CLIFFORD, Sigerson. Travelling Tinkers [SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR FIRST BOOK PRINTED BY THE DOLMEN PRESS “BEST AND TRUE FRIEND OF THE BARDS”]

Drumcondra: The Dolmen Press, 1951. [vii], 22, [2]. Design on the titlepage by Liam Miller. Blue printed wrappers. Edition limited to 500 copies [100 signed copies in cloth and 400 in paper wrappers]. This copy is signed and inscribed by the author to Seamus Fenton on titlepage. A near fine copy. Rare.

Miller 1.
Second state of the first Dolmen publication. The first book by The Dolmen Press, issued from Sion Hill House, Drumcondra. A small collection of ballads about Ireland’s ‘travelling people’ published on Gathering Day of Puck Fair, 1951. The establishing of the press and their first publication was received with such enthusiasm that the little book sold out in a couple of weeks. This encouragement resulted in the Dolmen Press continuing with publishing and they went on to be one of Ireland’s greatest printing houses.

[L4 10H in Plastic wallet]