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HIGHLAND SUPERSTITIONS
Alexander MacGregor
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First published in 1891, this is the most definitive, first hand account of the superstitions of the highlanders ever written. Covers fairies, witchcraft, wells and lochs and many other instances of Scottish superstition.

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RUSTIC FOLKLORE
Elisabeth Mary Wright
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First published in 1913, this is a detailed study of the superstitions and charms of the British countryside.

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MAGIC
John Aubrey
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This rare essay on magic by the 17th century antiquarian, John Aubrey, was originally published in 1696 and is here reprinted for the first time.

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CORNWALL'S MAY FOLK FESTIVALS
Ed Kelvin I Jones
Price £5.95

This volume is a complete guide to the most important May folk festivals of Cornwall, many of which have survived from ancient times, including the famous Cornish Hobby Horse known locally as the "Oss", rituals relating to Helston's Furry Dance and the mysterious "Hal An Tow". The perfect companion volume for anyone visiting Cornwall who wishes to know more about its folklore traditions.

THE DISCOVERY OF WITCHES
Matthew Hopkins & John Stearne
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First published by the notorious East Anglian "witch finder General" and his infamous companion John Stearne in 1647 and 1648, these rare pamphlets provide us with a fascinating glimpse into the paranoid world of the 17th century witch finder.

WITCHCRAFT IN CORNWALL
Ed Kelvin I Jones
Price £3.95
First 50 copies signed by the author.

New, substantially revised edition. A complete guide to the subject.
Working from primary sources, Kelvin I. Jones describes the evolution of witchcraft in Cornwall. Contents include: Wise women & Sacred Places, Cursing, Early Persecutions, Tamsin Blight, the white witch of Helston. Illustrated with colour cover. 40 plus pages.

CORNWALL'S PAGAN HERITAGE
By Richard A Courtney
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First published as part of three privately printed volumes in the early 20thC, Richard Courtney's study of the origins of pagan sites in his native Cornwall shows how the ancient stone circles, crosses and hilltop 'castles' were part of a ritual landscape of a people devoted to the worship of the sun and moon. These essays in anthropology and archaeology have never been surpassed. Courtney also shows how Christianity strove in vain to extirpate the pagan traditions in Cornwall.

OLD SUFFOLK LOVE & CURE CHARMS
(And Other Folklore Relics)
Ed Eveline C Gurdon
Price £4.95

First published in 1893 in Ipswich, this detailed guide to the love, cure and weather charms of Suffolk provides a rare insight into the social history of Suffolk. Also contains detailed accounts of witchcraft cases from the 17th to the 19th century.

EAST ANGLIAN SUPERSTITIONS
By Robert Forby
Price £4.50

First published in 1830 by the Norfolk clergyman Robert Forby, this fascinating account of the superstitious beliefs of the people of Norfolk and Suffolk includes details about witchcraft, charms, cures, old proverbs, customs and sayings. A rare glimpse into the past of what was once a most remote region.

NORFOLK WITCHES, SUPERSTITIONS & LEGENDS
By John Glyde
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First published in 1872, this fascinating collection of legends, charms and superstitions relating to Norfolk was taken from the reminiscences of Norfolk clergymen by folklorist and historian John Glyde of Ipswich. It has remained out of print for over a hundred years.

THE FOLKORE & WITCHCRAFT OF SUFFOLK
By John Glyde Jun
Price £3.95

First published in 1866 as part of 'The New Suffolk Garland', this account of the folkore and witchcraft customs of Suffolk remains the standard work on the subject. Charms, cures and firsthand accounts of the trials of Suffolk witches are all contained in this fascinating facsimile.

TALES OF THE DARTMOOR PIXIES
By William Crossing
Price £4.50

First published in 1888, this fascinating account by folklorist and antiquarian William Crossing of the haunted fairy lands of his native Dartmoor has never before been published in book form.

CRYING THE NECK:
A DEVONSHIRE CUSTOM
By Frederick Thomas Ellworthy
Price £3.50

First published in 1891, this exhaustive study of a Devonshire fertility ritual shows how a pagan ceremony of great longevity has its roots in the Celtic traditions of Europe.

OLD MAY & WHITSUN
FOLK FESTIVALS
By T F Thiselton Dyer
Price £4.50

Published in 1876 by a Victorian clergyman, this compilation of British May and Whitsun folk festivals describes the many rituals which were enacted throughout England, Scotland and Ireland to celebrate the fertility of the land.

YORKSHIRE WITCHCRAFT
CHARMS & CURES
By Richard Blakeborough
Price £5.50

First published in 1898, this is the definitive guide to the subject of witches, their charms and spells in 19thC Yorkshire. A fascinating guide to the superstitions of rural Yorkshire.

IN THE MARCH & BORDERLAND OF WALES
Herefordshire & Monmouth
By A G Bradley
Price £5.50

First published in 1911, this nostalgic tour of the towns and villages of Monmouthshire and Herefordshire provides an intriguing glimpse into the rural communities of the March and Borderland of Wales.

WITCHCRAFT IN SCOTLAND
By Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe
Price £6.99

This exhaustive study of witchcraft in Scotland was first published in Glasgow in 1884 but remains the most authoritative book on the subject by a Scottish writer ever published.

THE LEGENDARY LORE OF THE HOLY WELLS OF SHROPSHIRE
By Charlotte Burne & Robert C Hope
Price £4.50

This anthology of folklore relating to the holy wells of Shropshire is taken from the collections of Robert Hope and Charlotte Burne, both antiquarians and folklorists working at the end of the 19th C.

OLD MONMOUTHSHIRE
An Historical Account
By Adolphe George Jones
Price £5.95

First published in 1906, this provides a vivid picture of the famous Border county as it was at the turn of the century. The author provides a full account of the history of Monmouthshire from the Dark Ages until the end of the 19thC, and describes the towns of Abergavenny, Monmouth, Chepstow, Blaenavon, Pontypool and others as they appeared to him.

LOST WORDS IN THE SOMERSETSHIRE DIALECT
By W P Williams & W A Jones
Price £4.00

First published in 1873 by two Welsh scholars, this rare dialect book provides a unique insight into the Saxon origins of the Somersetshire dialect. Packed full of bizarre and often amusing terms such as "gawcum" (an idle fellow), "mumper" (a beggar) and "skimmerton riding" (a ritual of parading the effigy of an adulterous person through the village to the accompaniment of rough music). Entertaining and endlessly fascinating.

PADSTOW'S CELTIC SAINTS
By Rev John Adams
Price £3.95

This rare account of the original Celtic saints of the North Cornwall coast was first published in the 1860s by Cornish scholar, John Adams. It tells the amazing stories of how a handful of Celtic holy men brought primitive Christianity to Dark Age Cornwall.