The Fairy Tradition in Britain.
by Spence, Lewis
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London Rider and Company, 1948, First Edition. hardcover. First Edition, First Printing (black cloth covers, no additional printing noted). -- An exceedingly detailed and researched book, the author states "no source has been neglected and no phase of the lore of fairy life, custom or legend has been omitted." Includes 12 black-and-white plates. Chapters on England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland; nomenclature; costume; changelings, etc. -- Hardcover, 374 pages. Condition: very good (spine letters bit dulled; outer pages foxed; owner name; no jacket). Pages are otherwise clear and crisp, and binding is tight.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bucks County Bookshop IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 40210
- Title
- The Fairy Tradition in Britain.
- Author
- Spence, Lewis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Rider and Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1948
- Keywords
- NOISBN
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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