Werwolves
London: Methuen & Co., 1912.
First edition, first issue binding. vi, [2], 292, 8, 30, [1] pp., with 38 pages of ads dated Autumn 1912 and July 1912 at rear. Bound in publisher's red cloth lettered and ruled in gilt; lacking the dust jacket. Very Good with sunning, slight lean, and shadow from label removal to spine, fraying at head and tail, and light soiling to boards. Binding starting at p. 225. Dampstaining to upper textblock edge and endpapers, light foxing to endpapers and occasionally contents, ownership signature to front free endpaper.
An early examination of lycanthropy in folklore and popular culture. Eliott O'Donnell, a prolific British paranormal research best known for his work on ghosts, addresses the werewolf phenomenon in countries across Europe. Werewolves have existed as mythological figures for centuries, but interest in them has waxed and waned. The first werewolf movie was released a year after this book was published, sparking something of a werewolf revival.
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