MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF FLOWERS, TREES, FRUITS, AND PLANTS IN ALL AGES AND IN ALL CLIMES
Book Details + Condition: J.B. Lippincott and Company (Philadelphia and London). First Edition, 1911. Hardcover. 302 pages; Illustrated. One of the earliest compilations of plant-lore by the well known writer and folklorist Charles M. Skinner. Included are the specific legends, fables, mythology and folklore of more than 150 plants, flora and trees. Skinner (1852 - 1907) was a well known writer and folklorist who published collections of myths, legends and folklore found inside the United States and across the world. He aimed to integrate folklore conventions with New England transcendentalism to keep alive traditions endangered by the industrial age. Chapters include:
- Plant Lore
- Early Christian Legends
- Fairy Flowers
- Narcotics and Stimulants
- Plants of Ill Renown
- Flowers, Trees, Fruits, and Plants (All broken down into individual chapter headings)
Interior hinge cracked but binding remains firm; rubbed corners and edges; normal aging wear to boards, with rubbing present to decorated cover; darkening to spine, with small bit repaired to top edge; age toning to pages; interior is clean and free of markings.
