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Wales, Tony A SUSSEX GARLAND: A Nostalgic and Lighthearted Collection of Rhymes, Recollections and Recipes of the Sussex Year
Berkshire, England Countryside Books 1994 0905392647 / 9780905392646 Reprint Softcover Very Good +
126pp., b/white halftone illustrations, including frontis, comprising historic photographs, picture postcards and archival material. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated (from an original painting by Tommy Osborne) card wrapper has minimal edge and corner wear, light crease to front panel, and minor indentations. Previous owner's small sticker to lower corner rear cover. "... records the old customs, the traditional rhymes, and the time-honoured recipes of an era gone by... Focusing most sharply on the late 19th and early 20th centuries..." Contents include: Intro., 1/ Wilfulness, Wassailing and Weather Lore, 2/ Fleas, Cuckoos and Clocks, 3/ May Day and Midsummer, 4/ Harvest Homes and Halloween, 5/ Guy Fawkes, Old Clem and Sussex Witches, 6/ Mince Pies, Mummers and Mistletoe. References and Bibliography, Index, Index to Recipes. Book weight approx. 300g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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