EditionPublished in MCMXX (1920) Hardback318 PagesIrish Fairy Tales is a retelling of ten Irish folktales by the Irish author James Stephens. The English illustrator Arthur Rackham provided interior artwork, including numerous black and white illustrations and sixteen color plates including the frontispiece. Rackham was a well-known British illustrator, widely regarded as one of the leading illustrators from the “Golden Age” of British book illustration.The author, James Stephens, was born in Dublin and produced many re-tellings of Irish myths and fairy tales. He was both a poet and a novelist and became a good friend to James Joyce.Dimensions: 8 1/8" x 6 1/8"