1917 Scarce Signed First Edition - The Druid Path by Marah Ellis Ryan. Short stories in ancient Ireland.

(Description)

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 original full cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly scuffed - as shown) in a good scarce original dust jacket (tears and chips - as shown) under a removable protective mylar cover. 
Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, rare light foxing - as shown, small tear repaired by a previous owner on the lower margin of the first blank page - as shown, presentation note signed by the author Marah Ellis Ryan on the half title page - as shown).
Illustrations: Including music score sheets and nice in-text Celtic decorations by Will Vreeland. 

Estimate: (Scarce with no or few other signed copies available for sale worldwide),

The book: Rare SIGNED 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.