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Guildford: Printed for the Authors by Billing and Sons. Used - Good. 1896. Hardcover. Rebound in quarter cloth and paper covered boards. Octavo. Two volume set. xlv & 477 pp, 541 pp. Mild shelf wear to boards. Front binding of first volume cracked. Pages moderately toned but otherwise clean and unmarked. Altogether a complete set in Good condition. Good. (Subject: Folklore).

Paperback / softback. New.

Hardback. New.

Guildford: Printed for the authors by Billing and Sons, 1896 Book. Good. Hardcover. vol 1 - xlv, [3], 477, [1] pages + additional pages numbered 14 a and b. Vol 2 - viii, 541, [3] pages. In the original cloth bindings. Fore edge and lower edge of pages are untrimmed and consequently dusty and spotted. Spotting to page edges throughout. Some small tears to page edges where they have been opened carelessly. Pencil notes to the rear end papers of vol 1. Pages at the start and finish of each volume are browned..

London: Billing and Sons (for the authors), 1896. 1st Edition. hardbound. Good-Very Good/no dustwrapper. 2 vols 8vo. 2 Volume set of Lucy Garnett's translations of Greek Folk verses and songs, edited and with essays on folk-lore by J.S. Stuart-Glennie; mythological idylls, social songs, historical ballads, tales, historical legends - Byzantine, Ottoman, Hellenic, etc - Zoonist, Magical, Supernalist, etc; Stuart-Glennie's essays reference aspects of collecting folk-lore, folk-lore research etc; from the library of American philosopher, writer, iconographer (and sometimes poet) Hartley Burr Alexander whose bookplate appears to front pastedown of both volumes; blue cloth boards with gilt device to front and gilt titling to spine; both vols with bookshop labels to front endpapers, tanning to prelims and endpages, rear endpaper creased at gutter (vol 1), o.w. Very Good throughout; vol 1 boards lightly rubbed, and with minor worn spots, tanned to spine; vol 2 with some wear and scratches to front board,… Read More

Garnett's translations of Greek folk verses and songs, along with Stuart-Glennie's additional essays. This is the 2 Volume first edition from 1896. A very nice copy. Both volumes have clear and unmarked rough cut pages, just the odd patch of spotting here and there. Boards are clean with just normal minor shelf wear and corner impacts. Spines both very tight. See all photos - we don't use stock photos, all pictures are of the actual edition for sale

London: David Nutt 1896, 1st Edition. (Decorative cloth) Very good plus. 2 volumes. Impressively little shelf wear. Internally near fine. "The Modern Revolution. Historical Inductions. New Folklore Researches."..