Tales of the Fairies and of the Ghost World: Collected from Oral Tradition in South-West Munster

Overview:

  • Title: Tales of the Fairies and of the Ghost World: Collected from Oral Tradition in South-West Munster
  • Author: Jeremiah Curtin
  • Year: 1895
  • Publisher: Little, Brown
  • Price: $1.25
  • Pages: xii+198
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Type: Non-fiction
  • Title Reference: Tales of the Fairies and of the Ghost World: Collected from Oral Tradition in South-West Munster
  • Notes:
    • 1st ed., simultaneous with the UK or nearly so Printed in the UK.
    • Spring publication and price from "Little, Brown, & Co.'s Spring Announcements", The Book Buyer 12.3 (1895-04-01) p186. Two items dated 1895-05-25 suggest that the book is available, "[LBC]'s New Books" in The Critic 23.692 pII and the lead review in "New Publications: Fiction of the Season", NY Times p3.
    • HathiTrust Digital Library provides full view of one copy: -- Cover title: Tales of the Irish Fairies -- Front cover and paginated contents (Preface, Contents, text) are identical to the 1895 David Nutt edition (see), including the printer's footer p198:   Printed by Ballantyne, Hanson & Co.   London & Edinburgh

      Advertisements, p[199-202], feature Little, Brown editions of three other works by Curtin: • Hero-Tales of Ireland • Myths and Folk-Tales of the Russians, Western Slavs, and Magyars • Myths and Folk-Lore of Ireland (p. [202]) each with a probably complete list of Contents.