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Condition: Sehr gut. Reprint of 1914 edition. 14.5 cm x 22 cm. XXXI, 202 pages. Original hardcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Inscription by preowner. Very slight yellowing of page edges. Clean inside with intact binding. [Irish Texts Society - Vol XVI] Includes the following chapters: Preface / Introduction / Life of Declan / Life of Mochuda / Notes to Life of Declan / Notes to Life of Mochuda / Index. "It is solely the historical aspect and worth of the two tracts herewith presented that appealed to their editor and first suggested to him their preparation for publication. Had preparation in question depended for its motive merely on consdierations of the texts' philologic interest or value it would, to speak frankly, never have been undertaken. The editor, who disclaims qualification as a philologist, regards these Lives as very valuable historical material, publication of which may serve to light up some dark corners of our Celtic ecclesiastical past" (from Preface). …