OBSERVATIONS ON POPULAR ANTIQUITIES: Chiefly Illustrating the Origin of Our Vulgar Customs, Ceremonies, and Superstitions
by Brand, John; Henry Ellis
- Used
- Condition
- Some wear to edges and corers and raised bands and a spot near the foot of the spine; Otherwise very good condition.
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Richmond, Texas, United States
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About This Item
London: Chatto and Windus, 1877. Some wear to edges and corers and raised bands and a spot near the foot of the spine; Otherwise very good condition.. With additions of Sir Henry Ellis; An Entirely New and Revised Edition with numerous illustrations; 7.25" x 5"; Fully leather bound with ornate gilt tooling and titles on the spine with raised bands and School emblem on the cover; Marbled end papers and page edges; School prize winning inscription dated 1877; Frontis illustration with facing tissue; xvi, 807 pages.
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- By The Way Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29355
- Title
- OBSERVATIONS ON POPULAR ANTIQUITIES: Chiefly Illustrating the Origin of Our Vulgar Customs, Ceremonies, and Superstitions
- Author
- Brand, John; Henry Ellis
- Book Condition
- Used - Some wear to edges and corers and raised bands and a spot near the foot of the spine; Otherwise very good condition.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Chatto and Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1877
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By The Way Books
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Richmond, Texas
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Fine, rare and scholarly books. Specializing in spiritual traditions and esoterica - East and West.
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