PUB NAMES OF BRITAIN. THE STORIES BEHIND OVER 10,000 NAMES. by Dunkling, Leslie and Wright, Gordon - 1994

London: JM Dent, 1994. 305 pp, 7 3/4" H. Colour plates. "From 'A Bit on the Side' and 'The Swan with Two Necks' to 'The Laughing Fish' and 'The World Turned Upside Down', Britain's pubs and inns are steeped in tradition and folklore. (This book) investigates the stories, legends, history and meanings behind 10,000 different pub names. Ranging from heraldry and local heroes, military achievements and natural history to professions, pastimes, sports, visual jokes and verbal puns, the origins of each of the pub names is explained. Scores of extra entries examine the general background to names: from cricket, blood sports and literary references to place names, numbers, and women in pub names. With over 100 colour photographs, an Introduction and a Postscript on modern trends, this is a superb guide to a peculiarly British institution." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - light creases on concave spine, very light edge wear, light wrinkling at top edge of front cover, area of tiny indentations on front cover that migrate into preliminary pages.. Second Edition. Soft Cover. Good+.