1933 Scarce Book- The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns and Fairies by R. Kirk

Author: Robert Kirk, M.A., Minister of Aberfoyle (1691). (Comments, Andrew Lang).
Title: The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns and Fairies. Comment by Andrew Lang, introduction by R.B. Cunninghame Graham.
Publisher: Stirling: Eneas Mackay, 1933.
Edition Notes: First published in manuscript in 1691, first printed edition in 1815 (100 copies), second edition in 1893 (500 copies). This 1933 Eneas Mackay edition reprints Andrew Lang’s celebrated 1893 commentary, with an added introduction by R. B. Cunninghame Graham.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 8.5 x 6.5 inches.
Pages: 128 pages.
Binding: Very good original publisher’s violet cloth binding, lettered in black to spine and upper board (hinges fine, overall slightly scuffed - as shown). Complete with the scarce original printed dust jacket, patterned in red and black on cream, titled in red and black to front panel and spine. (Jacket with mild edge wear, light chipping at head of spine, and some toning, but overall well-preserved - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, some scattered foxing more pronounced on a few leaves - as shown). 
Illustrations: Complete with the nice frontispiece by D.Y. Cameron of the Hill of the Fairies at Aberfoyle.

Estimate: (USD 1000-1200)

The book: A cornerstone of Scottish folklore, The Secret Commonwealth is Robert Kirk’s extraordinary treatise on the supernatural beings of the Highlands—elves, fairies, fauns, and other spirits—written in 1691 while he served as minister at Aberfoyle. Blending theology, anthropology, and first-hand accounts, Kirk’s work provides one of the earliest systematic attempts to record and interpret folk beliefs about the “subterranean commonwealth.” This edition, enriched with Lang’s erudite commentary and Cunninghame Graham’s spirited introduction, preserves the unique blend of scholarly inquiry and folkloric wonder that has made the text a touchstone for students of the occult, Celtic tradition, and fairy lore.

The author: Robert Kirk (1644–1692) was a Scottish minister, Gaelic scholar, and folklorist. His death—shrouded in mystery and itself the subject of supernatural legend—has become almost as famous as the work he left behind.