The British Folklorists; A History.
London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1968. First edition. Hardcover. Small Quarto. x + 518pp. Black cloth with gilt titling to spine; pictorial end papers; b&w illustrations, bibliography and index. Both a history of the development of the study of folklore in Britain, along with a series of biographical portraits of the fascinating and often eccentric men and women who engaged in it. Corners, bottom edge, spine ends bumped; owner's details on front free end paper. Otherwise, a tight and bright VG+ copy (lacks dust jacket). Item #36190
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