OLD TIMES: RELICS, TALISMANS, FORGOTTEN CUSTOMS & BELIEFS OF THE PAST
Book Details + Condition: T. Werner Laurie Ltd. (London). First Edition, 1925 (nd). Hardcover. 264 pages. Illustrated. Author Walter Clifford Meller's thorough work on English relics, talismans, ancient customs and superstitions. Chapters include:
- The Old Stone Crosses of Britian
- Talismans
- Holy Wells
- The Holy Grail
- English Bells
- Old Bed-Houses and Hospitals
- The King's Healing
- The Glastonbury Tradition
- Notitia Heraldica
- Sanctuaries
Firm binding; rubbed corners and edges; wear to boards, with embossed library stamp to reverse; call number to spine, with scuffing present; interior has had binding tape added for support; scuffing to front endpapers, with old initials and paper; toning to pages; interior is clean and free of markings.
