WEATHER LORE - A COLLECTION OF PROVERBS, SAYINGS AND RULES CONCERNING THE WEATHER
Book Details + Condition: Elliot Stock (London). Early Edition, 1898. Hardcover. 208 pages with appendix and index, and fold-out frontis illustration. One of the earliest compilations of weather folklore from sources as diverse as Hesiod, the Bible and Francis Bacon, and more. The collection includes fascinating observations, including 'if spaniels sleep more than usual, it foretells wet weather', but 'if rats are more restless than usual, rain is at hand'. Chapters include: Proverbs Relating to Birds, Flowers and Movable Feasts; Times and Seasons; Sun, Moon and Stars; Wind; Clouds; Mists; Dew; Fog; Sound; Sea; Tides; Rain; Rainbows; Snow; Thunder and Lightning; and much more. Firm binding; rubbed corners and edges; some wear to boards, including areas of discoloration and fading to spine; slight lean to book; foxing and toning to endpapers and first few pages; interior is clean and free of markings, save owner name to ffep and embossed stamp to half-title page.