First published 1920

Irish Fairy Tales

by James Stephens

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Macmillan, 1920

The first edition of Irish Fairy Tales by James Stephens was published in New York by Macmillan in 1920. We track 1 edition.

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Who published the first edition of Irish Fairy Tales?

The first edition of Irish Fairy Tales by James Stephens was published in New York by Macmillan in 1920.

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We track 1 edition of Irish Fairy Tales, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.

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Yes: the text is out of copyright in the United States and free to read on Project Gutenberg. Collectors still pay for the first edition, which is the physical object, not the words.

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Dark green cloth cover of Irish Fairy Tales by James Stephens with a gilt roundel of a figure and animals
Cover of Irish Fairy Tales by James Stephens, illustrated by Arthur Rackham, 1920.Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Arthur Rackham colour plate of a small child walking through a dense, tangled wood, from Irish Fairy Tales
An Arthur Rackham illustration from the 1920 edition of James Stephens's Irish Fairy Tales.Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain