Myths and Folk-Lore of Ireland. Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1906. Quarter cloth, over green paper boards. Title and floral design in gilt to upper cover and title to spine. A very good copy.

Inscribed by Mrs Jerimagh Curtin ‘in fulfilment of a wish expressed by the author,’ dated Los Angeles, April 28th, 1908.

A foundational work of Irish folklore first publlished in 1890.  Including “The Son of the King of Erin and the Giant,” “Fin MacCumhail and the Fenians of Erin,” and “Oisin in Tir Na Nog,” followed by a section of notes.

Alma Cardell Curtin was the wife of the folklorist Jeremiah Curtin. After Jeremiah’s death in 1906, Alma prepared several of his manuscripts for publication. Most notably, she was the actual writer of The Memoirs of Jeremiah Curtin (published in 1940). She compiled the text based on his dictation and her own diaries, though the work was published under his name.