Studies In The Arthurian Legend John Rhys Arthurian Legend,Irish,Welsh

Collectible First English Edition 1891 Maroon Very Good+ to Near Fine Hardcover. Bright Gilt Spine Titling. Clean NO writing in the text or anywhere. 410 pp. NO underlines NOT a Library copy. Book plate of British Indian Army Officer William George Walker who won the Victoria Cross. Deep discussion of Peredur in the Mabinogion and the Cauldron/Grail Mythological comparisons to Cuchulainn Gwenhyvar, Morgan le Fay, the Morrigan, Taliesin and the Voyage to the Land of the Dead. Gwalchmai. Much linguistics with translations by this Welsh Oxford Professor of Celtic who Tolkien knew. Besides Rhys well known mythological analysis of Arthur he also believed in his little known historical Arthur as a Comes Britanniae alongside the Mythical one. Includes translations from Welsh language journals. So much in this great Welsh Arthurian Classic. Tight binding. Rare First Edition in this great condition and Not a library copy. Some sunning to rear cover and only slight wear on this First English Edition with one pencil eraser size spot in back. Beautiful clean endpapers. See all our Seven Three Geese in Flight Celtic Book Scans of Spine, Front and rear Cover, Edition, Book Plate Endpapers and Table of Contents