O’FLAHERTY, Tom. Aranmen All. (IN FINE PRESENTATION THREE CANDLES BINDING)

Illustrated. Endpapers illustrated with map of the Aran Islands. Dublin: At the Sign of the Three Candles. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1934. Crown octavo. pp. [xi], 9-192. Bound in full contemporary blue roan, title in gilt on brown morocco label on gilt ruled spine. A very good copy.
Thomas O’Flaherty (1891-1936), brother of the celebrated novelist Liam, was born at Gort na gCapall, in the Aran Islands. He emigrated to America in 1911 where he had a varied career. Returning to Ireland in the 1930s he spent some time in Dublin, writing for the press.
Of the twenty illustrations, twelve were from the film ‘Man of Aran’, which was a tremendous success on its release in 1934