gramercy edition reprint (7 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Reprint. Ship within 24hrs. Satisfaction 100% guaranteed. APO/FPO addresses supported.

Hardcover. Etat : Fair. reprint. Ship within 24hrs. Satisfaction 100% guaranteed. APO/FPO addresses supported.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Reprint. Ship within 24hrs. Satisfaction 100% guaranteed. APO/FPO addresses supported.

small, thick black hardbound 8vo. 8º (octavo). (12mo?). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. near fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. small tear & wrinkling to rear pastedown (inside rear cover) & rear flyleaf from bindery defect, otherwise contents free of all markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~first printing ( # 1 in # line) of this edition (Philosophical Library original ~1948). 494p. index. folklore. mythology. world literature. fairy tales. ~A superstition is generally considered to be an act or belief or custom not based on reason or knowledge. Stories of fairies and imps; of simple objects imbued with mystical properties; of frail creatures believed to have awesome powers throughout time. these legends, myths and lore have been passed down from one generation to the next in the creation of a body of superstitions. All too familiar are superstitions about stepping on a crack or walking under a ladder; about Friday the 13th or black cats. But superstition is much more than frightening old wives' curiosities. A TREASURY OF SUPERSTITIONS explores the past to discover the origins of certain superstitions. By understanding how they came to be, superstitions lose their ability to scare, and become, instead, a delightful source of entertainment and information. For instance, did you know that: Having a baby's or loved one's hair curled in a locket came from early worship of the sun! All lightning superstitions started from a fear of demons being let loose! If a bee flies into a window. you'll have good news If a spider crawls toward you, it is a sign of a quarrel A gift of an ivy plant will break up a friendship If you have a seashell in front of your door, luck will enter A cat aboard a ship wards off death and disaster A string worn around your neck keeps away colds. Over 325 subjects of superstitions, on everything from southpaws to swans, tattoos to ladybugs. are explored in A TREASURY OF SUPERSTITIONS~the one book you'll feel lucky to own! The belief that carrying an umbrella will ward off rain works because the weather is good! The belief that it is better to sleep on the right side of the body comes from the ancient fallacy that since the heart is on the left, we could crush the heart and die! Ridiculous? Perhaps, but not to the people whose ignorance at the time did not allow for understanding, reason and logic. That so many superstitions have stood the test of time and are still part of common usage today is ample evidence that logic and reason have little to do with~knock on wood!~luck! ~Originally published as A Treasury of American Superstitions. ~.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Special Edition. Very good with good dust jacket. Name, address and date (1967) written on front fly leaf. Dust jacket is bumped at spine tips and corners, is mildly faded on spine, and has a small chip at top edge of front panel. 168 pages plus 37 illustrations.

Very good with very good dust jacket. Dust jacket is rubbed at spine tips, corners and some edges. 128 pages with index and 75 photographs. The Collectors' Library series.

Fair to good condition with good dust jacket. Some staining on inside of dust jacket, on boards and on endpapers. One inch cut on page fore edge of pages 237 to 260. Damp stain on page fore edge. 273 pages. Index.