THE SCIENCE OF FOLK-LORE
by KRAPPE, Alexander Haggerty
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG-/No Jacket
- Seller
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Tunbridge Wells , Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Methuen, 1930. 1st ed. . Green Cloth. VG-/No Jacket. 14.5 Cm x 22.5 Cm. xxi+344+8 (pub.list); very faint browning to front endpaper, a few scattered brown flecks to prelims otherwise internally clean, tight & unmarked, brown flecking to text-block edges, especially rear half of fore-edge; covers clean, bright and unworn but a small rub to top back spine, also two tiny white flecks to spine of little consequence. Despite faults a nice copy of this comprehensive survey of folk-lore topics, from folk-tales and folk-dance to legends, superstitions and magic. Uncommon. Note: quoted shipping rates are calculated for 500-700 gram net weight, cost will be modified up or down as appropriate outside this range.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Douglas Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008190
- Title
- THE SCIENCE OF FOLK-LORE
- Author
- KRAPPE, Alexander Haggerty
- Format/Binding
- Green Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - VG-
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Methuen
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1930
- Size
- 14.5 Cm x 22.5 Cm
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- folk-lore folk tales proverbs folk-dance magic legends myth
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