The Book Of Were-Wolves by Sabine Baring-Gould

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform 'The Book of Were-Wolves' is a highly impressive study, and a must-read for all would-be lycanths, or for those who merely have a passing interest in the topic. It was the first comprehensive study on the subject, and provides accounts of shape-shifting creatures from many different cultures, including material on viking berserkers. Hours of business: Mon-Fri 10 to 6 Number 46 is at the northern end of Shepherd Market, formerly the location of Shepherds bindery, a five minute walk from Green Park tube station (Jubilee, Victoria and Piccadilly lines) and only slightly more from Bond Street station.Sabine Baring-Gould (1834-1924) was a famous English antiquarian and folklorist, and this is his treatise on werewolves and lycanthropy.

We also display a selection of stock at our Mayfair shop: 46 Curzon Street Number 48 is on the south side of Bedford Square, a five minute walk from Totten ham Court Road or Goodge Street underground stations and a ten minute walk from Russell Square. The Book of Werewolves was the first serious academic study of lycanthropy and 'blood-lust' written in English. Great Britain Hours of business: Mon-Fri 9:30 to 5 With the shocking histories of ten famous cases, this classic blends science, superstition, and fiction to tell the full story of the werewolves among us.

Our primary address is our Bloomsbury shop: Stock Code: 240960 Members of: Antiquarian Booksellers Association Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association International League of Antiquarian Booksellers Stoker extensively annotated a copy of Baring-Gould's book that he borrowed from the London Library which remains in their collection to this day.Ī very good copy, with rubbing to extremities and joints, a little water staining along the top edge of the frontispiece, not effecting the illustration, bookplate to front p astedown. The book was also a source for Bram Stoker, when writing Dracula, especially in his physical descriptions of were-wolves. London, Smith, Elder and Co.īaring-Gould’s collection of were-wolf folk lore and mythology, exploring the ways in which myth and truth combine to create and perpetuate the superstition of the Were-Wolf. Contemporary half green calf with marbled covered paper boards, spine with five raised bands outlined in gilt, second panel lettered in gilt to red morocco label, sixth panel lettered in gilt.

The Book Of Were-Wolves by Sabine Baring-Gould