The Bridle of Pegasus; Studies in Magic, Mythology and Folklore
London, (1930): Methuen & Co. First Edition. Octavo. Item #031874
xv, 215 pages, index. This is a major collection of eight studies in the realm of folk-lore and mythology, in which the author betrays a wide learning and a capacity for noting the significance of small details, e.g., in the amphidromia rite chapter, modern and ancient customs are connected such as the identification of harpies and bats from a study of European and Oriental legends, and further chapters discuss fundamental customs such as salutations and various beliefs such as the efficacy of mice, hoopoes, birthwort, mummy, in medicinal preparations. A very good copy bound in orange cloth, spine lettering black, some fading to spine, a light scattering of foxing to fore-edges.
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