Description: (Horror) Dunsany, Lord (Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron Of Dunsany): Unhappy Far-Off Things: Hardcover. Little, Brown and Company, Boston, MA. 1919. True First Edition, 1st Printing. Near Fine This book is in Near Fine condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. There is some beginning foxing to the inner hinges of the endpapers. This book contains a series of short stories, including: A Dirge of Victory, The Cathedral of Arras, A Good War, The House with Two Stories, Bermondsey versus Wurtemburg, On an Old Battle Field, The Real Thing, A Garden of Arras, After Hell, A Happy Valley, In Bethune, In an Old Drawing-Room, and, The Homes of Arras. "Born and raised in London, to the second-oldest title (created 1439) in the Irish peerage, Dunsany lived much of his life at what may be Ireland's longest-inhabited house, Dunsany Castle near Tara, worked with W. B. Yeats and Lady Gregory, received an honorary doctorate from Trinity College, Dublin, was chess and pistol-shooting champion of Ireland, and travelled and hunted extensively. He died in Dublin after an attack of appendicitis...Dunsany's fame arose chiefly from his prolific writings, and he was involved with the Irish Literary Revival. Supporting the Revival, Dunsany was a major donor to the Abbey Theatre, and he moved in Irish literary circles. He was well-acquainted with W. B. Yeats (who rarely acted as editor, but gathered and published a Dunsany selection) , Lady Gregory, Percy French, "AE" Russell, Oliver St John Gogarty, Padraic Colum (with whom he jointly wrote a play) and others. He befriended and supported Francis Ledwidge to whom he gave the use of his library." #34262 $35 All orders ship within two business days. Standard mail is USPS Media Mail. Expedited and International shipping are also available. We offer combined shippping on multiple orders. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund Books or ephemera will be well packed to protect from damage during shipping.
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Author: Dunsany, Lord (Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron Of
Book Title: Unhappy Far-Off Things
Cover: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Publication Year: 1919
Place Published: Boston, MA
Pages: 104p.
Topic: Horror
Format: Hardcover
Edition: True First Edition
Printing: 1st Printing
Book Condition: Near Fine
Defects: This book is in Near Fine condition and is lacking a dust, jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright, condition. The text pages are clean and bright. There is some, beginning foxing to the inner hinges of the endpapers. This, book contains a series of short stories, including: A Dirge of, Victory, The Cathedral of Arras, A Good War, The House with Two, Stories, Bermondsey versus Wurtemburg, On an Old Battle Field,, The Real Thing, A Garden of Arras, After Hell, A Happy Valley,, In Bethune, In an Old Drawing-Room, and, The Homes of Arras., "Born and raised in London, to the second-oldest title (created, 1439) in the Irish peerage, Dunsany lived much of his life at, what may be Ireland's longest-inhabited house, Dunsany Castle, near Tara, worked with W. B. Yeats and Lady Gregory, received, an honorary doctorate from Trinity College, Dublin, was chess, and pistol-shooting champion of Ireland, and travelled and, hunted extensively. He died in Dublin after an attack of, appendicitis...Dunsany's fame arose chiefly from his prolific, writings, and he was involved with the Irish Literary Revival., Supporting the Revival, Dunsany was a major donor to the Abbey, Theatre, and he moved in Irish literary circles. He was, well-acquainted with W. B. Yeats (who rarely acted as editor,, but gathered and published a Dunsany selection) , Lady Gregory,, Percy French, "AE" Russell, Oliver St John Gogarty, Padraic, Colum (with whom he jointly wrote a play) and others. He, befriended and supported Francis Ledwidge to whom he gave the, use of his library."
Binding: Hardcover
Subject: Horror
Place of Publication: Boston, MA
Year Printed: 1919
