Irish Fairy and Folk Tales (The Modern Library of the World's Best Books, ML 44)

New York: The Modern Library, 1929. Reprint. Small Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. 1929-30 printing of Toledano 044.1, binding 5, turquoise Rockwell Kent endpapers. Lacks jacket. Spine faded, front hinge just beginning to weaken. xviii, 351, [3] pp. Blue cloth, gilt titles. In Irish Folk and Fairy Tales William Butler Yeats delivers a vast collection of stories, songs, and poetry of his home country and beloved Ireland's historical and legendary past. These writings helped secure for Yeats' recognition as a leading proponent of Irish nationalism and Irish cultural independence, and to also help Yeats spearhead the Irish Literary Revival. Originally published in two separate books near the end of the nineteenth century, these tales preserve a rich and charming heritage in a superbly authentic Irish voice.