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Mervyn Wall. Two Novels, including:... (Total: 2 Items)
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Mervyn Wall. Two Novels, including: The Return of Fursey. London: The Pilot Press Ltd., 1948. First published 1948. Octavo. 234 pages. Some illustrations throughout the text by John Parsons. Publisher's French blue cloth covers with the spine lettered in black. Black dust jacket with an illustration in blue, white, and black, and the lettering in white. Some rubbing to the jacket, slight sunning to the jacket spine, tiny closed tears to the head and foot of the jacket spine. Altogether a very good copy. Irish author Mervyn Wall (1908 - 1997) sets this work in tenth century Ireland, focusing upon the feared themes of witchcraft, demonology, and sorcery, three highly prevalent themes of the Middle Ages. [and:] The Unfortunate Fursey. New York: Crown Publishers, [1947]. Octavo. 255 pages. Publisher's light green cloth covers with a small blue imprint on the front cover. The spine is lettered in light blue. Some discoloration to the spine and top edges of the covers, some rubbing to the jacket, a large piece missing from the back of the jacket, some tiny closed tears to the edges of the jacket, sunned jacket spine. Altogether a very good copy. Focused upon Brother Fursey at the Clonmacnoise monastery in tenth century Ireland, this satirical and highly entertaining novel places this loveable character in the midst of a contest between the Devil and Bishop Flanagan.Auction Info
2008 June Grand Format Books & Manuscripts Auction #683 (go to Auction Home page)
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