Claymore and Kilt Tales of Scottish Kings Castles 1st Edition SIGNED in DJ 1967 by Sorche Nic Leodhas illustrated by Leo & Diane Dillon

Title: Claymore and Kilt: Tales of Scottish Kings and Castles

Author: Sorche Nic Leodhas
Illustrator: Leo Dillon, Diane Dillon

Description: Signed by both illustrators on title page. Stated First Edition. Green cloth spine with gilt lettering and green-yellow boards. Faint soiling along the fore-edge of the text block. Previous owner's address rubber stamp on half-title page, else pages unmarked and clean. Dust jacket shows light edgewear; closed tear on rear panel near fore-edge; front flap clipped but still showing the publisher's price ($3.95). DJ in archival sleeve. 157, [1] pp. 9.5 x 6.5 inches.

Claymore and Kilt, a collection of stirring historical tales about Scottish kings, lairds, and chieftains from the time of King Fingal in 211 A.D. to King James VI in 1611 A.D. These are tales of love, battle, loyalty, misdeeds, and good deeds, woven through with the Scots' unbending honor and steadfast sense of humor.

Sorche Nic Leodhas was the pseudonym of American author LeClaire Gowans Alger (1898-1969). She was a teller of traditional Scottish tales and for her fine work received multiple honors, including the Caldecott Medal, a Newbery Honor, and the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award.

Leo Dillon (1933-2012) and Diane Dillon (b. 1933) were prolific American illustrators, known for their children's picture books and cover art for a variety of imaginative and fantasy literature. Extensively recognized for their work, among the many awards they've received are consecutive Caldecott Medals (1976 and 1977) and the 2008 World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement.

Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good+
Jacket Condition: Very Good

Publisher: Holt, Rinehart and Winston
Place: New York
Year: 1967

Language: English

ISBN: n/a

Keywords: young adult, YA, Scotland, history, Highlands,