![]() ![]() Interior fine some light wear to calf extremities. Armorial bookplate of noted book collector Henry William Poor. After presenting a wide range of mythological and folkloric traditions, Baring-Gould argues for the origins of lycanthropism in a universal human tendency toward bloodlust and sadism. This work on were-wolves is still cited today, and remains a standard work on the subject. ![]() ![]() Octavo, contemporary three-quarter tan calf gilt, raised bands, black morocco spine label, top edge gilt, uncut.įirst edition of this historical, mythological and psychological account of lycanthropy, with engraved frontispiece depicting a were-wolf and its victim.īaring-Gould, an English parson, “published numerous collections of sermons and wrote several hymns, the best-known being ‘Onward Christian Soldiers.’ Baring-Gould’s interest in legend and folk-lore marks his secular writings and is apparent in his Book of Were-Wolves (1865) and Curious Myths of the Middle Ages (1866).” (DNB). The Book of Were-Wolves: Being an Account of a Terrible Superstition. “UNDER THE VEIL OF MYTHOLOGY LIES A SOLID REALITY…”: BARING-GOULD’S THE BOOK OF WERE-WOLVES, FIRST EDITION, 1865īARING-GOULD, Sabine. ![]()
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