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A treasury of American superstitions / by Claudia de Lys.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lys, Claudia de.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Superstition--United States.
- Superstition.
- Folklore--United States.
- Folklore.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 494 pages ; 20 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Gramercy Books, 1997.
- Summary:
- A true treasury of American folklore, fairy tales, beliefs, practices and symbols. From the birds and the bees to brides and babies, every subject that can have a superstition attached to it is here. These are not strange but commonplace notions -- some supernatural, some unnatural. Did you know. for instance, that coral is used in rosary beads to keep evil away -- or, more importantly, that it is unlucky to put liquor back in the bottle!
- Notes:
- Originally published: New York : Philosophical Library, 1948.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 485-488) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0517181304
- OCLC:
- 40729436
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