The Horse in Magic and Myth.
London: William Rider & Son, Ltd., 1923. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto. xii + 238pp. Gilt decorated maroon cloth with gilt titling and rules to spine, blind rules to upper board. Colour frontis and b&w plates. A broad compendium of the mythology and lore of the horse drawn from classical mythology, biblical lore, popular folklore, and the mythologies of many cultures. Chapters include: Fairy Horses; Angel Horses; Ghostly Horses; The Demon Horse: Mare and Others; Demon Horses: The Wild Huntsman; The Headless Phantom Horse; The Saxon Horse; The Trojan Horse; The Hobby-Horse; The Hooden Horse; The Bridal Horse; The Horse-Shoe; The corn-Horse; Sun-Horses; The Moon-Horse; The Wind-Horse; Sea-Horses; The Night-Horse; The Horse in Charm and Incantation; The Prophetic Horse; The Symbolic Horse; Witches, Fairies, and Horses; The Gods and Patron Saints of Horses; The Sacrificial Horse; Other Sacred Horses; The Horse-Loosed; The Funeral Horse; The Horse and Metempsychosis; The Horse in Creation Myths; The Moral and Legal Responsibility of the Horse; Lucky and Unlucky Coloration of Horses; Centaurs, Hyppogryphs, and Unicorns. Spine very slightly darkened with some light bruising and chafing at spine ends, corners lightly chafed, boards very slightly bowed (as common), endpapers unevenly browned, text pages bright and unmarked. A lovely clean VG+ copy (no dust jacket). Item #66239
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