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Buffington, Albert F.
HERBERT MEYER: An Early Pennsylvania German Poet.
pp. 1-31. Illustrations. 8vo. Original coarse linen cloth binding. Includes also: Dundore, THE SAGA OF THE PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN IN WISCONSIN. Also issued as: Pennsylvania German Folklore Society. Volume XIX. **PRICE JUST REDUCED!
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Stoudt, John Joseph.
PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN POETRY, 1685-1830.
380 p. Illustrated. 8vo. Original coarse linen cloth binding. Issued as Pennsylvania German Folklore Society, Volume XX. **PRICE JUST REDUCED!
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Dornbusch, Charles H.
PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN BARNS.
pp. xxiv, 312. Well illustrated with numerous photos of barns. 8vo. Original coarse linen cloth binding. Issued as Pennsylvania German Folklore Society, Volume XXI. One of the most important of all the studies issued in this series. See Also PGA 1. PA GER SOC. BOX 7 x2
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Ernst, James E.
EPHRATA, A HISTORY.
354p. 8vo. Original coarse linen cloth binding. Also issued as: Pennsylvania German Folklore Society. Volume XXV. A noted semi-monastic (utopian) religious community was founded (c.1732) there by Seventh-Day Baptist Brethren, under the leadership of Johann Conrad Beissel. This austere colony, the Ephrata Cloisters, was famous for its music and mysticism, and established (1745) one of the most important early printing presses in the country. The well-preserved buildings are still maintained as a monument by the state. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! BEFORE ORDERING PLEASE Email to RareBooks@POBox.com so that we can CONFIRM AVAILABILITY
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Kryger, M. Ellsworth; Smith, Elmer Lewis; and Stewart, John G.
THE PENNSYLVANIA GERMANS OF THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY.
278 p. + Illustrations. 8vo. Original coarse linen cloth binding. Important information on the Virginia Germans, including details of their fraktur, folk art, and imprints. Also issued as: Pennsylvania German Folklore Society. Volume XXVI. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! BEFORE ORDERING PLEASE Email to RareBooks@POBox.com so that we can CONFIRM AVAILABILITY
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Graeff, Arthur D.
SELECTIONS FROM ARTHUR D. GRAEFF'S SCHOLLA.
202p. 8vo. Original linen cloth binding. Pennsylvania 'Dutch' tales and memories. Issued as: Pennsylvania German Society. New Series. Volume 5. **PRICE JUST REDUCED!
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Stephens, James.
COLLECTED POEMS.
pp. xxii, 260. Uncut. Fore-edge age stained. Endpapers foxed. 8vo. Original full green cloth binding, gold lettered spine. Hardbound. First Trade Edition. James Stephens (1882-1950) was left fatherless in the Dublin slums at the age of two. His mother remarried or took up with another man when James was about six years of age. She abandoned her young son and he was forced to go to the Meath Protestant Industrial School for Boys. The Meath School was cruel and harsh and he ran away to live in the streets or live with families that took to the likely boy. In 1905 'The Greatest Miracle' was published by Arthur Griffith in The United Irishman. Griffith became good friends with Stephens and published his works in his magazine know as the Sinn Fein. From 1905-1910, Stephens attended Gaelic League classes and become involved with political meetings. During this time he published several pieces which focused on Irish national pride, the importance of learning one's Irish language and customs, and remembering the ancient saga heroes. Stephens met many of his great contemporaries during this period including George Russell (AE), George Moore, W.B. Yeats, Lady Gregory, etc. In the year 1912, Stephens published The Charwoman's Daughter and later in the same year his noted work The Crock of Gold. The Crock of Gold was a great success and Stephens moved to Paris so he could concentrate on writing full time. Cynthia Kavanagh who had been his lover since 1907 accompanied him. He later married her in 1919. The Demi-Gods was published in 1914 and in 1915 he moved back to Dublin to become the Registrar of the National Gallery of Ireland (and stayed in that position till 1924). Stephens witnessed the shooting of a man as a result of the Easter Uprising in Dublin in 1916. This became a turning point for him as the event intensified his patriotic feelings and renewed his interest in old Irish literature. Stephens moved to London in the year 1925. He began a series of lecture tours which extended to the United States. In 1935 Stephens began a literary and personal friendship with James Joyce. His colleagues considered Stephens to be a genius who easily embraced fantasy, philosophy, and comedy - those who read him today will still be struck by his genius. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! STEPHENS/W77
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Stephens, James.
THE DEMI-GODS.
pp. 279, (3)[Publisher's catalogue]. Age stained. Inked ownership of Bobby As. Aplin, August 12, 1916. 8vo. Original full green cloth binding, gold lettered and decorated. Worn with stain on front cover. Hardbound. First Edition. James Stephens (1882-1950) was left fatherless in the Dublin slums at the age of two. His mother remarried or took up with another man when James was about six years of age. She abandoned her young son and he was forced to go to the Meath Protestant Industrial School for Boys. The Meath School was cruel and harsh and he ran away to live in the streets or live with families that took to the likely boy. In 1905 'The Greatest Miracle' was published by Arthur Griffith in The United Irishman. Griffith became good friends with Stephens and published his works in his magazine know as the Sinn Fein. From 1905-1910, Stephens attended Gaelic League classes and become involved with political meetings. During this time he published several pieces which focused on Irish national pride, the importance of learning one's Irish language and customs, and remembering the ancient saga heroes. Stephens met many of his great contemporaries during this period including George Russell (AE), George Moore, W.B. Yeats, Lady Gregory, etc. In the year 1912, Stephens published The Charwoman's Daughter and later in the same year his noted work The Crock of Gold. The Crock of Gold was a great success and Stephens moved to Paris so he could concentrate on writing full time. Cynthia Kavanagh who had been his lover since 1907 accompanied him. He later married her in 1919. The Demi-Gods was published in 1914 and in 1915 he moved back to Dublin to become the Registrar of the National Gallery of Ireland (and stayed in that position till 1924). Stephens witnessed the shooting of a man as a result of the Easter Uprising in Dublin in 1916. This became a turning point for him as the event intensified his patriotic feelings and renewed his interest in old Irish literature. Stephens moved to London in the year 1925. He began a series of lecture tours which extended to the United States. In 1935 Stephens began a literary and personal friendship with James Joyce. His colleagues considered Stephens to be a genius who easily embraced fantasy, philosophy, and comedy - those who read him today will still be struck by his genius. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! STEPHENS/W77
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Stephens, James.
ETCHED IN MOONLIGHT.
pp. v, 199. Top edge decorated green. 8vo. Original full cloth binding, decorated and lettered in brown. Spine faded. Hardbound. First Edition. James Stephens (1882-1950) was left fatherless in the Dublin slums at the age of two. His mother remarried or took up with another man when James was about six years of age. She abandoned her young son and he was forced to go to the Meath Protestant Industrial School for Boys. The Meath School was cruel and harsh and he ran away to live in the streets or live with families that took to the likely boy. In 1905 'The Greatest Miracle' was published by Arthur Griffith in The United Irishman. Griffith became good friends with Stephens and published his works in his magazine know as the Sinn Fein. From 1905-1910, Stephens attended Gaelic League classes and become involved with political meetings. During this time he published several pieces which focused on Irish national pride, the importance of learning one's Irish language and customs, and remembering the ancient saga heroes. Stephens met many of his great contemporaries during this period including George Russell (AE), George Moore, W.B. Yeats, Lady Gregory, etc. In the year 1912, Stephens published The Charwoman's Daughter and later in the same year his noted work The Crock of Gold. The Crock of Gold was a great success and Stephens moved to Paris so he could concentrate on writing full time. Cynthia Kavanagh who had been his lover since 1907 accompanied him. He later married her in 1919. The Demi-Gods was published in 1914 and in 1915 he moved back to Dublin to become the Registrar of the National Gallery of Ireland (and stayed in that position till 1924). Stephens witnessed the shooting of a man as a result of the Easter Uprising in Dublin in 1916. This became a turning point for him as the event intensified his patriotic feelings and renewed his interest in old Irish literature. Stephens moved to London in the year 1925. He began a series of lecture tours which extended to the United States. In 1935 Stephens began a literary and personal friendship with James Joyce. His colleagues considered Stephens to be a genius who easily embraced fantasy, philosophy, and comedy - those who read him today will still be struck by his genius. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! STEPHENS/W77
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Stephens, James.
HERE ARE LADIES.
pp. 345, (4)[Publisher's catalogue]. Endpapers foxed. Bookseller's label. 8vo. Original full purple cloth binding, gold lettered and decorated. Spine very faded. Hardbound. First American Edition. James Stephens (1882-1950) was left fatherless in the Dublin slums at the age of two. His mother remarried or took up with another man when James was about six years of age. She abandoned her young son and he was forced to go to the Meath Protestant Industrial School for Boys. The Meath School was cruel and harsh and he ran away to live in the streets or live with families that took to the likely boy. In 1905 'The Greatest Miracle' was published by Arthur Griffith in The United Irishman. Griffith became good friends with Stephens and published his works in his magazine know as the Sinn Fein. From 1905-1910, Stephens attended Gaelic League classes and become involved with political meetings. During this time he published several pieces which focused on Irish national pride, the importance of learning one's Irish language and customs, and remembering the ancient saga heroes. Stephens met many of his great contemporaries during this period including George Russell (AE), George Moore, W.B. Yeats, Lady Gregory, etc. In the year 1912, Stephens published The Charwoman's Daughter and later in the same year his noted work The Crock of Gold. The Crock of Gold was a great success and Stephens moved to Paris so he could concentrate on writing full time. Cynthia Kavanagh who had been his lover since 1907 accompanied him. He later married her in 1919. The Demi-Gods was published in 1914 and in 1915 he moved back to Dublin to become the Registrar of the National Gallery of Ireland (and stayed in that position till 1924). Stephens witnessed the shooting of a man as a result of the Easter Uprising in Dublin in 1916. This became a turning point for him as the event intensified his patriotic feelings and renewed his interest in old Irish literature. Stephens moved to London in the year 1925. He began a series of lecture tours which extended to the United States. In 1935 Stephens began a literary and personal friendship with James Joyce. His colleagues considered Stephens to be a genius who easily embraced fantasy, philosophy, and comedy - those who read him today will still be struck by his genius. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! STEPHENS/W77
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Stephens, James.
HERE ARE LADIES.
345p. 8vo. Original full purple cloth binding, embossed in blind and gold lettered. Spine faded. Covers spotted. Hardbound. James Stephens (1882-1950) was left fatherless in the Dublin slums at the age of two. His mother remarried or took up with another man when James was about six years of age. She abandoned her young son and he was forced to go to the Meath Protestant Industrial School for Boys. The Meath School was cruel and harsh and he ran away to live in the streets or live with families that took to the likely boy. In 1905 'The Greatest Miracle' was published by Arthur Griffith in The United Irishman. Griffith became good friends with Stephens and published his works in his magazine know as the Sinn Fein. From 1905-1910, Stephens attended Gaelic League classes and become involved with political meetings. During this time he published several pieces which focused on Irish national pride, the importance of learning one's Irish language and customs, and remembering the ancient saga heroes. Stephens met many of his great contemporaries during this period including George Russell (AE), George Moore, W.B. Yeats, Lady Gregory, etc. In the year 1912, Stephens published The Charwoman's Daughter and later in the same year his noted work The Crock of Gold. The Crock of Gold was a great success and Stephens moved to Paris so he could concentrate on writing full time. Cynthia Kavanagh who had been his lover since 1907 accompanied him. He later married her in 1919. The Demi-Gods was published in 1914 and in 1915 he moved back to Dublin to become the Registrar of the National Gallery of Ireland (and stayed in that position till 1924). Stephens witnessed the shooting of a man as a result of the Easter Uprising in Dublin in 1916. This became a turning point for him as the event intensified his patriotic feelings and renewed his interest in old Irish literature. Stephens moved to London in the year 1925. He began a series of lecture tours which extended to the United States. In 1935 Stephens began a literary and personal friendship with James Joyce. His colleagues considered Stephens to be a genius who easily embraced fantasy, philosophy, and comedy - those who read him today will still be struck by his genius. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! STEPHENS/W77
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Stephens, James.
IN THE LAND OF YOUTH.
304p. 8vo. Original full green cloth binding, gold decorated and lettered. Spine faded. Hardbound. First Edition. James Stephens (1882-1950) was left fatherless in the Dublin slums at the age of two. His mother remarried or took up with another man when James was about six years of age. She abandoned her young son and he was forced to go to the Meath Protestant Industrial School for Boys. The Meath School was cruel and harsh and he ran away to live in the streets or live with families that took to the likely boy. In 1905 'The Greatest Miracle' was published by Arthur Griffith in The United Irishman. Griffith became good friends with Stephens and published his works in his magazine know as the Sinn Fein. From 1905-1910, Stephens attended Gaelic League classes and become involved with political meetings. During this time he published several pieces which focused on Irish national pride, the importance of learning one's Irish language and customs, and remembering the ancient saga heroes. Stephens met many of his great contemporaries during this period including George Russell (AE), George Moore, W.B. Yeats, Lady Gregory, etc. In the year 1912, Stephens published The Charwoman's Daughter and later in the same year his noted work The Crock of Gold. The Crock of Gold was a great success and Stephens moved to Paris so he could concentrate on writing full time. Cynthia Kavanagh who had been his lover since 1907 accompanied him. He later married her in 1919. The Demi-Gods was published in 1914 and in 1915 he moved back to Dublin to become the Registrar of the National Gallery of Ireland (and stayed in that position till 1924). Stephens witnessed the shooting of a man as a result of the Easter Uprising in Dublin in 1916. This became a turning point for him as the event intensified his patriotic feelings and renewed his interest in old Irish literature. Stephens moved to London in the year 1925. He began a series of lecture tours which extended to the United States. In 1935 Stephens began a literary and personal friendship with James Joyce. His colleagues considered Stephens to be a genius who easily embraced fantasy, philosophy, and comedy - those who read him today will still be struck by his genius. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! STEPHENS/W77
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Stephens, James.
MARY, MARY.
263p. 8vo. Original full green cloth binding, gold decorated and lettered. Binding has some old spotting and bits of wear. Hardbound. First U.S. Edition. Stephen's important first book, a novel of the Dublin slums that was published in Britain as 'The Charwoman's Daughter'. James Stephens (1882-1950) was left fatherless in the Dublin slums at the age of two. His mother remarried or took up with another man when James was about six years of age. She abandoned her young son and he was forced to go to the Meath Protestant Industrial School for Boys. The Meath School was cruel and harsh and he ran away to live in the streets or live with families that took to the likely boy. In 1905 'The Greatest Miracle' was published by Arthur Griffith in The United Irishman. Griffith became good friends with Stephens and published his works in his magazine know as the Sinn Fein. From 1905-1910, Stephens attended Gaelic League classes and become involved with political meetings. During this time he published several pieces which focused on Irish national pride, the importance of learning one's Irish language and customs, and remembering the ancient saga heroes. Stephens met many of his great contemporaries during this period including George Russell (AE), George Moore, W.B. Yeats, Lady Gregory, etc. In the year 1912, Stephens published The Charwoman's Daughter and later in the same year his noted work The Crock of Gold. The Crock of Gold was a great success and Stephens moved to Paris so he could concentrate on writing full time. Cynthia Kavanagh who had been his lover since 1907 accompanied him. He later married her in 1919. The Demi-Gods was published in 1914 and in 1915 he moved back to Dublin to become the Registrar of the National Gallery of Ireland (and stayed in that position till 1924). Stephens witnessed the shooting of a man as a result of the Easter Uprising in Dublin in 1916. This became a turning point for him as the event intensified his patriotic feelings and renewed his interest in old Irish literature. Stephens moved to London in the year 1925. He began a series of lecture tours which extended to the United States. In 1935 Stephens began a literary and personal friendship with James Joyce. His colleagues considered Stephens to be a genius who easily embraced fantasy, philosophy, and comedy - those who read him today will still be struck by his genius. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! STEPHENS/W77
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Stephens, James.
ON PROSE AND VERSE.
41p. Uncut. Endpapers paste stained. Printed by William Edwin Rudge. Typography by Frederic Warde. Small 8vo. Attractive original full paper binding with color cloud like design. Original gold paper spine label. Hardbound. Limited to only 1,000 copies. Very good. James Stephens (1882-1950) was left fatherless in the Dublin slums at the age of two. His mother remarried or took up with another man when James was about six years of age. She abandoned her young son and he was forced to go to the Meath Protestant Industrial School for Boys. The Meath School was cruel and harsh and he ran away to live in the streets or live with families that took to the likely boy. In 1905 'The Greatest Miracle' was published by Arthur Griffith in The United Irishman. Griffith became good friends with Stephens and published his works in his magazine know as the Sinn Fein. From 1905-1910, Stephens attended Gaelic League classes and become involved with political meetings. During this time he published several pieces which focused on Irish national pride, the importance of learning one's Irish language and customs, and remembering the ancient saga heroes. Stephens met many of his great contemporaries during this period including George Russell (AE), George Moore, W.B. Yeats, Lady Gregory, etc. In the year 1912, Stephens published The Charwoman's Daughter and later in the same year his noted work The Crock of Gold. The Crock of Gold was a great success and Stephens moved to Paris so he could concentrate on writing full time. Cynthia Kavanagh who had been his lover since 1907 accompanied him. He later married her in 1919. The Demi-Gods was published in 1914 and in 1915 he moved back to Dublin to become the Registrar of the National Gallery of Ireland (and stayed in that position till 1924). Stephens witnessed the shooting of a man as a result of the Easter Uprising in Dublin in 1916. This became a turning point for him as the event intensified his patriotic feelings and renewed his interest in old Irish literature. Stephens moved to London in the year 1925. He began a series of lecture tours which extended to the United States. In 1935 Stephens began a literary and personal friendship with James Joyce. His colleagues considered Stephens to be a genius who easily embraced fantasy, philosophy, and comedy - those who read him today will still be struck by his genius. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! STEPHENS/W77
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Stephens, James.
A POETRY RECITAL.
pp. vi, 36, (1)[Publisher's catalogue]. Uncut. Endpapers age stained. Small 8vo. Original full paper binding. Hardbound. First Edition. Very Good plus. James Stephens (1882-1950) was left fatherless in the Dublin slums at the age of two. His mother remarried or took up with another man when James was about six years of age. She abandoned her young son and he was forced to go to the Meath Protestant Industrial School for Boys. The Meath School was cruel and harsh and he ran away to live in the streets or live with families that took to the likely boy. In 1905 'The Greatest Miracle' was published by Arthur Griffith in The United Irishman. Griffith became good friends with Stephens and published his works in his magazine know as the Sinn Fein. From 1905-1910, Stephens attended Gaelic League classes and become involved with political meetings. During this time he published several pieces which focused on Irish national pride, the importance of learning one's Irish language and customs, and remembering the ancient saga heroes. Stephens met many of his great contemporaries during this period including George Russell (AE), George Moore, W.B. Yeats, Lady Gregory, etc. In the year 1912, Stephens published The Charwoman's Daughter and later in the same year his noted work The Crock of Gold. The Crock of Gold was a great success and Stephens moved to Paris so he could concentrate on writing full time. Cynthia Kavanagh who had been his lover since 1907 accompanied him. He later married her in 1919. The Demi-Gods was published in 1914 and in 1915 he moved back to Dublin to become the Registrar of the National Gallery of Ireland (and stayed in that position till 1924). Stephens witnessed the shooting of a man as a result of the Easter Uprising in Dublin in 1916. This became a turning point for him as the event intensified his patriotic feelings and renewed his interest in old Irish literature. Stephens moved to London in the year 1925. He began a series of lecture tours which extended to the United States. In 1935 Stephens began a literary and personal friendship with James Joyce. His colleagues considered Stephens to be a genius who easily embraced fantasy, philosophy, and comedy - those who read him today will still be struck by his genius. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! STEPHENS/W77
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Stephens, James.
REINCARNATIONS.
pp. viii, 66, (1)[Publisher's catalogue]. Uncut. A few leaves age stained. Inked ownership of E.G. Craddock? Small 8vo. Original full blue cloth binding, gold lettered. Spine worn and darkened. Binding worn. Hardbound. First Edition. James Stephens (1882-1950) was left fatherless in the Dublin slums at the age of two. His mother remarried or took up with another man when James was about six years of age. She abandoned her young son and he was forced to go to the Meath Protestant Industrial School for Boys. The Meath School was cruel and harsh and he ran away to live in the streets or live with families that took to the likely boy. In 1905 'The Greatest Miracle' was published by Arthur Griffith in The United Irishman. Griffith became good friends with Stephens and published his works in his magazine know as the Sinn Fein. From 1905-1910, Stephens attended Gaelic League classes and become involved with political meetings. During this time he published several pieces which focused on Irish national pride, the importance of learning one's Irish language and customs, and remembering the ancient saga heroes. Stephens met many of his great contemporaries during this period including George Russell (AE), George Moore, W.B. Yeats, Lady Gregory, etc. In the year 1912, Stephens published The Charwoman's Daughter and later in the same year his noted work The Crock of Gold. The Crock of Gold was a great success and Stephens moved to Paris so he could concentrate on writing full time. Cynthia Kavanagh who had been his lover since 1907 accompanied him. He later married her in 1919. The Demi-Gods was published in 1914 and in 1915 he moved back to Dublin to become the Registrar of the National Gallery of Ireland (and stayed in that position till 1924). Stephens witnessed the shooting of a man as a result of the Easter Uprising in Dublin in 1916. This became a turning point for him as the event intensified his patriotic feelings and renewed his interest in old Irish literature. Stephens moved to London in the year 1925. He began a series of lecture tours which extended to the United States. In 1935 Stephens began a literary and personal friendship with James Joyce. His colleagues considered Stephens to be a genius who easily embraced fantasy, philosophy, and comedy - those who read him today will still be struck by his genius. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! STEPHENS/W77
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Stephens, James.
REINCARNATIONS.
pp. 76, (6)[Publisher's catalogue]. Uncut. Text very slightly beginning to brown. Top edge gold. Inked ownership of Wilson Beall Vance (who was the only son of the prolific author - Louis Joseph Vance). Small 8vo. Original cloth backed binding. Original front cover paper label. Spine darkened. Hardbound. First American Edition. Nice example. James Stephens (1882-1950) was left fatherless in the Dublin slums at the age of two. His mother remarried or took up with another man when James was about six years of age. She abandoned her young son and he was forced to go to the Meath Protestant Industrial School for Boys. The Meath School was cruel and harsh and he ran away to live in the streets or live with families that took to the likely boy. In 1905 'The Greatest Miracle' was published by Arthur Griffith in The United Irishman. Griffith became good friends with Stephens and published his works in his magazine know as the Sinn Fein. From 1905-1910, Stephens attended Gaelic League classes and become involved with political meetings. During this time he published several pieces which focused on Irish national pride, the importance of learning one's Irish language and customs, and remembering the ancient saga heroes. Stephens met many of his great contemporaries during this period including George Russell (AE), George Moore, W.B. Yeats, Lady Gregory, etc. In the year 1912, Stephens published The Charwoman's Daughter and later in the same year his noted work The Crock of Gold. The Crock of Gold was a great success and Stephens moved to Paris so he could concentrate on writing full time. Cynthia Kavanagh who had been his lover since 1907 accompanied him. He later married her in 1919. The Demi-Gods was published in 1914 and in 1915 he moved back to Dublin to become the Registrar of the National Gallery of Ireland (and stayed in that position till 1924). Stephens witnessed the shooting of a man as a result of the Easter Uprising in Dublin in 1916. This became a turning point for him as the event intensified his patriotic feelings and renewed his interest in old Irish literature. Stephens moved to London in the year 1925. He began a series of lecture tours which extended to the United States. In 1935 Stephens began a literary and personal friendship with James Joyce. His colleagues considered Stephens to be a genius who easily embraced fantasy, philosophy, and comedy - those who read him today will still be struck by his genius. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! STEPHENS/W77
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Stephens, James.
SONGS FROM THE CLAY.
pp. vi, 106 (1)[Publisher's catalogue]. Uncut. Endpapers beginning to brown. Small 8vo. Original full blue cloth binding, gold lettered. Binding slightly worn. Hardbound. First Edition. James Stephens (1882-1950) was left fatherless in the Dublin slums at the age of two. His mother remarried or took up with another man when James was about six years of age. She abandoned her young son and he was forced to go to the Meath Protestant Industrial School for Boys. The Meath School was cruel and harsh and he ran away to live in the streets or live with families that took to the likely boy. In 1905 'The Greatest Miracle' was published by Arthur Griffith in The United Irishman. Griffith became good friends with Stephens and published his works in his magazine know as the Sinn Fein. From 1905-1910, Stephens attended Gaelic League classes and become involved with political meetings. During this time he published several pieces which focused on Irish national pride, the importance of learning one's Irish language and customs, and remembering the ancient saga heroes. Stephens met many of his great contemporaries during this period including George Russell (AE), George Moore, W.B. Yeats, Lady Gregory, etc. In the year 1912, Stephens published The Charwoman's Daughter and later in the same year his noted work The Crock of Gold. The Crock of Gold was a great success and Stephens moved to Paris so he could concentrate on writing full time. Cynthia Kavanagh who had been his lover since 1907 accompanied him. He later married her in 1919. The Demi-Gods was published in 1914 and in 1915 he moved back to Dublin to become the Registrar of the National Gallery of Ireland (and stayed in that position till 1924). Stephens witnessed the shooting of a man as a result of the Easter Uprising in Dublin in 1916. This became a turning point for him as the event intensified his patriotic feelings and renewed his interest in old Irish literature. Stephens moved to London in the year 1925. He began a series of lecture tours which extended to the United States. In 1935 Stephens began a literary and personal friendship with James Joyce. His colleagues considered Stephens to be a genius who easily embraced fantasy, philosophy, and comedy - those who read him today will still be struck by his genius. ! STEPHENS/W77
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Disraeli, Isaac.
CURIOSITIES OF LITERATURE. WITH A VIEW OF THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF THE AUTHOR. BY HIS SON, THE RIGHT HON. B. DISRAELI. FOUR VOLUMES IN THREE. FROM THE FOURTEENTH CORRECTED LONDON EDITION.
Four volumes in three. Portrait frontis in volume one. 8vo. Original full cloth bindings, embossed in blind. Gilt lettered spines. Hardbound. Nice set. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! SET/W55
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Beowlf.
BEOWULF. Translated Into Verse By William Ellery Leonard and Illustrated By Lynd Ward.
pp. ix, 120 + Plus frontis and fifteen wonderful full page color plates by Lynd Ward. Text drawings. Title page printed in blue and black. Top edge pale gray. Inked ownership of Howard & Joyce Johnson, 1947. Sm. 4to. Original full linen cloth binding with blue labels on spine and front cover decorated and lettered in gold. Spine darkened with slight roughness at tail. Boards darkened at extremities. Hardbound. A nice copy with impressive color drawings by Lynd Ward. A beautifully printed and affordable version of the original Limited Editions Club publication. THESE HERITAGE PRESS BOOKS MAKE GREAT GIFTS. W81
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Strutt, Joseph.
THE SPORTS AND PASTIMES OF THE PEOPLE OF ENGLAND. Including the Rural and Domestic Recreations, May Games, Mummeries, Shows, Processions, Pageants, and Pompus Spectacles, from The Earliest Periods to the Present Time.
pp. lxvii, 420, (8) [Publisher's Catalogue]. Illustrated with 140 wood engravings in text, taken from ancient paintings. 8vo. 230 mm. Later full buckram binding. A very good copy of this great classic (First Edition - 1801). "This book is a key source for information on leisure time activities in 'Olde England,' including sports, hunting, games, dancing, gymnastics, music, festivals including Christmas and May Day and customs such as Mumming, The Boy Bishop, and The Lord of Misrule. It answers questions such as "How do you score a joust?," (p. 125) "When did feral wolves become extinct in Britain?," (p. 12) and "How much do you pay the piper?" (p. 164) And what is Shakespeare talking about when he mentions Shove-Groat (p. 242) or Nine Men's Morris (p. 256)? (The modern equivalents are shuffleboard and tic-tac-toe). Included are numerous quotes from original documents and dozens of plates based on period illustrations. Strutt also documents the constant conflict between popular culture and the religious and secular powers." **PRICE JUST REDUCED! GAMES BOX 5
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Harding, Jane D.
THE ARTHURIAN LEGEND, A Check List of Books in the Newberry Library, Supplement.
90p. 8vo. Original printed wraps. A fine copy of this useful bibliography on King Arthur and the tales that surround the Knights of the Round Table. REF8
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Botkin, B. A. (Editor).
A TREASURY OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER FOLKLORE. Stories, Ballads, Traditions and Folkways of the Mid-American River Country. Foreword by Carl Carmer.
pp. xx, 620. Signed by the editor. Large 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket, worn. Hardbound. AMERICANA BOX 4
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Buffington, Albert Franklin; Yoder, Don; et.al.
EBBES FER ALLE-EBBER EBBES FER DICH. SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE-SOMETHING FOR YOU. Essays In Memoriam Albert Franklin Buffington. Publications of The Pennsylvania German Society Vomume 14.
pp. xv, 534 + Portrait Frontis. Illustrated. Small 4to. 235 mm. Original full linen cloth binding, lettered and decorated in red. Pennsylvania German Society Volume 14. Contents include: Pennsylvania German Dialect and Folklore of Somerset County by Albert F. Buffington; Lach Hazhafdich! A Collection of "Earthy" Pennsylvania German "Schtories" by Albert F. Buffington; The Pennsylvania German Prose and Poetry of Thomas H. Harter and Harvey M. Miller by Albert F. Buffington; Palatine, Hession, Dutchman: Three Images of the German in America by Don Yoder; The Gunsmiths of York County, Pennsylvania by Walter Klinefelter; Journey to America by Jonas Heinrich Gudehus, translated by Larry M. Neff; Decorated Furniture of the Schwaben Creek Valley by Frederick S. Weiser and Mary Hammond Sullivan; The Earliest Records of Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 1730-1744 by Frederick S. Weiser; I A E S D: The Story of Johann Adam Eyer, Schoolmaster and Fraktur Artist by Frederick S. Weiser. Very good. PA GER SOC. BOX 5 BEFORE ORDERING PLEASE Email to RareBooks@POBox.com so that we can CONFIRM AVAILABILITY
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Borrow, George.
LAVENGRO. The Scholar, The Gypsy, The Priest.
pp. xxv, 569, engraved frontis plus illustrations. Top edge gold. 8vo. Original full green cloth binding decorated in gold. Nice copy. A facsimile of the 1851 edition with unaltered text of the origin al issue; some suppressed episodes; notes, etc., by the Author of "The Life of George Borrow". Three volumes. Engraved frontis. Thirty one page Publisher's Catalogue in Volume II. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Spine paper labels worn. Some loss at top and bottom of spines. Joints weak. Shaken. Some foxing. First edition. pp. x, 550. 8vo. Original half leather over marbled boards binding. Some foxing otherwise a very nice copy. First Edition. "George Henry Borrow (1803-1881) English writer and traveler, led a nomadic life in England and on the Continent, where he was a translator and agent for the British and Foreign Bible Society. His friendship with the Gypsies, whose language he learned, resulted in The Zincali, or the Gypsies of Spain (1841). Although his most famous book is The Bible in Spain (1843), his best is probably the autobiographical Lavengro (1851), with its sequel, Romany Rye (1857). All Borrows works are based on his wanderings." - Columbia Encyclopedia. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! GYPSY 2
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German-Pensylvanian Association
MIT PENNSYLVAANISCH-DEITSCH DARICH'S YAAHR. A Pennsylvania German Reader for Grandparents and Grandchildren.
160 p. With illustrations from Palatine almanacs. 8vo. Original wraps printed in red white and black. An anthology of poems and stories arranged by months of the year - completely in the Pennsylvania 'Dutch' dialect. Edited by a committee of distinguished German and American scholars and dialect teachers, including: Michael Werner; Butch Reigart; Josh Brown; Alice Spayd; Helmut Schmahl; Frank Kessler; and Walter Sauer. When first issued we were the primary distributors of this book in the U.S.
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Pennsylvania German Folklore Society.
PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN FOLKLORE SOCIETY. Volume IV. Includes: Iobst, Clarence F. EN QUART MILLICH UN EN HALB BEINT RAAHM. A Pennsylvania German Comedy // Barba. LEWIS MILLER, PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN FOLK ARTIST // ETC.
125p. Highly Illustrated. Original full cloth binding. Covers foxed. Limited edition. BEFORE ORDERING PLEASE Email to RareBooks@POBox.com so that we can CONFIRM AVAILABILITY
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Pennsylvania German Folklore Society.
PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN FOLKLORE SOCIETY. Volume VII. Includes: Landis. LANCASTER RIFLES // ETC.
174p. + Illustrations. Original full cloth binding. Covers foxed. Limited edition. Useful study of "Kentucky" rifles. BEFORE ORDERING PLEASE Email to RareBooks@POBox.com so that we can CONFIRM AVAILABILITY
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Pennsylvania German Folklore Society.
PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN FOLKLORE SOCIETY. Volume IX. Includes: Landis. LANCASTER RIFLE ACCESSORIES // Etc.
243p. + Illustrations. Original full cloth binding. Limited edition. A fine companion to Volume 7 in this series. BEFORE ORDERING PLEASE Email to RareBooks@POBox.com so that we can CONFIRM AVAILABILITY
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Pennsylvania German Folklore Society.
PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN FOLKLORE SOCIETY. Volume XI. Includes: Graeff. THE PENNSYLVANIA GERMANS IN ONTARIO. // & Kauffmann. COPPERSMITHING IN PENNSYLVANIA.
150p. + Illustrations. Original full cloth binding. Limited edition. BEFORE ORDERING PLEASE Email to RareBooks@POBox.com so that we can CONFIRM AVAILABILITY
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Pennsylvania German Folklore Society.
PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN FOLKLORE SOCIETY. Volume XIII. Includes: Reinert. COVERLETS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA GERMANS. // & Kuder. THE PRACTICAL FAMILY DYER. // & Buffington. LINGUISTIC VARIANTS OF THE PENNSYVANIA GERMAN DIALECT.
256p. Original full cloth binding. Limited edition. Extremely important and increasingly scarce study of loom woven coverlets. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! BEFORE ORDERING PLEASE Email to RareBooks@POBox.com so that we can CONFIRM AVAILABILITY
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Pennsylvania German Folklore Society.
PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN FOLKLORE SOCIETY. Volume XIV. Includes: Stoeffler. MYSTICISM IN THE GERMAN DEVOTIONAL LITERATURE OF COLONIAL PENNSYLVANIA.
195p. Original full cloth binding. Limited edition. **PRICE JUST REDUCED!
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Pennsylvania German Folklore Society.
PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN FOLKLORE SOCIETY. Volume XV. Includes: Gilbert. PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN WILLS.
139p. Original full cloth binding. Limited edition. Wills and Vendue lists are great storehouses of information. BEFORE ORDERING PLEASE Email to RareBooks@POBox.com so that we can CONFIRM AVAILABILITY
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Pennsylvania German Folklore Society.
PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN FOLKLORE SOCIETY. Volume XVII. Includes: Reichman & Doll. EPHRATA AS SEEN BY CONTEMPORARIES.
211p. Illustrations. Original coarse linen cloth binding. BEFORE ORDERING PLEASE Email to RareBooks@POBox.com so that we can CONFIRM AVAILABILITY
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Pennsylvania German Folklore Society.
PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN FOLKLORE SOCIETY. Volume XIX. Includes: Dundore. THE SAGA OF THE PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN IN WISCONSIN // & Buffington. HERBERT MEYER: An Early Pennsylvania German Poet.
176p. Illustrations. Original coarse linen cloth binding. BEFORE ORDERING - PLEASE Email to RareBooks@POBox.com so that we can CONFIRM AVAILABILITY
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Pennsylvania German Folklore Society.
PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN FOLKLORE SOCIETY. Volume XX. Includes: Stoudt. PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN POETRY, 1685-1830.
380p. Illustrations. Original coarse linen cloth binding.
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Pennsylvania German Folklore Society.
PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN FOLKLORE SOCIETY. Volume XXI. Includes: Dornbusch. PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN BARNS.
312p. Highly Illustrated. Original coarse linen cloth binding. Scarce and important.
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Pennsylvania German Folklore Society.
PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN FOLKLORE SOCIETY. Volume XXII. Includes: Nitzsche. MARRIAGE BY LOT. A Novel Based on Moravian History.
154p. Original coarse linen cloth binding. Pennsylvania German marriage based on the casting of lots & drawing of straws.
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Pennsylvania German Folklore Society.
PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN FOLKLORE SOCIETY. Volume XXV. Includes: Ernst. EPHRATA, A HISTORY.
354p. Original coarse linen cloth binding. BEFORE ORDERING PLEASE Email to RareBooks@POBox.com so that we can CONFIRM AVAILABILITY
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Pennsylvania German Folklore Society.
PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN FOLKLORE SOCIETY. Volume XXVI. Includes: Smith, Stewart, & Kyger. THE PENNSYLVANIA GERMANS OF THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY.
278p. + Illustrations. Original coarse linen cloth binding. Important information on the Virginia Germans, including details of their fraktur, folk art, and imprints.
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PennsylvaniaGerman FolkloreSociety.
PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN FOLKLORE SOCIETY. Volume IV. Includes: Iobst, Clarence F. EN QUART MILLICH UN EN HALB BEINT RAAHM. A Pennsylvania German Comedy // Barba. LEWIS MILLER, PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN FOLK ARTIST // ETC.
125p. Highly Illustrated. Original full cloth binding. Covers foxed. Limited edition. BEFORE ORDERING PLEASE Email to RareBooks@POBox.com so that we can CONFIRM AVAILABILITY
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PennsylvaniaGerman FolkloreSociety.
PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN FOLKLORE SOCIETY. Volume VII. Includes: Landis. LANCASTER RIFLES // ETC.
174p. + Illustrations. Original full cloth binding. Covers foxed. Limited edition. Useful study of "Kentucky" rifles. BEFORE ORDERING PLEASE Email to RareBooks@POBox.com so that we can CONFIRM AVAILABILITY
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PennsylvaniaGerman FolkloreSociety.
PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN FOLKLORE SOCIETY. Volume XI. Includes: Graeff. THE PENNSYLVANIA GERMANS IN ONTARIO. // & Kauffmann. COPPERSMITHING IN PENNSYLVANIA.
150p. + Illustrations. Original full cloth binding. Limited edition. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! BEFORE ORDERING PLEASE Email to RareBooks@POBox.com so that we can CONFIRM AVAILABILITY
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PennsylvaniaGerman FolkloreSociety.
PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN FOLKLORE SOCIETY. Volume XIX. Includes: Dundore. THE SAGA OF THE PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN IN WISCONSIN // & Buffington. HERBERT MEYER: An Early Pennsylvania German Poet.
176p. Illustrations. Original coarse linen cloth binding. ncludes: Dundore. THE SAGA OF THE PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN IN WISCONSIN // & Buffington. HERBERT MEYER: An Early Pennsylvania German Poet. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! BEFORE ORDERING PLEASE Email to RareBooks@POBox.com so that we can CONFIRM AVAILABILITY
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PennsylvaniaGerman FolkloreSociety.
PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN FOLKLORE SOCIETY. Volume XX. Includes: Stoudt. PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN POETRY, 1685-1830.
380p. Illustrations. Original coarse linen cloth binding.
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PennsylvaniaGerman FolkloreSociety; Dornbusch.
PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN FOLKLORE SOCIETY. Volume XXI. Includes: Dornbusch. PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN BARNS. PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN FOLKLORE SOCIETY. Volume XXI. Includes: Dornbusch. PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN BARNS.
312p. Highly Illustrated. Original coarse linen cloth binding. Scarce and important. **PRICE JUST REDUCED!
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PennsylvaniaGerman FolkloreSociety.
PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN FOLKLORE SOCIETY. Volume XXII. Includes: Nitzsche. MARRIAGE BY LOT. A Novel Based on Moravian History.
154p. Original coarse linen cloth binding. Pennsylvania German marriage based on the casting of lots & drawing of straws.
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Hershey Park; Pennsylvania Dutch Day.
PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH DAY. Hershey Park. (Collection of Seven Volumes) 1950 to 1974).
Scattered run of Seven (7) souvenir issues. Each containing from 40 to 100 pages. Highly illustrated. Handsome original block printed paper wraps, decorated with a PA Dutch floral design in colors. Includes the booklets for: 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1959; 1970; and 1974. A wonderful collection celebrating: local history; PA Dutch dialect and folklore; unique regional business and crafts; popular "Dutch" culture; etc. The booklets were first published in 1949, and included contributions by famous PA German historians, dialect teachers, and folklorists - such as: Frey, Shoemaker, Barba, Graeff, Swope, Etc. We also have a bound set of these booklets in wonderful condition, covering 1949-1977. GER-ENG PAMPH BX1 BAG 13
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Morgantown centennial.
A Fragment. THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF THE FOUNDING OF MORGANTOWN 1785-100-1845. With Addresses and Papers. Published by the Committee of Arrangement.
pp. (4), 120. 8 vo. 240 mm. XLib. Original full cloth binding. Manuscript in pencil on front pastedown: 'Compliments of Joseph Moreland, Sept. 15. 1908.' Morland wrote the 50 p. section 'Pioneer History, Tales, Legends, and Jokes'. The breezy style in this part makes this history most interesting, as well as informative. Scarce. OVERSIZE 5/6 / YORK HS
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Hitopadesa; Narayana.
THE HITOPADESA OF NARAYANA PANDIT. A PROTEGE OF KING DHAVALACHANDRA. [Tenth Edition]. BOUND WITH / BHOJA PRABANDHA OF BALLALA. Second Revised Edition
Two volumes in one. Ca. 200 p. Sanskrit text, with German pencil annotations. 8vo. Contemporary cloth backed marbled boards. Edited by Narayana Balakrishna Godabole and Kasinath Pandurang Parab. Collected around the 13th and 14th Century A.D., these stories and fables in the Sanskrit language feature both animal and human characters. They incorporate maxims, worldly wisdom and advice on worldly and political affairs in simple, elegant language. The work has been widely translated. Little is known about its origin, and dating of the work has been problematic. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! INDIA BOX
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