This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/28/2018
A Collection of Antiquarian Books of Fairy Tales, Mythology, and Folklore. Mostly English, late nineteenth century. Over 15 vols., including British Goblins (1880) by Sikes; Tales of the Punjab (1894); Tibetan Tales (1882); Tales from Old Fiji (1907); The Phynodderree (London, n.d., ca. 1890s); Sea Phantoms (1892); Popular Romances of the West of England (1881); Hindu Mythology (1882); The Were-Wolf (1896); Norse Mythology (1879); Stories of the Magicians (New York, n.d.); Tales from the Field (1896); Legends from River and Mountain (1896); English Folk-Rhymes (1892); Swedish Folk-Lore (1888); Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry (1888); Tales of Old Thule (1894); and Moon Lore (1885). Most cloth, many pictorial and ornate gilt covers and spines. Most illustrated. Attractive as a group, being ex-library copies, with bookplates, annotations, and card jackets; should be examined.