TRADITIONAL TALES OF THE ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH PEASANTRY. London: Printed for Taylor and Hessey, Fleet-Street, 1822. 12mo, two volumes in one: pp. [i-iii] iv-x [xi-xii] [1-3] 4-322 [323-324: ads]; [i-iv] [1] 2-357 [358: blank] [359-360: ads], nineteenth-century three-quarter calf and marbled boards, recently (?) rebacked to style, black leather title label affixed to spine panel. First edition. "The climax of Cunningham's efforts with folk materials ..." - Dorson, The British Folklorists: A History, p. 122. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 460. Block, The English Novel 1740-1850, p. 50. Wolff 1683. Not in Sadleir. Volume one lacks leaf of publisher's ads at rear. Boards rubbed, a very good copy with fine interior. (#138051).
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