[Printed pamphlet poem with note by ‘A. H. M.’, i.e. Alfred H. Mayhew, bookseller at 56 Charing Cross Road, London.] St. Patrick’s Breastplate [Adapted by Katherine M. Buck]. ['Made for the "Wayland-Dietrich Saga"'.]

Published by PUBLISHED BY ALFRED H. MAYHEW / At the Sign of "The Smithy" 56 Charing Cross Road London W.C.2. / / Printed in Great Britain by R. Stockwell Baden Place Crosby Row S.E.1., 1926

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Seller: Richard M. Ford Ltd, London, United KingdomRichard M. Ford Ltd

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Five copies listed on JISC. Now scarce. 8pp, 16mo. Stitched pamphlet, on good wove paper. In fair condition, lightly aged, with small closed tear at head of first leaf. First two leaves with light crease. Enfolded in ‘wallet’ of the same paper, repeating the title on the front (differently positioned), and also giving the price as sixpence. The poem, covering pp.2-7, is in small print, and the first stanza reads: ‘I bind upon myself to-day / The Strength of the Holy Trinity: / That mighty Breastplate be my Stay! / I here invoke . . . I here confess . . . / The Three in One, the One in Three! / Creator! Judge! Wilt Thou not bless?’ On the final page, above Mayhew’s device and the slug, is a fifteen-line note by ‘A. H. M.’, including the following: ‘The foregoing adaptation is based upon prose translations by Dr. Todd and Dr. Whitley Stokes, and a comparison with the Ancient Irish Text. Though made for the "Wayland-Dietrich Saga" it is felt that a separate impression may not be unacceptable.’ Nearly a century later, there is still a bookshop on the same site, one of the few to survive the decline of the Charing Cross Road.…

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[Printed pamphlet poem with note by ‘A. H. M.’, i.e. Alfred H. Mayhew, bookseller at 56 Charing Cross Road, London.] St. Patrick’s Breastplate [Adapted by Katherine M. Buck]. ['Made for the "Wayland-Dietrich Saga"'.]
Author
Katherine M. Buck; A. H. M. [i.e. Alfred H. Mayhew, bookseller at 56 Charing Cross Road, London] [the Wayland-Dietrich Saga]
Publisher
PUBLISHED BY ALFRED H. MAYHEW / At the Sign of "The Smithy" 56 Charing Cross Road London W.C.2. / / Printed in Great Britain by R. Stockwell Baden Place Crosby Row S.E.1.
Publication year
1926

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Private premises. Autographs, manuscripts and archives on any subject. Particular interest in publishing and bookselling history. Occasional catalogues. Company number: 03785276

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Richard M. Ford Ltd

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Norwich, United Kingdom NR1 4DJ