Albion a Guide to Legendary Britain by Westwood Jennifer (13 results)

Condition: Good. Original green boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrations in b/w, 8vo.

Condition: Good. Original faux leather, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrations in b/w, 8vo.

Gebundene Ausgabe. Condition: Gut. 565 Seiten Ecken und Kanten leicht bestossen. Sonst sauberes und wohlerhaltenes Exemplar. ISBN: 0-586-08416-9 Wir senden umgehend mit beiliegender MwSt.Rechnung. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 778.

Original publisher's green plastic-covered boards, gilt lettering spine, pictorial dustjacket, thick . large 8vo: xvi, 448pp., very richly illustrated, maps, sources, general bibliography, credits, index. Very fine copy.,

25,1 x 17,5 cm. 447 Seiten mit zahlreichen Abbildungen. Original-Pappband (Lederimitation) mit Schutzumschlag. Sprache: englisch.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 2.85.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 2.85.

Condition: Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Used: Acceptable. Hardback and jacket in clean condition.

1987 1ST PB VG PICT CARD COVERS.

1st ed. thus hardback with dust jacket As New octavo xvi + 448pp., b/w plates, text ills., maps, bibliog., index, 'Legends, folk tales and traditions are set in the context of the individual locations from which they spring. The book details how the myths came into being, how they changed in the telling over generations, and how finally they came to form such an important part of Britain's heritage.

Hardcover. green faux leather "leatherette" hardcover 4to ~ 4º (quarto). large book (7"x10"). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. very fine cond. mint cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing (FPu1985 & NAP). xvi+448p. b&w maps, photos & illustrations. throughout. sources. bibliography. index. ancient history. medieval history. folklore. religion. mythology. medieval literature. english history. archaeology. ~ Here is a book to enchant the imagination of all those who enjoy the storyteller's art. Have you ever wondered how the legends of Britain arose ~ the tales of Black Dogs and screaming skulls, bogeys and 'bullbeggars', giants and dragons, treasure~legends and phantom horsemen, wizards and sleeping heroes, omens and death~warnings? For the first time the rich and colourful legends, folktales and traditions of Britain are set in the context of the individual locations from which they sprang, so that the reader can enjoy them in the way their original hearers did when they formed part of a living tradition. We see how the myths came into being, how ~ over generations ~ they changed in the telling, and how finally they came to form an important part of Britain's heritage. In drawing her material mainly from medieval chroniclers, 17th~century antiquaries and 19th~century folklore collectors, Jennifer Westwood closely relates the stories to the landscape and shows how legends arose to account for curious phenomena like the tiven tomb at Tewin in Hertfordshire, striking natural features like the Wrekin, or particular place~names like Putney. Legends were often a fusion of ancient mythology, folk memories of actual events, faulty assumptions and garbled facts. But however they arose, they provided ~ and continue to provide a storehouse rich in association: and this book simultaneously reveals both the key to the treasure and the treasure itself.

1st edition hardback with dust jacket As New octavo xvi + 448pp., b/w plates, text ills., maps, bibliog., index, 'Legends, folk tales and traditions are set in the context of the individual locations from which they spring. The book details how the myths came into being, how they changed in the telling over generations, and how finally they came to form such an important part of Britain's heritage.