Folklore, Myth & Legend. Secondhand Books. Man Myth & Magic

FM1A. Alexander, H.B, Mythology of all Races volume 10: North American, 1916, Cooper Square 1964, 8vo, black cloth with spine lettered in gold, silver, and blue, 26 + 325pp + a coloured frontispiece with captioned tissue guard and 32 plates, of which 4 are coloured. Ex lib, small file number to spine, very faint impressed stamp to front board, book plate to front end paper, neat ink stamps to verso of title page and a couple of final margins; light rubbing to cloth in places, edges of text block tanned and lightly soiled, text clean and tight, lacks map at end which doesn’t appear to have ever been present, but otherwise a good + and textually better copy £10

F1AA. Baker, R.L, Hoosier Folk Legends, 1st edition, Indiana University Press 8vo pbk. 1989, 22 + 264pp. A comprehensive collection of Indiana folklore, including sections on witches, monsters, special powers, hauntings, etc, through to modern legends such as UFOs. Near fine £6

F1AC, Baring Gould, S, Curious Myths of the Middle Ages, 1866, Rivingtons 1875, Cr8vo, green cloth with gilt titles to spine and illustrated front board, 10 + 660pp, with illustrations in the text + publisher’s catalogue; the complete first and second series of Gould’s collection of myths and legends together in one volume. Slight rubbing to spine ends, joints and corners, edges of text block darkened, faint vertical crease to prelims, some occasional minor spotting, mainly to margins, a couple of marginal notes by a previous owner together with a couple of related news clippings tipped in, inner hinges slightly strained, but overall still a just about good + tight and largely textually clean copy £12

F5AD. Campbell, M, Curious Tales of Old West Yorkshire, 1st edition, Sigma 8vo pbk. 1999, 6 + 229pp including index, with double page map, photographs and other illustrations in the text, foreword by Mollie Sugden. An interesting study, featuring material on ghosts, legends, punishments, and a host of other curiosities, and including a brief section on the Rosicrucian Fathers of Keighley. A few minor marks to covers, edges lightly rubbed, contents clean and tight. Very good £2.50

F6A. Clodd, E, Tom Tit Tot: An Essay on Savage Philosophy in Folk-Tale, 1st edition, Duckworth & Co. 1898, Cr8vo, red cloth with gilt titles to spine and front board, top edge gilt, 10 + 249pp including index + 24pp publisher’s catalogue; the essay is mostly concerned with taboo, superstition, and magic in folk tradition. A few minor marks to boards, spine faded and dulled, spine ends and corners rubbed, end papers foxed, minor spotting to the odd margin, text clean and tight, still just about good + overall £10

FM8. Dixon, R.B, Mythology of all Races volume 9: Oceanic, 1916, Cooper Square 1964, 8vo, black cloth with spine lettered in gold, silver, and blue, 2216 + 364p + a frontispiece with captioned tissue guard, 23 plates and double page map. Ex lib, small file number to spine, very faint impressed stamp to front board, book plate to front end paper, neat ink stamps to verso of title page and a couple of plate margins; light rubbing to cloth in places slight soiling to lower part of front board, edges of text block tanned and lightly soiled, text clean and tight, overall a good + and textually better copy £15

F008WE. Eyre, K, Lancashire Legends, 1st edition, Dalesman Books 8vo pbk. 1974, 70pp, with illustrations in the text by Bruce Danz; an entertaining collection of legendary lore and associated sites; Covers rubbed at edges with some light creasing and a few minor marks, flat crease to lower corner of one leaf, light spotting to half title and a couple of other pages, text tight and still very clean, good + £2

FM8 Ferguson, J. C & M. Anesaki, Mythology of all Races volume 8: Chinese and Japanese, 1928, Cooper Square 1964, 8vo, black cloth with spine lettered in gold, silver, and blue, 12 + 416pp including index, with illustrations in the text + a coloured frontispiece with captioned tissue guard and 43 plates, of which 2 are coloured. Ex lib, small file number to spine, very faint impressed stamp to front board, book plate to front end paper, neat ink stamps to verso of title page and a couple of final margins; light rubbing to cloth in places, top part of rear board slightly marked, edges of text block tanned and lightly soiled, text clean and tight, overall a good + and textually better copy £15

F0008. Field, J.E, The Myth of the Pent Cuckoo, 1st edition, Elliot Stock 1913, 8vo, brown cloth with gilt titles to spine and blind titles to front board, 12 + 215pp including index + a frontispiece and 3 plates, top edge stained dark brown, others uncut; a scientific and folkloric examination of cuckoo pens in English tradition, that originated from the “wise men of Gotham”. Upper front corner bumped, spine slightly faded, end papers and edges of text block browned, minor spots to prelims, text clean and tight, a near very good copy of this uncommon title £25

F008A. Fort, C, The Book of the Damned, 1919, Abacus 8vo pbk. 1973, 317pp, introduction by Tiffany Thayer, preface by Donald Wollheim. One of the author’s four books detailing strange and unexplainable phenomena. Some light edge wear, reading crease near spine, tiny nick to top edge of front cover, rear cover a little soiled. Merest hint of tanning to margins, text clean and tight. Good + £2

F008AB. Fort, C, Lo! 1st British edition, Gollancz 1931, 8vo, orange cloth with black lettering to spine, 331pp, the third in the series of the author’s books detailing unexplained phenomena; light soiling to boards, faint ring mark to rear cover, spine slightly darkened and soiled, corners rubbed, ownership signature to front end paper, minor spotting to first and last few leaves, small splits to end papers at gutter but text tight and still very clean overall, a good + copy of the uncommon original issue £35

F8CC. Gould, C, Mythical Monsters, 1886, Senate 8vo pbk. 1995, 4 + 407pp, with illustrations in the text. A sound study, based on origins in pre-history. Edges of covers lightly rubbed, small bump to upper fold near spine, spine marked, contents clean and tight. A near very good copy £1.50

F09. Graves, R & R. Patai, Hebrew Myths: The Book of Genesis, 1st edition, Cassell 1964, Large 8vo, pale blue cloth with gilt titles to spine, 311pp including index; a seminal study of the folklore and myth within the Biblical book of Genesis, with a couple of related news clippings laid in. Minor soiling to edges of text block, browning to front end paper, trivial spots to the odd margin, text clean and tight, a very good copy in good + (edges rather worn with some chipping, a couple of tape marks to lower edge, some creasing) d/w £10

F13CD. Holiday, F.W, The Dragon and the Disc, 1973, Futura small format pbk. 1974, 247pp including index, with illustrations in the text + 8pp plates and advertisements; an interesting comparative study of dragon lore, bronze age sites, and the U.F.O phenomenon; crease marks to covers, reading crease to spine, covers marked in places and rubbed at edges, faint water stain to upper corner of last few leaves, text lightly and evenly tanned but otherwise clean and tight, a good reading copy of this uncommon title £3.50

F13CDD. (Homer), The Odyssey of Homer, 1st edition thus, 3rd printing, O.U.P 1932, 8vo, blue cloth with gilt titles to spine and illustration to front board, 6 + 327pp, vignette to title page, fore-edge uncut. A new prose translation of Homer’s ancient Greek mythological epic by T.E Shaw. Very slight fading to spine, old book plate to front paste-down, end papers and edges of text block slightly darkened, contents otherwise clean and tight. Very good £6

F14. Hope Moncrieff, A.R, Classic Myth and Legend, Gresham, no date, c.1920, 8vo, full green pictorial cloth with gilt titles to spine, top edge stained green, 16 + 443pp including index + 40 b/w and 8 colour plates including frontispiece with tissue guard, engraved title; a classic popular account of Greek mythology. Corners rubbed, spine slightly darkened and lightly worn at ends, a couple of minor marks to cloth, some occasional light foxing, mainly to margins, text tight and largely clean overall, a near very good copy £8