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IN SEARCH OF LOST GODS: A Guide to Brtish Folklore.

by WHITLOCK**, RALPH:

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UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st thus.[Book Club issue by arrangement with original publisher,PHAIDON.] FINE-/FINE.No owner inscrptn per se,but red ink underlining to a paragraph each on verso+recto pp89/90 and a single paragraph to pp147 respectively - no other underlining anywhere else,no clip to dw/dj - absence of any price as a Book Club issue.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy,white background to colour illustrated artwork with black+blue letters to front panel of dw/dj, spine with black letters and some miniscule chipping at head of same,rear panel plain white without any illustration or text.Top+ fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean and solid,near pristine but for red ink underlining already mentioned - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners.Publishers bright,crisp, clean,generally sharp-cornered,original,plain burgundy cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st thus,8-192pp [paginated] includes an introduction,5 chapters: Legends,Superstitions and beliefs,Sacred sites,Festivals and Sports and Games,profuse b/w illustrations,diagrams and b/w photographs interspersed throughout the text and the book,an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title,double-page scenic b/w photograph illustrated title page,contents list/table with woodland scenic b/w photographic frntis to its reverse.
See also my book ID rja793619 for another title by this author 'Folklore in Devon.'
An interpretation of old time country life and folklore that traces the roots of its traditions back to the old Gods of the Celts, Vikings,and Romans,revealing the thin veneer of civilisation that lies over primitive instincts and atavistic memories.
Examination of the legends,superstitions and beliefs,sacred sites,festivals,sports and games having their roots in folklore.
A fascinating book by an authority on the subject.
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Bookseller
R. J. A. PAXTON-DENNY. GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
rja941221
Title
IN SEARCH OF LOST GODS: A Guide to Brtish Folklore.
Author
WHITLOCK**, RALPH:
Illustrator
illus with profuse b/w illustrations and photographs.
Book Condition
Used - FINE-.
Jacket Condition
FINE.
Quantity Available
1
Edition
UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st thus.
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
LONDON.Book Club Associates/Phaidon Press Limited,1979.
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
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PLYMOUTH., Devon

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