Folklore from JimsOldBooks

Prague: Vitalis Verlag , 2003. No dustwrapper (as issued), very slight bumping to spine ends, but otherwise a very good clean tight copy of this slim hard-cover book. Contains nine folk-tales from Bohemia and Moravia, selected from those originally collected by Božena Nemcová and Karel Jaromír Erben in the mid nineteenth century and here translated by Renata Peskova. 116pp, 8… Read more about this item

Dunbeath, Caithness: Dunbeath Publication Trust, 1985. A slight fold to outer edge of front cover, minor scuffing to spine ends and corners, otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no rusting to the staples, of this slim soft-cover booklet. A collection of folktales from Dunbeath in Caithness, including ones on Ghosts, Witches, Fairies, Fishing superstitions and others. The author and… Read more about this item

London: Andre Deutsch, 1973. Slight creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends of green boards, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. A collection of traditional folk-tales featuring animals, originally from the Acholi people of northern Uganda but here re-told for children by the author. 124pp, b&w drawings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good.… Read more about this item

Salem, Massachusetts: Old Saltbox Publishing House, 1997. Some slight scuffing to outer corners of cover, otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this slim soft-cover book. Not just haunted ships, but premonitions of disaster, vanishing passengers, and more. 88pp, some b&w illustrations.. First Edition. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" -… Read more about this item

Stirling: Eneas Mackay, 1930. No dustwrapper, slight bumping to spine ends and corners of orange boards, otherwise a good clean tight copy, with black titles on spine and front all still clear. of this hard-cover book. Nine stories by the author, based on traditional folklore and superstitions of the Western Isles of Scotland, some are traditional tales re-told by the… Read more about this item

London: Virago Press, 2022. Very slight scuffing to outer corners of cover, otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this soft-cover book. Originally published in 1993, this is a much later edition. Contains over fifty traditional stories from around the World dealing with Witches and similar from different cultures. 338pp.. Paperback.… Read more about this item

Kirkwall, Orkney: The Orkney Press, 1995. Paperback edition. A previous owner's name on half-title, Some minor scuffing to outer corners and spine ends of cover, slight creasing to spine, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this soft-cover book. A collection of pieces on Orkney folklore originally written in the late nineteenth century, including traditional Wedding… Read more about this item

Morpeth, Northumberland: Talking Stone , 2015. Minor creasing to fornt cover and slight scuffing to outer corners of cover, outer edge (fore-edge) of text block has some minor bits missing but with no damage to the text. But otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this soft-cover book. A collection of thirty-four… Read more about this item

Edinburgh: Canongate, 1990. Minor scuffing to outer corners of cover, otherwise a good tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this soft-cover collection of twelve traditional stories from the Scottish Travelling People. Originally published in 1989, this is the 1990 Revised edition. Signed by the author to previous owner on first page ''To ... with all… Read more about this item

Edinburgh: Canongate, 1985. A crease to inner edge of front cover, otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this soft-cover book. Originally published in 1983, this is a reprint from 1985. A collection of twelve traditional stories told to their children by the Scottish Travelling People. 159pp, a few b&w drawings..… Read more about this item

Mineola, NY: Dover Publications, 2003. Very slight scufing to spine ends and corners of cover, otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this sof-cover book. Originally published in 1933 as "The Werewolf", deals with the Werewolf in (mostly) western Europe. 307pp, 8 b&w illustrations.. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾"… Read more about this item

Newhaven: Yale University Press, 1988. A crease to top corner of back cover, also minor scuffing to outer corners of cover, but otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this soft-cover book. Looks at the folkore of Vampirism in Europe, and accounts of Vampire activity, and offers a scientific explanation for Vampires. … Read more about this item

Edinburgh: The Merkat Press, 1995. Ex library copy with ink stamps on f/ep, title page and rev and on top and bottom edges of pages, a tear to top edge of f/ep where a paper label has been removed, some creasing to upper corners of cover, but otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Cape, 1984. Minor creasing to top edge of unclipped dustwrapper, very slight bumping to the spine ends and corners of black boards, otherwise a good clean tight copy in similar, unclipped dustwrapper of this collection of Russian folk-tales. Collected by the author in Russia during WW1, these stories have not been printed in English since that… Read more about this item

London: John Bowyer Nichols and Son, 1844. No dustwrapper, top inch of the right-hand side of spine strip is missing, also a small piece at right-hand side at bottom end. Some bumping to corners of dark green embossed boards, gilt title panel on spine is still bright. Original owner's note inside front board (Rec'd Dec 6th 1844), binding… Read more about this item

Guernsey: Marie De Garis, 1975. A crease to the spine, some rubbing to edges of covers, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this soft-cover book. Deals with old-style traditional life in Guernsey, traditional customs and superstitions, old sayings and similar (in Guernsey-French), Fairies, Witchcraft, Ghosts and more. 351pp, 12 b&w illustrations.. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 12mo -… Read more about this item

London: Arrow Books, 2000. Some creasing to the spine and bumping to spine ends, yellowing to outer pages and page edges, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this soft-cover book in which, among other things, the authors look at the ancient megalithic sites in Britain, and show that they were built to measure the movements of Venus. … Read more about this item

London: Arrow Books, 2004. Quite a bit of creasing to the spine and corners, also some scuffing to same. Some yellowing to outer pages and to page edges, old tea (?) stains to a few pages, but otherwise a not too bad copy of this soft-cover book. Following on from the authors' "Hiram Key", more on the origins… Read more about this item

London: J M Dent & Co, 1969. Ex library copy with mark on spine of price-clipped dustwrapper where a number label has been, also some fading to same. Minor shelf-wear to bottom edge of buff and purple decorated boards which show a repeated motif of Abraham preparing to sacrifice Isaac. An old ink price on rev of f/ep… Read more about this item

London: Cassell, 2001. Very slight creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Slightly misleading title: not really Celtic folklore, rather accounts of witchcraft and similar from (mostly) the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries from the Celtic areas of Britain and a couple from America; though the author claims that witches, fairy… Read more about this item