{"product_id":"killarney-legends-thomas-crofton-croker-2nd-edition","title":"Killarney Legends, Thomas Crofton Croker — 2nd Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication\u003c\/b\u003e: London, William Tegg and Co., 1879\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting\u003c\/b\u003e: 8vo, pp. [xvi], 287.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/b\u003e: Very Good. The original green publisher’s cloth binding remains highly attractive, with the gilt tooling of the stags and lettering on the front board still bright and unoxidised, complemented by crisp black-stamped landscape scenery. There is some minor shelf-wear, primarily presenting as light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners, alongside a few faint scuffs to the rear board. Internally, the binding remains reassuringly tight and square. The text block is predominantly clean, displaying some expected age-toning and scattered foxing that is mostly confined to the preliminary leaves, plates, and page edges. Crucially, the folding map of the lakes is present and intact without notable tearing. Overall, a handsome and robust survivor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/b\u003e: This \"New Edition\" (stated Second Edition thus) represents a posthumous, revised iteration of Thomas Crofton Croker's classic work, originally published in 1829 as \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"180\"\u003eLegends of the Lakes\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e Revised by the antiquary Thomas Wright, it features a new introduction and a dedication by Croker's son, T. F. Dillon Croker, positioning the book as both a repository of folklore and a practical guidebook for Victorian tourists exploring County Kerry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eThe volume is distinguished by its charming visual elements, retaining the fine engravings of earlier editions. It features a beautifully engraved frontispiece of O'Sullivan's Cascade, an engraved secondary title page bearing a vignette of Muckross Abbey, two further engraved plates (including a striking view of the Gap of Dunloe), and a detailed folding map of the Killarney region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eBound in a highly evocative decorative cloth designed to appeal to the nineteenth-century souvenir market, copies in this well-preserved state, complete with all plates and an untorn map, are increasingly scarce.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eImmerse yourself in the enchanting folklore and dramatic landscapes of County Kerry with Thomas Crofton Croker's \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"120\"\u003eKillarney Legends\u003c\/i\u003e. Seamlessly blending travelogue with myth, Croker leads the reader on a captivating tour through the Gap of Dunloe, Muckross Abbey, and the serene lakes, interweaving his topographical observations with the rich oral traditions and superstitions of the Irish peasantry. From tales of mischievous fairies and elusive phookas to historical local anecdotes, this delightful volume remains a timeless classic of Irish folklore and a fascinating window into nineteenth-century Celtic romanticism.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55165692674387,"sku":"5834","price":80.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20261001_113103.jpg?v=1790937076","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/killarney-legends-thomas-crofton-croker-2nd-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}