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Totowa, NJ: Rowman and Littlefield, 1974.
Folklore of The British Isles series. Author describes the customs and beliefs of the three East Anglian counties -- Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely, Norfolk and Suffolk. She begins with a discussion of the form and rhythm of daily life in East Anglia, then moves on to talk about legends of fairies, ghosts, giants, 'jack o' lanterns', and the Devil. Drawings by Gay John Galsworthy. Foreword by Venetia Newall. Binder's blemish to front board. more information
Price: 20.00 USD
Totowa, NJ: Rowman and Littlefield, 1974.
Folklore of The British Isles series. Author describes the customs and beliefs of the three East Anglian counties -- Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely, Norfolk and Suffolk. She begins with a discussion of the form and rhythm of daily life in East Anglia, then moves on to talk about legends of fairies, ghosts, giants, 'jack o' lanterns', and the Devil. Drawings by Gay John Galsworthy. Foreword by Venetia Newall. Light smudge to front board. 192 pp., including index. more information
Price: 25.00 USD
Totowa, NJ: Rowman and Littlefield, 1976.
Folklore of The British Isles series. One of the first studies of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Drawing from both oral and printed sources, author presents customs, beliefs and traditional stories from the area, including King Arthur, Edgar and William Rufus, to stories connected to the early Christian saints, the Cavaliers and Roundheads, and lore and legend of Hampshire and Wight as well (Druids, the Devil, giants, fairies, and buried treasure) Foreword by Venetia Newall. 192 pp. 10 woodcuts by George Tute. more information
Price: 18.00 USD
Totowa, NJ: Rowman and Littlefield, 1976.
Folklore of The British Isles series. One of the first studies of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Drawing from both oral and printed sources, author presents customs, beliefs and traditional stories from the area, including King Arthur, Edgar and William Rufus, to stories connected to the early Christian saints, the Cavaliers and Roundheads, and lore and legend of Hampshire and Wight as well (Druids, the Devil, giants, fairies, and buried treasure) Foreword by Venetia Newall. 192 pp. 10 woodcuts by George Tute. more information
Price: 18.00 USD
Totowa, NJ: Rowman and Littlefield, 1976.
Folklore of The British Isles series. Local customs and traditions, stories of the supernatural, tales of the devil and giants, witches and magicians, local saints, pagan and Christian symbols on local monuments, old customs such as jolly-boyings, pace-egg rolling, Spanish water in May, Yak Bob Day, Rush-bearings, Grasmere Sports, Shepherds Meets, etc. Foreword by Venetia Newall. 184pp. 10 illustrations, and 1 map. more information
Price: 24.50 USD
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1952.
Illustrated by Joshua Tolford. Hardcover is ex-library in library binding with all pastings and stampings, corner clipped front endpaper, cover wear with red mark on front; pages clean of pencil or crayon. Digital image available upon request. more information
Price: 23.00 USD
London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co, 1872.
Shelfwear, scuffing, rubbing to spinecaps, rear hinge starting, but solid in binding. more information
Price: 75.00 USD
Totowa, New Jersey: Rowman and Littlefield, 1975.
Describes much of England's more important country lore, using historical material as well as contemporary accounts. Includes look at old beliefs, superstitions and rituals as well as other lore "embodied in subconscious folk memory". 208 pp., including index. more information
Price: 23.00 USD
London: John Russell Smith, 1870.
Brown buckram over bds. with gold lettering and ruling on spine and embossed decoraion on front and back cover. Some pages yellowing and light wear at extremities. more information
Price: 44.40 USD
Totowa, New Jersey: Rowman and Littlefield, 1976.
Brown cloth over bds. with gold lettering on spine in DJ. Illustrated with drawings bvy Terrence Dalley The Folklore of The British Isles series. more information
Price: 27.80 USD
Totowa, New Jersey: Rowman and Littlefield, 1976.
Light green cloth over bds. with gold lettering on spine in DJ. Illustrated with drawings by Gay John Galsworthy. The Folklore of The British Isles series. more information
Price: 27.80 USD
Totowa, New Jersey: Rowman and Littlefield, 1975.
Green cloth over bds. with gold lettering on spine in DJ. Illustrated with drawings by Gay John Galsworthy. The Folklore of The British Isles series. more information
Price: 27.80 USD
Totowa, New Jersey: Rowman and Littlefield, 1976.
Brown cloth over bds. with gold lettering on spine in DJ. Illustrated with drawings by Gay John Galsworthy. The Folklore of The British Isles series. more information
Price: 27.80 USD
Totowa, New Jersey: Rowman and Littlefield, 1976.
Brown cloth over bds. with gold lettering on spine in DJ. Illustrated with drawings by Gay John Galsworthy. The Folklore of The British Isles series. more information
Price: 27.80 USD
Totowa, New Jersey: Rowman and Littlefield, 1977.
Brown cloth over bds. with gold lettering on spine in DJ. Illustrated. The Folklore of The British Isles series. more information
Price: 27.80 USD
Totowa, New Jersey: Rowman and Littlefield, 1978.
Brown cloth over bds. with gold lettering on spine in DJ. Illustrated by Gay John Galsworthy. The Folklore of The British Isles series. more information
Price: 27.80 USD
Totowa, New Jersey: Rowman and Littlefield, 1974.
Brown cloth over bds. with gold lettering on spine in DJ. Illustrated by Gay John Galsworthy The Folklore of The British Isles series. more information
Price: 27.80 USD
Totowa, New Jersey: Rowman and Littlefield, 1976.
Black cloth over bds. with gold lettering on spine in DJ. Illustrated with woodcuts by George Tute. The Folklorer of The British Isles series. more information
Price: 27.80 USD
New York: Vanguard Press Inc, 1948.
Illustrated by Donald McKay. Digital image available upon request. more information
Price: 23.00 USD
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1952.
Gray buckram over bds. with black lettering on spine in price-clipped DJ. DJ has very light wear at extremities. more information
Price: 27.80 USD
