Love Songs of Connacht, Douglas Hyde

Name: Love Songs of Connacht, Douglas Hyde
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 5844
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Publication: Shannon, Irish University Press, 1969.

Formatting: 8vo, pp. [x], [viii], 158.

Condition Report: Near Fine. The book is bound in dark green cloth with bright, unoxidised gilt titling and tooling to the spine. The boards remain highly attractive with only the most minor imperfections, showing a faint hint of shelf-wear to the extremities. The binding is exceptionally neat and tight, with no leaning. Internally, the pages are crisp, clean, and unmarked, maintaining excellent structural integrity without any creasing, tears, or foxing. The text block edges are clean and square. A highly presentable and well-preserved copy.

Catalogue Note: This 1969 release by the Irish University Press is a photolithographic facsimile of the original 1893 first edition, originally published in London and Dublin. Retaining the unabridged text and the original printer's imprint, this copy also features a new introduction by Mícheál Ó hAodha.

The Love Songs of Connacht (Abhráin Grádh Chúige Connacht) was issued as the fourth chapter of The Songs of Connacht. It is presented here without a dust jacket, as is typical for this publisher's buckram-bound library facsimiles of the period. The edition is relatively uncommon on the open market in such sharp condition.

First published in 1893, Douglas Hyde's Love Songs of Connacht represents a landmark moment in the preservation of Irish literary heritage and the broader Celtic Revival. Hyde meticulously collected and translated the oral folk poetry of Connacht, capturing the rhythm, passion, and spirit of a Gaelic tradition. Presented in a bilingual format with literal English translations alongside the original Irish, the collection offers profound insight into the rural Irish soul. It remains an essential volume for anyone interested in Irish history, linguistics, and poetic tradition.

Book Condition: Near Fine

Book Authors: Douglas Hyde

Book Publisher: Irish University Press

Book Language: English, Irish

Narrative Type: Non-Fiction

Genre: Poetry

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Signed: No

Book Pages: 176

Book Publication Year: 1969

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: The Songs of Connacht

Country/region of manufacture: Shannon, Ireland

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