FOLK-LORE OF WOMEN; illustrated by legendary and traditional tales, folk-rhymes, proverbial sayings, superstitions, etc.
Chicago: McClurg, 1906. First US edn. 8vo, Pp. 253 + adv. A vg uncut copy. Scarce. OCLC locates just 2 copies of the UK edn. Item #17096
The author endeavored "in a handy and concise form to classify under their subjective headings the proverbial sayings, folk rhymes, superstitions, and traditionary lore associated with the fair sex." Subjects include woman's beauty, bad women, woman's hate, red-haired girls, women as wives, widows, superstitions about women, blushes, daughters, etc.
Price: $200.00
See all items by T. F. Thiselton DYER, b. 1848