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    By Rev. D. James
    London   Whittaker and Co, and J. Brook
    9" by 6" [5], 6-100pp
    A signed presentation copy of this very scarce mid nineteenth century work on British Druids and their origins, customs, tenets and costumes.
    By Rev. D. James

    1836 The Patriarchal Religion of Britain; Or, A Complete Manual of Ancient British Druidism

    London   Whittaker and Co, and J. Brook
    9" by 6" [5], 6-100pp
    A signed presentation copy of this very scarce mid nineteenth century work on British Druids and their origins, customs, tenets and costumes.
    £750.00
    : 0.5kgs / : 930F4
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    Description

    Author's Presentation Copy, First Edition, Original Binding, Signed, Very Scarce

    The first edition of this very scarce work.

    Inscribed by the author to a front blank 'John Brooke, with the author's kind regards. 1836'.

    A fascinating work on the Druid religion of ancient Britain, with passages covering topics including 'Britain, when first colonised', 'Druidical forms of oath', 'Druidical altars and temples', 'costume of the Bardo-Druidic orders', and 'Druidism superseded by Christianity'.

    The work of Rev. D. James.

    Lacking front and rear free endpapers.

    A signed presentation copy of this fascinating volume.

    Condition

    In the original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with chips and closed tears and losses of cloth to back strip tail. Small loss to tail of back strip label. Hinges strained, with front board a touch tender, but rear board firmly held. Lacking front and rear free endpaper. Inscription to front blank. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright.

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