Robin, P.A. Animal Lore in English Literature. Pub. John Murray. 1936
pp.ix, 196 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Hardback. Small, period, ownership label to front paste down. Some spotting to fore-edges of text block and occ. internally o/w. contents fine. Cloth boards thor. vg.
A book which attempts to explain the many allusions in English literature to old beliefs and fancies about animal creation and to trace, wherever possible, the origin of these ideas, or at least their first appearance in written form.
£17.50 [Ref: 67702]