The Crock of Gold (1926)

Illustrated by Thomas Mackenzie

On the left, we show a rare copy of The Crock of Gold - as illustrated by Thomas Mackenzie - published in 1926.   This example retains the original gilt-stamped emerald cloth cover.

The Crock of Gold is a novel from James Stephens that mixes philosophy, Irish folklore and the seemingly eternal discord

between the sexes with charm, humour and good grace. Throughout the novels 6 books - 'The Coming of Pan',

'The Philosopher's Journey', 'The Two Gods', 'The Philosopher's Return', 'The Policemen' and 'The Thin Woman's

Journey' - the tale involves a philosopher and his quest to find Cáitlin Ni Murrachu and deliver her from the dog Pan

(while the philosopher, himself, experiences catharsis).

Mackenzie's illustrations complement the work of James Stephens in wonderful fashion. In addition to the lovely colour

suite of images, Mackenzie also prepared a large number of monotone illustrations that appeared throughout The Crock

of Gold as marginalia.

Our Greeting Cards and Reproduction Prints

For connoisseurs of Mackenzie's work, we have prepared sets of 12 Greeting Cards displaying each of his colour images for The Crock of Gold and on the left, we show an example of how these Greeting Cards appear.             Code: TM CG CS(12) Price: US$60.00

When presented on Greeting Cards, these images are prepared as tipped-on plates - in hommage to the hand-crafted

approach typical of prestige illustrated publications produced in the early decades of the 20th Century. Each card is

hand-finished and and the images are presented on Ivory card stock with an accompanying envelope. The rear of each

card carries information about Thomas Mackenzie, this wonderful suite and the profiled illustration - we have left the

interior of the cards blank so that you may write your own personal message.

Should you wish to order a Reproduction Print of one or more of these images, we have provided some options below.

Each of these large format prints is also accompanied by information about Thomas Mackenzie, this suite and the profiled

illustration.

To purchase, simply click on the appropriate "Add to Cart" button and you will be taken through to our Shopping Cart

secured through PayPal. Multiple purchases will be consolidated by that feature and shipping and handling costs to any

destination in the world are accommodated by our flat-rate fee of US$20 for every US$200 worth of purchases.

Of course, should you wish to discuss some customised options, we welcome your contact on any matter through

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In the meantime, enjoy perusing these wonderful images from Thomas Mackenzie.

The colour illustrations

The Coming of Pan The Philosophers were able to hear each other thinking all day long (Frontispiece)	The Coming of Pan "Will you never be done talking?" shouted the Thin Woman passionately	The Coming of Pan He stood waist-deep in greenery, fronting her squarely	The Coming of Pan "Do you remember," said Seumas, "the way he hopped and waggled his leg last time he was here?"
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The Philosopher's Journey He saw Cáitlin Ni Murrachu walking a little way in front with a small vessel in her hand	The Philosopher's Journey At that moment the Philosopher's cake lost all its savour	The Two Gods A swift shadow darkened the passage	The Philosopher's Return A young woman came along the road and stood gazing earnestly at this house
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The Policemen "Tell me where the money is?" he hissed	The Thin Woman's Journey He ... wept in so loud a voice that his comrades swarmed up to see what had happened to him	The Thin Woman's Journey When they topped a slight incline they saw a light shining some distance away	The Happy March Cáitlin danced in uncontrollable gaiety
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