Folk Tales of Britain; Narratives (3 Volumes)
by Briggs, Katharine M. (Illustrations by Hannah Firmin; Peter Firmin; Clare Melinsky.)
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- Hardcover
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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About This Item
London: Folio Society 2011. (Hardcover boxed set) 1396pp. Fine, no dust jacket. Three volumes green cloth illustrated with black and gilt in fine green slipcase. Color illustrated frontispieces, illustrations. "This is one of the great books of Britain. Every nation needs its own collection of folk tales, and this is the fullest and the most authoritative we have. To open it anywhere is to sink a shaft into the memory of a people and all that they know, from sheep-shit to sputniks, from wicked uncles to clever tailors, from a Professor of Signs to a secret agent in Wales" - from the Preface by Philip Pullman. Illustrations by Hannah Firmin, Peter Firmin & Clare Melinsky. Preface by Philip Pullman. Locale: Britain. (Folklore, Folk Tales, Folklore, Stories).
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- Bookseller
- Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 154142
- Title
- Folk Tales of Britain; Narratives (3 Volumes)
- Author
- Briggs, Katharine M. (Illustrations by Hannah Firmin; Peter Firmin; Clare Melinsky.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Keywords
- Folklore, Folk Tales, Folklore, Stories
- Bookseller catalogs
- FOLKLORE AND MYTHOLOGY;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB
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Winnipeg, Manitoba
About Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB
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