The Perpetual Almanack of Folklore
by Kightly, Charles
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Book NF: clean, square, tight, unmarked.
- Seller
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Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
London: Thames and Hudson, 1987. first edition. hardcover. Book NF: clean, square, tight, unmarked.. 12mo unpaginated. from rear cover: "Did you know that to keep off witches you should put a crust of salted bread under your baby's pillow around May Eve? That people with long, narrow ears are envious, those with ears very close to the head are dull and sluggish, while those with hairy ears will live a long time? Or that if a cuckoo is heard on June 21st, we can expect a wet summer? The timeless wisdom of folklore provides a delightful and intriguing accompaniment to the important events in your life." #02098.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Matthew's Books LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2036
- Title
- The Perpetual Almanack of Folklore
- Author
- Kightly, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Book NF: clean, square, tight, unmarked.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1987
- Keywords
- almanac, reference, folklore, nonfiction, first edition
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About the Seller
Matthew's Books LLC
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Chattanooga, Tennessee
About Matthew's Books LLC
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...