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F14E. Iles, N, Who Killed Cock Robin? 1st edition, Robert Hale 1986, 8vo, red cloth with gilt titles to spine, 256pp, with illustrations by harry Iles; the folklore behind nursery rhymes and carols, restoring them to their original meaning; trivial soiling to edges of text block, slight off-setting to end papers otherwise internally and externally clean and tight, very good + in like (spine panel very slightly faded) d/w £5

F016A. Jeffrey, S, Whitby Lore & Legend, 1919, 3rd edition, revised, Horne & Son 1952, 8vo, green cloth with gilt titles to spine and front board, 12 + 166pp including index, with 3 illustrations in the text  + 27 plates, of which the frontispiece and 2 others are coloured, pictorial end papers; a revised and updated version of this classic work, although omitting some of the folklore chapters included in earlier editions. Light wear to spine ends and corners, very slight fading to outer inch of rear board, edges of text block spotted,  some occasional minor spotting to margins, text clean and tight, a near very good copy £12

F16. Kavanagh, M, Origin of Language and Myths, 1st edition, Sampson Low, Son and Marston 1871, complete in two volumes, Cr8vo, matching blind decorated green cloth with gilt titles to spines, 40 + 436pp & 8 + 594pp; a fascinating study in etymological mythology, principally amongst the traditions of Classical Europe, the Near East and India, marred only by the lack of an intended index, although the author saw fit to include a lengthy reason behind this. Spines slightly darkened and lightly worn at the head and tail, tint chip to lower part of upper joint on volume one, boards lightly rubbed and marked in places with the outer edges slightly softened, edges of text blocks tanned, inner hinges slightly strained, very slight rippling to pages, which apart from the odd minor spot are clean and tight throughout. Ownership stamps to end papers and armorial book plates to front paste downs, untidy glue repair to front paste down in volume one otherwise a good, solid and textually better set of the scarce first issue £70

FM17. Keith, A.B & A.J. Carnoy, Mythology of all Races volume 6: Indian and Iranian, 1917, Cooper Square 1964, 8vo, , black cloth with spine lettered in gold, silver, and blue, 10 + 404pp + a frontispiece with captioned tissue guard and 43 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 one plate margin; light rubbing to cloth in places, edges of text block tanned and lightly soiled, text clean and tight, overall a good + and textually better copy £18

F17B. Knappert, J, Pacific Mythology, 1992, Diamond Books 8vo pbk. 1995, 336pp, with a double page map and a few illustrations in the text. A comprehensive Encyclopedic study. Edges of text block lightly browned otherwise near fine £1.50

FM19. Langdon, S.H, Mythology of all Races volume 5: Semitic, 1931, Cooper Square 1964, 8vo, black cloth with spine lettered in gold, silver, and blue, 22+ 454pp including index, with many illustrations in the text. 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 final margin; light rubbing to cloth in places, edges of text block tanned and lightly soiled, text clean and tight, overall a good + and textually better copy £18

F20. Larousee (ed.), The New Larousse Encyclopaedia of Mythology, 1959, Hamlyn 1970, 4to, card covers, 12 + 500pp, numerous b/w illustrations + 34 colour plates. Still a very valuable reference work on world mythology. V. good £6

F020. Larousee (editor), The New Larousse Encyclopaedia of Mythology, 1959, Hamlyn 1973, 4to, card covers, 12 + 500pp, with numerous b/w illustrations in the text + 34 colour plates. Still a valuable reference work and a great introduction to world mythology. Faint reading creases to spine, ownership signature to top of front end paper, contents otherwise clean and tight. Very good - £3

F020AB. Lonnrot, E (compiler), The Old Kalevala and Certain Antecedents, 1st English edition, 1st printing, Harvard University Press 1969, 8vo, grey cloth with silver titles to spine, and silver title and blind design to front board, 20 + 312pp including index + 8pp plates, map end papers, translated by F.P Magoun junior. An important English translation of the 19th Finnish renderings of both the Kalevala and proto-Kalevala, together with additional material, the former being the most well known Finnish folkloric text, and including material on magic. Top and bottom edges of boards faded, slight wrinkle mark to top part of spine, top edge of text block spotted, internally clean and tight, a very good and internally better copy of the uncommon first printing of this edition in near very good (rear panel lightly marked in places, surface wear to ends of spine panel with loss of publisher’s imprint at foot) d/w £25

F20BBD. Mackenzie, D.A, The Worlds Heritage, 1st edition, Gresham Publishing 1918-19, 2 volumes (complete), 8vo, matching blue cloth with spine titles and decoration in green, 16 + 452pp + a tissue guarded coloured frontispiece and 8 b/w plates & 18 + 444pp including index + a tissue guarded coloured frontispiece and 8 b/w plates. A collection of heroic mythical stories from around the world, including those of ancient Greece and India, together with several Arthurian related romances. Spines faded, edges of text blocks spotted, some light foxing to first and last few leaves, contents otherwise clean and tight. A good + set of this uncommon title £20

F20BB. Maple, E, Superstition and the Superstitious, 1st edition, W.H Allen 1971, 8vo, black cloth with gilt titles to spine, 192pp. A concise popular study the origin and development of popular superstitions through to their manifestation in modern witchcraft. Minor spotting to top edge of text block, internally clean and tight. Very good + in very good (a couple of minor marks, edges lightly rubbed) d/w £5

F20CD. McNally, R.T & R. Florescu, In Search of Dracula, 1972, B.C.A 1979, large 8vo, black cloth, 223pp, with a frontispiece and illustrations in the text. The historical basis for Stoker’s classic tale, together with related accounts in folklore, a bibliography and filmography. A few faint marks to cloth, minor marks to end papers, edge of text block lightly tanned, contents otherwise clean and tight. Very good in like (lightly rubbed, some very slight edge-wear) d/w £3.50

F21FF. Morgan, G, Secret Essex, 1982, Ian Henry 8vo pbk. 1994, 156pp, with a frontispiece and illustrations in text by the author; an excellent guide to Essex folklore, including ghosts, witchcraft, the devil, legends, pagan monuments, customs, etc.; very slight fading to spine and edges of covers, crease to one page corner otherwise a very good + clean copy £2.50

FM21. Muller, M & Sir J.G Scott, Mythology of all Races volume 12: Egyptian and Indo-Chinese, 1928, Cooper Square 1964, 8vo, black cloth with spine lettered in gold, silver, and blue, 14 + 450pp  , with illustrations in the text + a coloured frontispiece with captioned tissue guard and 20 b/w plates.  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, overall a good + and textually better copy £18

F21G. Nivedita, S & A.K Coomarasway, Myths of the Hindus and Buddhists, 1913, Senate 8vo pbk. 1995, 12 + 426pp including index + 32 plates (on ordinary paper). Very good  £1.50

F022A. Opie, I & P, The Lore and Language of School Children, 1st edition, O.U.P 1959, large 8vo, blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, 20 + 417pp including index, with 11 maps in the text. The standard work of its kind, covering customs, initiation rites, superstitions, rhymes, etc. Ex lib, tape marks to boards, book plates to front down and rear end paper, perforated stamp to title with file numbers to the verso. Edges of text block slightly soiled, text clean and tight, good + in like (spine panel slightly faded and with small library label, a few minor marks in places, edges lightly rubbed in places) d/w £6

F22BB. Palmer, K, The Folklore of Somerset, 1st edition, Batsford 1976, 8vo, maroon cloth with gilt titles to spine, 186pp including index, with a double page map and illustrations in the text by G.J Galsworthy; a concise, sound study, one of Batsford’s excellent Folklore of the British Isles series. Light soiling to lower part of rear board, trivial soiling to edges of text block, internally clean and tight, very good in like (a couple of tiny chips to outer laminate layer, very slight fading to spine panel) d/w £8

FP23. Proctor, M, Legends of the Stars, 1922, 1st edition, 3rd printing, Harrap 1925, Cr8vo, pictorial red cloth, decorated and lettered in black, 128pp, with a frontispiece and illustrations in the text by Dorothy Newsome; a charming, concise study of stellar folklore; slight fading to spine ends, light rubbing to corners, edges of text block spotted, ownership inscription to front end paper, dark spots around the gutter of the end papers and top margin of final leaf, some very occasional faint spots to margins, text clean and tight. A far nicer production than the first printing which was issued in wrappers, and rarely found in the dust wrapper, overall, a near very good copy in near good (slightly darkened and soiled, light wear to edges with some small chips and nicks, sizable piece missing from the top of the rear panel with some loss to publisher’s advertisement) d/w £30

FRR23AF. Reed, S, The Cornish Traditional Year, 2009, revised edition, Troy Books 2012, tall 8vo, blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine and gilt illustration to front board, 141pp including index, with illustrations in the text + 12pp plates; a comprehensive study of traditional Cornish customs. A fine copy £14

FR23SS. Simpson, J, The Folklore of Sussex, 1 st edition, Batsford 1973, 8vo, 8vo, black cloth, 187pp including index, double page map and illustrations in text by G.J Galsworthy. A concise, sound study, one of Batsford’s excellent Folklore of the British Isles series. A couple of minor spots to end papers. V.good in like ( very slight edge creasing, a couple of minor marks) d/w £8

F23F. Spence, L, Myths and Legends of Egypt, 1915, Studio Editions 1990, 8vo, black cloth with gilt titles to spine, 12 + 370pp including index + a frontispiece and 46 plates (on ordinary paper). Edges of text block yellowed, contents clean and tight. Very good + overall in like d/w £2.50

F024. Taal, W, The Gnome Manuscript: Part One: Origins, Habit and Culture, 1st  (special) edition, Troy Books 2019, 8vo, brown cloth with gilt titles to spine and gilt magical design to front board, black end papers, 313pp + 5pp of numbered blanks, with many photographs and other illustrations in the text, number 82 of only 100 copies printed of this issue; a reproduction of the so-called ‘Gnome Manuscript’ once owned by J.H.W Eldermans and now housed at the Museum of Witchcraft in Boscastle, together with additional material on the background of the manuscript and beliefs on gnomes in the Netherlands. A couple of trivial faint shelf rubbing marks to the rear board otherwise a fine copy of this special limited issue, which is long out of print and already quite scarce £75

F24E. Timbs, J & A. Gunn, Abbeys, Castles, and Ancient Halls of England and Wales: Their Legendary Lore and Popular History, 1870, revised edition, Frederick Warne, no date (c.1920), complete in 3 volumes, pott 4to, matching green cloth with gilt titles to spines, gilt image to front covers, top edges gilt, 14 + 578pp including index, with a frontispiece and 3 plates with tissue guards, 12+ 576pp including index, with a frontispiece and 3 plates with tissue guards, 12 + 574pp including index, with a frontispiece and 3 plates with tissue guards; a substantially revised edition of this classic work, with the counties rearranged into three volumes covering the north, south, and midlands, together with photographs by Franz Hanfstaengl of Munich prepared specially for this edition. A few minor marks to covers, slight rubbing to spine ends and joints in places, corners slightly worn, end papers starting to crack at gutters in places but text remains tight and aside from the odd trivial spot, clean throughout; an uncommon near very good set of the best edition £45