Yorkshire Legends and Traditions: As Told By Her Ancient Chroniclers, Her Poets, and Journalists; First & Second Series (Two Volumes in One)
by Parkinson, Rev. Thomas
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Kellerberrin, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
London: Elliot Stock 1888/1889 First Edition Two Vols in One 8vo xii,244;x,246pp, 1888 Near Fine. Rebound in modern green buckram cloth, morocco spine label to spine, corners slightly bumped, otherwise very clean throughout. Sections deal with Legends & Traditions Connected with the Early History of Yorkshire; Legends & Traditions of Abbeys & of Monastic Life; Legends of Satanic Agency; Bargest & Ghost Legends; Legends & Traditions of Mother Shipton; Legends of Dragons & Other Serpentine Monsters; Legends & Traditions of Battles & Battle-Fields; Legends of Wells, Lakes, etc.; Miscellaneous Legends, etc.; Legends & Traditions of Historical Persons & Places; Legends & Traditions Relating to Robin Hood and His Men in Yorkshire; Fairy Legends & Traditions; Legends & Traditions of Witchcraft; Humorous Legends & Traditions.
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- Bookseller
- N & A Smiles
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16238
- Title
- Yorkshire Legends and Traditions: As Told By Her Ancient Chroniclers, Her Poets, and Journalists; First & Second Series (Two Volumes in One)
- Author
- Parkinson, Rev. Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- London: Elliot Stock 1888/1889 First Edition Two Vols in One 8vo xii,244;x,246pp
- Date Published
- 1888
- Keywords
- YORK ABBEYS SATAN BARGEST GHOSTS MOTHER SHIPTON DRAGONS MONSTERS BATTLES BATTLE-FIELDS WELLS ROBIN HOOD FAIRY LEGENDS WITCHCRAFT
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About the Seller
N & A Smiles
Biblio member since 2005
Kellerberrin, Western Australia
About N & A Smiles
We are located on the Great Eastern Highway in the Central Wheatbelt town of Kellerberrin in Western Australia, 2-1/2 hours drive from Perth. We are directly opposite East Crossing Road, nestled in between the Tyre Service and the TAFE College. Public Transport is available via the Prospector & Avon Link passenger train services, or via the Goldfields Express bus service. We specialise in Collectible Paperbacks with an emphasis on Science Fiction and Crime Novels, but we also carry an extensive range of Mythology, Icelandic Sagas, Middle English Texts, Australian Exploration, Aboriginal Studies, Tolkien, Gor Books, Proto Science Fiction, Early SF Pulp Magazines and much more. Drop in for a browse and cup of coffee.
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- Morocco
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Buckram
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- Spine Label
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