Fairy Legends and Traditions of the South of Ireland. A New and Complete Edition by T. Wright, with Illustrations by Maclise & Green. London: Swan Sonnenschein, 1909. Seventh Edition. Pages, 352. A nice copy in green cloth covers, with gilt title and decoration to front cover and spine.

Thomas Crofton Croker was a Corkman of the ascendancy class who roamed the southern countryside collecting tales and folklore. He published his collection anonymously in 1825.

The book sold almost 1,000 copies within a week – a bestseller in its day – and in the same year, the brothers Grimm translated it into German, taking some liberties along the way.