About this title: Legends Of Florence Collected From The People - Charles Leland - 1895 - PREFACE - THIS book consists aImost entirely of legends or traditions of a varied character, referring to places and buildings in Florence, such as the Cathedral and Campanile, the Signoria, the Bargello, the different city gates, ancient towers and bridges, palaces, crosses, and foun tains, noted corners, odd by-ways, and many churches. To all of these there are tales, or at least anecdotes attached, which will be found as entertaining to the general reader as they will be interesting, not to say valuable, to the folk- ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Unknown
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781443706865ISBN:1443706868
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Edition: Reprint
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Singing Tree Press, Detroit
Date Published: 1969
Description: Very Good with no dust jacket. Library emboss on title page, blotted stamp on top edge, gluestain from pocket on front free endpaper of First Series, otherwise slight wear. Crisp copies.; Two of two volumes, complete set. Facsimile reprints of the 1895 / 1896 B Seeber / David Nutt editions. "This book consists almost entirely of legends or traditions of a varied character, referring to places and buildings in Florence, such as the Cathedral and Campanile, the Signoria, the Bargello, the ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Singing Tree Press, Detroit
Date Published: 1969
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. 1969 hardcover published without jacket/slight tanning along page edges/clean & unmarked. Text in English, Italian. 2 v.; 22 cm. Bibliographical footnotes. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: David Nutt, London
Date Published: 1910
Description: Leland ( 1824-1903) was a scholar, folklorist and author who wrote several classic books on English Gypsies and Italian Witches. These include Etruscan Roman Remains, Legends of Florence, The Gypsies, Gypsy Sorcery and perhaps his most famous book Aradia: Gospel of the Witches. In all he wrote over fifty books during his life time and his writings inspired the likes of Gerald Gardner and Doreen Valiente as well as many other pioneers of modern day Witchcraft. In the winter of 1888 Leland moved ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Unknown
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9781443706865ISBN:1443706868
Description: New. Legends Of Florence Collected From The People-Charles Leland-1895-PREFACE-THIS book consists aImost entirely of legends or traditions of a varied character, referring to places and buildings in Florence, such as the Cathedral and Campanile, th... read more
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: NY: Macmillan and Co., 1895.
Date Published: 1895
Description: Good. Good. Hardcover, no dj. 271 pages. Cloth boards have some soiling, water damage, spine has a large crack along one side. Pages are clean and unmarked, binding is fair. first series. Nice handsome copy. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: London: David Nutt, 1910
Description: First Series, third issue. 8vo; pp. xiv; 280. Owner's name; else a good copy in original printed wrappers. A collection of folk-tales and legends referring to places and buildings in Florence, such as the Cathedral and Campanile, the Signoria, the Bargello, the different city gates, ancient towersa and bridges, palaces, crossesand fountains, noted corners, odd by-ways, . and many churches. read more
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