A Mysterious Scottish Author & A Fine French Binding : Mcleod - Three Legends of the Christ Child (1903)

MACLEOD, Fiona. Three Legends of the Christ Child. Portland, ME: Thomas B Mosher, MDCCCCVIII [1903]. (140 x 90 mm) 41 pp. Title page in red and black. Each page ruled. Head and tail pieces. Fine binding by Hardy, Maillard, and Pilon in crushed red Morocco with gilt stamping; signed on rear turn in; six compartments on spine with decoration and title and author stamped. Gilt gauffers and edge stamping. Some scuffing. Overall VERY GOOD condition.  Ideal Series of Little Masterpieces -10, Only edition. About the Author: In the 19th and 20th centuries, the Celtic Revival was a championed movement to restore interest in and access to the folklore, literature, art, and languages of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the Isle of Man, Cornwall, and Brittany. One of the forgotten figures of the literary camaraderie is Fiona Mcleod— an author who does not exist and yet has such a compelling and strange story fitting into this important movement. Fiona Mcleod is the dual identity of William Sharp who