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D. Parry-Jones.
Welsh Legends and Fairy Lore.
Published London: B. T. Batsford, 1988 reissue (previous edition was 1953).
ISBN 0713458739.
Binding: hardback, stitch bound.
Printer: Biddles, Guildford & King’s Lynn.
Size: 141x222x19mm.
Page count: ix,181pp.
Main language: English.
Overall condition good: the dustjacket on this copy is price-clipped on its front flyleaf and shows a little general wear, but previous owner has sealed it in transparent protective plastic to prevent deterioration; the book itself looks in good order; previous owner’s bookplate on the front endpaper, but the main text appears to be free of marking.


This item £5.00
plus P&P £2.00 within the UK
(delivery outside the UK not currently available)

Weight without packaging: 355g.

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No medieval emphasis, features retellings of stories from various sources and times.

Contents: Fairy lore — general; Into the enchanted circles; Baby-snatching; Fairy mothers; Fairy vengeance; Mixed marriages; Legends of the lakes; — of the caves; — of the wells; — of animals & birds; Hidden treasures — Fairy gold — Human hoards.

Illustrations: 22 monochrome illustrations by Ivor Owen
Maps & plans: no

Introduction: 1 page
Notes: no
Tables: no
Genealogies: no
Chronology: no
Glossary: no
Bibliography: 5pp
Index: no

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See also | Folklore | Wales |

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