Claymore and Kilt.

LEODHAS, Sorche Nic [LeClaire Gowans Alger].

$40.00

Item Number: 137529

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1967.

First edition of Sorche Leodhas’ beloved collection of  historical tales, never before recorded. Octavo, original half cloth. Very good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Leo and Diane Dillon.

Publishing under a pseudonym, LeClaire Gowans Alger has published numerous works on Scottish history and mythology. Adopting the oral traditions of the Scottish peoples into writings, many of her works have won awards. Her Claymore and Kilt covers historical episodes involving Scottish monarchs, chieftains and warriors from the 3rd century through the 17th.