ISBN: 9780713405712 - calendar of country customs (9 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardback. Zustand: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Zustand: Acceptable. Used - Acceptable. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library with wear and barcode page may have been removed. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.…

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,750grams, ISBN:0713405716.…

hardcover. Zustand: Good. Very Good Jacket. . Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail with tracking worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.

Hardcover. Zustand: Bon. Edition 1978. Ammareal reverse jusqu'à 15% du prix net de cet article à des organisations caritatives. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Book Condition: Used, Good. Edition 1978. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations.

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Good Jacket. . Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail with tracking worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. FIRST EDITION with dust jacket - rare and collectable - will send out 1 st class post.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good/Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good/fine. First Edition. Country customs are sometimes pagan in origin, sometimes they are comparatively recent innovations, but from whatever period in the year. It is for this reason that the author has arranged his book in the form of a calendar. What then are the customs which are here described? The list is a long one and includes, for example, wassailing, Plough Monday, Candlemas, church ales, maypole dancing, rush-bearing ceromonies, harvest homes, sheep and hiring fairs, soul-caking, Halloween, mumming plays and Twelfth Night. Many customs are associated with a particular place. The author describes all in a style free from archaism. By tracing the origins of the customs and by quoting the rhymes often associated with them he shows how vital and enduring an element they were or are in the calendar of the English countryside The illustrations are from rare old photographs. 168 pages. 34 illustrations. Very slight shelf wear to top edge of D/J.…