Hunt, James (Collected and Edited By) POPULAR ROMANCES OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND: The Drolls, Traditions & Superstitions of Old Cornwall. First Series , Piccadilly, London: John Camden Hotten, 1865.

Decorative Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall Book Splendid collection of Old Cornish Folklore & Legends: Piskies, Spriggans, Giants, Fairies, Mermaids, Tregeagle stories with Dosmery Pool and the Hounds, Lost Cities, and much, much more. Frontispiece has a full page Illustration of the "Giant Bolster". Illustrated Title Page. Red cloth cover with Gilt Illustration a small bearded figure wearing a cloak and conical hat. Gilt lettering and illustration of a man turned to stones on spine. Beveled Edges. Dark green endpapers with a note on "Curious Books worth having" bound in. 7 3/4" Tall. Previous owner's inscription at top of title page, "Cornwall County Record Office" stamp on blank preliminary page and white ref. no. written on spine. Spine colour slightly faded and a little fraying at spine ends. Occassional spot of foxing to a few pages. (Book ref. 007696)  £70.00

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