Taniguchi, Jiro. A Grammatical Analysis of Artistic Representation of Irish English with a Brief Discussion of Sounds and Spelling. Shinozaki Shorin, Tokyo [1955]. First Edition, first impression.
Original publisher's blue boards, with gilt titles to spine, and publisher's logo blind stamped to lower board.
Slight edgewear, but boards remain crisp and attractive. Internally clean and bright, with no markings. Overall, in very good condition.
Seminal study of the development of English usage among Gaelic speakers in Ireland, with the interaction of the two languages creating a distinct Irish English means of expression. Taniguchi traces the impact of this on writers including Edgeworth, Joyce, Shaw, Synge, and Yeats.