Observations on Popular Antiquities Including the Whole of Mr. Bourne's Antiquitates Vulgares, with Addenda to Every Chapter of that Work
Brand, John
Newcastle Upon Tyne: T. Saint for J. Johnson, 1777. First edition 8vo. xix(i.e., xxi),(i),430pp. (Pp. xvi and xvii are repated in the pagination.) Sumptuously bound in full crimson crushed morocco; spine in 6 compartments with raised bands; gilt title and board decorations; marbled endpapers. Engraved vignette on title page. Index. A fine copy of Brand's Popular Antiquities which looks at old English Customs, Superstitions & Folklore, with chapters and sections on Bones of the Dead, King Arthur, Omens, Ghosts, Witches & Witchcraft, Fairies, Bone Fires, Witches Riding on Broomsticks, Christmas and it Customs, Dead Men's Candles, The Nine Lives of Cats, Corn Babies, Dollies, Conjurors, Devils, The Dead Watch, Dragon or Fire Drake, Magi, Exorcising a Haunted House, Elf Locks, Fairies, Flat Stones over Graves, Guardian Angels, Ghosts of the Departed, Goblins, Walking Spirits, Gipsies, Haunted Houses, Hobgoblins, Laying of Spirits, Superstitions Relative to the Moon, Nymphs, The Goddesses of Fountains, Nightmares, Owls Ominous Birds, Ointment of Witches, Pot or Caldron of Witches, Angels, Second Sight, Apparitions at Tombs, Warts, Will O The Wisp, Brownies, Bogies and more. ESTC T144127 Fine Hardcover (Item ID: 17054)
$500.00