O'Faolain, Sean — The Irish: A Character Study

New York, The Devin-Adair Company, 1949. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Simple, accessible history and psychoanalysis of Irish character through a heavily metaphorized (dendritic) analysis, the "roots," "trunk," and "five branches" of Irish history. turdy, attractive, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, neat and tidy paste-downs; not ex-library, with neither highlighting nor underlining. Bound simply in black cloth, minor wear to covers, a bit to tips, spine head and foot bumped, rubbed gilt lettering to spine, but a clean interior. x [1], 3-180 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Good