Author: Katharine Briggs
Title: Katharine Briggs Collected Works Volume XIII - Nine Lives: The Folklore of Cats
Description: London, Routledge Ltd, 2003. Cloth. A smart copy of this fascinating work on the folklore of cats from writer Katharine Briggs from Routledge's collection of her works. Katharine Briggs: Collected Works, Volume XIII. One of thirteen volumes. Scarce work. Being a reprint of the original 1980 edition of this study. With the original illustrations from John Ward, an English portrait artist, landscape painter and illustrator. A detailed and entertaining collection of critical essays providing an overview of the history of cats in folklore. With chapters on the cult of the cat, feline characteristics, good luck and bad luck, witches and their familiars, and nursery tales, amongst other themes. Written by Katharine Mary Briggs, a British folklorist and writer, noted for her works on fairies and folklore. She was appointed president of the Folklore Society, which established an award in her name to commemorate her life and work. In the original full purple cloth. Externally, excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: John Ward. Fine .

Keywords: Briggs Folklore Cats Collected Folklore John Ward


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