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Byeways of Scottish Story Price: £25.00
Eyre-Todd, George Anecdotal incidents in Scottish history - of particular interest are the four chapters on 'The Pagan Faith of Scotland'. Yellow cloth, rather grubby, with red lion rampant, spine a trifle worn top and bottom, contemporary signature to ffep, some grubby marks to pages, generally VG, tight and sound p189 William Hodge and Company

Dae Ye Min' Langsyne? A pot-pourri of games, rhymes and ploys of Scottish childhood Price: £8.00
Fraser, Amy Stewart ed. Illustrated by Constance and Brian Dear, this is a splendid collection of children's games and songs gathered from all over Scotland. Boards a little sunned, name to front paste-down, o/w VG in edge-worn and slightly chipped good DJ. p210 Routledge & Kegan Paul

Ghosties and Ghoulies Price: £18.00
Robertson, Stanley Ghost stories from a master-storyteller of the Scottish Travellers. Cover a little worn, generally VG. p179 Balnain

Myth and Magic - Scotland's ancient beliefs and sacred places Price: £8.00
Miller, Joyce A gazetteer of sacred sites, and essays on some aspects of Scottish folklore, illustrated with b/w photographs. Mark to edge of page block, o/w VG. p198 Goblinshead

Scotscape - Lore, Legends and Customs of Scotland. Price: £5.00
Hendry,Ian D. and Stephen, Graham Folk-songs and stories. Reading copy - ex lib, usual markings, FFEP removed, faint watermarking on the top of the pages, but text clean and clear. p106 Oliver and Boyd

Skye - the Island and its Legends Price: £8.00
Swire, Otta F Light blue cloth a little worn and marked, inscription to ffep, age-mottling to edge of page block, o/w clean, tight and sound in edge-worn, slightly chipped, mended DJ, not price-clipped. p244 Geoffrey Cumberlege/Oxford University Press

The Dark Twin Price: £10.00
Campbell, Marion A fine adult novel full of Celtic lore. VG in edge-worn but generally VG DJ p254 Turnstone Press/Club Leabhar

The Goose Girl of Eriska and Other Scottish Stories Price: £8.00
Blair, Anna Forty Folk-tales from all around Scotland are collected and retold in this companion volume to her Scottish Tales. Signed by the Author. VG p192 Richard Drew

The Spindle-side of Scottish Song Price: £30.00
Findlay, Jessie P Scottish singer-songwriters of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, including Lady Nairn, Mrs Cockburn, Jean Elliot and Lady Lindsay. Green cloth marked and worn, decoration to front cover, gold lettering and thistle motif to spine a little faded, gilt on top, no inscriptions, pages yellowed and slightly age-mottled, tissue-guarded frontis, all illus. present, clean, tight and sound, good. p200 J M Dent & Company

Waifs and Strays of Celtic Tradition Vols I, II, III, IV, V complete Price: £150.00
Campbell, Archibald Five vols spanning 1889 to 1895. Edited by Alfred Nutt. This is a classic collection of folk and hero tales, orally collected in the West Highlands by the Reverend D. Maclnnes, the Reverend James Macdougall and of course Lord Archibald Campbell himself. Not just tales of the Fianna but clan traditions, feuds, fables, local legends of Argyll, and the war dress of the Celt. Waifs and Strays is a miscellany of storytelling and an essential part of the work carried out by Nineteenth Century collectors. This is a first edition set, not a print-on-demand reprint. In Gaelic with English translation and English notes, index of Ossianic runs, incidents etc. Vol I has a library number to spine and a blind library stamp to two pages; the other vols have no library markings. All have wear to spine top and bottom, some marking to the tan linen boards, age-mottling to prelims, neat name to ffep, very occasional pencil Gaelic annotation, but are generally VG for age. Further details on request. p David Nutt

Online Catalogue:Folklore/Mythology:Scottish

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