Item #61126 Sea Enchantress. The Tale of the Mermaid and her Kin. Gwen BENWELL, Arthur Waugh.

Sea Enchantress. The Tale of the Mermaid and her Kin.

London: Hutchinson, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. 288pp. Original beige cloth with green and black lettering to spine, Tailpiece, bibliography and index. B&w illustrations and photographs. The first edition of this serious examination of the history, myths and lore regarding the mermaid and related creatures. Includes chapters on Ancient and Classical times, early Christianity, The Middle Ages, the Church, Folklore, Literature and Modern day. Very light bruising to spine ends, page edges a bit darkened and lightly foxed else a tight, bright VG+ copy in original illustrated dust jacket. (Dust jacket is near VG, somewhat darkened at spine and margins of boards, light rubbing and creasing, edges chafed, not clipped). Scarce. Item #61126

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