1917 Rare First Edition - THE DRUID PATH by Marah Ellis Ryan. Short stories in ancient Ireland.
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Author: Marah Ellis Ryan.
Title: The Druid Path with Will Vreeland decorations.
Publisher: Chicago, IL: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1917. First Edition.
Size: 8.5 "X 6 ".
Pages: 321 pages.
Binding: Very good full cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly scuffed - as shown) under a removable protective mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, rare light foxing or staining - as shown, 4 pages opened roughly with close tears and chips in the outer margin without affecting the text - as shown).
Illustrations: Including music score sheets and nice in-text Celtic decorations by Will Vreeland.
The book: Rare First Edition of The Druid Path, a collection of short stories set in ancient and modern Ireland, by a now-forgotten popular author of the early twentieth century, Marah Ellis Ryan. Ryan was a novelist, actress, and activist for Native American rights. This was her only book about Ireland. She tapped a huge body of tales, lore, and song which was being rediscovered at the time by the 'Celtic Twilight' movement. Her social consciousness is in evidence here, particularly in the latter part of the book which is set in modern (i.e. 1917) Ireland.
The author: Marah Ellis Ryan (née Martin; February 27, 1860 or 1866 – July 11, 1934), also known as Ellis Martin, was an author, actress, and activist from the United States. She was considered an authority on Native Americans after living with the Hopi.