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Abbey lubbers, banshees, & boggarts : an illustrated encyclopedia of fairies Cover Image Book

Abbey lubbers, banshees, & boggarts : an illustrated encyclopedia of fairies / Katharine Briggs ; illustrated by Yvonne Gilbert.

Briggs, Katharine Mary. (Author). Briggs, Katharine Mary. (Added Author). Briggs, Katharine Mary. Dictionary of fairies. (Added Author). Gilbert, Yvonne. (Added Author).

Summary:

A "Who's Who" of fairyland, with entries by fairy name and additional legends, songs, and anecdotes within each entry.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0394508068
  • Physical Description: 158 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 6 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First American edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Pantheon Books, [1979]

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General Note:
An abridged and simplified version of the author's Encyclopedia of fairies, which was originally published under title: A dictionary of fairies.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Bibliography: pages 157-159.

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Subject: Fairies > Dictionaries, Juvenile.
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Genre: Dictionaries.

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