A new Edition. Marvellous Tales of Piskies and Spriggans, Mermaids, witches and Giants. Frontis illus. Giant Bolster stepping from Beacon to Carn Brea (protected by tissue guard). Includes Preface to Third Edition and Introduction.
First Series Tales include: Giants, Mermaids and Tregeagle of Dosmery Pool. Second Series includes: Saints, Holy Wells, King Arthur, Tin Miners, Fishermen & Sailors.
Green cloth cover with bright Gilt characters from the Tales on front & spine. Gilt lettering on spine. 480 p.pages + 32 pages of publisher's adverts. 8" tall.
Inscriptions on Endpapers and ffep, the oldest dated 1900. Some spots of light foxing on title page and a few, very faint, on Frontis. Only a very occasional spot elsewhere. Rear hinge cracked and reinforced with hinge tape.

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Bookseller: Cornish Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 19225
Title: POPULAR ROMANCES OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND
Author: Hunt, James ( Collected and Edited by )
Illustrator: Cruikshank, George
Format/Binding: Decorative cloth
Book Condition: Used - Very Good-
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Chatto and Windus
Place of Publication: Piccadilly. London
Date Published: 1896
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Keywords: Antiquarian Books/Folklore & legend/Cornish interest/Cornish Superstitions/Cornish Folklore/Cornish Legends/Children's Classics
Bookseller catalogs: Antiquarian Books; Children's Classics; Cornish Interest; Folklore & Legend;
Size: 8vo

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Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Cracked: In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...