{"product_id":"1878-2vol-the-book-of-days-popular-antiquities-antique-history-book-set","title":"1878 2vol The Book Of Days \u0026 Popular Antiquities Antique History Book Set","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\n \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003e\n  \u003cb\u003e\n   1878 2vol The Book Of Days \u0026amp; Popular Antiquities Antique History Book Set\n  \u003c\/b\u003e\n \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\n \u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\n  \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003e\n   \u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003c\/span\u003e\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n   \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n     \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n       \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n         \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n           \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n             \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n              The Book Of Days - A Miscellany Of Popular Antiquities\n             \u003c\/font\u003e\n            \u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n             \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n              In Connection With The Calendar Including Anecdote, Biography, \u0026amp; History Curiosities Of Literature \u0026amp; Oddities Of Human Life \u0026amp; Character.\n             \u003c\/font\u003e\n            \u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n             \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n              Edited by R. Chambers\n             \u003c\/font\u003e\n            \u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n             \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\n              Published by W. \u0026amp; R. Chambers: London \u0026amp; Edinburgh 1878\n             \u003c\/span\u003e\n            \u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n             \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\n              \u003cstrong\u003e\n               Complete 2 Volume Set In Original Leather Bindings\n              \u003c\/strong\u003e\n             \u003c\/span\u003e\n            \u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n             \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\n              \u003cbr\u003e\n             \u003c\/span\u003e\n            \u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n             \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\n              \"\n             \u003c\/span\u003e\n             \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n              The Book of Days is one of the great Victorian compilations of folklore, customs, history and popular culture, bringing together an extraordinary wealth of information arranged according to the calendar year. Edited by Robert Chambers, the work explores the significance of individual days, months and seasons, recording the festivals, traditions, superstitions and commemorations that shaped everyday life in Britain and beyond. Richly anecdotal and endlessly fascinating, it serves as both a reference work and a treasure-house of historical curiosities.\n             \u003c\/font\u003e\n            \u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n             \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n              \u003cbr\u003e\n             \u003c\/font\u003e\n            \u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n             \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n              Drawing upon literature, biography, local history and antiquarian research, Chambers fills the pages with accounts of famous events, remarkable personalities, forgotten customs and peculiar episodes from the past. Subjects range from saints' days, royal anniversaries and ancient festivals to folk beliefs, criminal oddities, literary anecdotes and eccentric characters. The result is a vivid portrait of social history, preserving a vast body of knowledge that might otherwise have been lost to time and offering modern readers a unique window into nineteenth-century scholarship and historical storytelling.\n             \u003c\/font\u003e\n            \u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n             \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n              \u003cbr\u003e\n             \u003c\/font\u003e\n            \u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n             \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n              Published by W. \u0026amp; R. Chambers in 1878, this complete two-volume edition is profusely illustrated throughout with hundreds of finely engraved images, decorative title pages and historical scenes. Handsomely bound in original leather with marbled endpapers, the set represents one of the most ambitious and enduring works of Victorian antiquarian literature, equally appealing to collectors of folklore, social history, genealogy and beautifully illustrated nineteenth-century books.\"\n             \u003c\/font\u003e\n            \u003c\/div\u003e\n           \u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003c\/div\u003e\n         \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n       \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n     \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n   \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n \u003c\/div\u003e\n \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n  \u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\n   \u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\n    \u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\n     \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003e\n      \u003cbr\u003e\n     \u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003c\/font\u003e\n   \u003c\/div\u003e\n   \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n     \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n       \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n        General wear, staining etc to covers and spines as shown. Some water damage to back covers with contents unaffected. No prior ownership or library marks. Inside hinges split however covers are firm and there are no loose pages. Marbled endpapers and marbled text block. Pages clean and well presented with light foving to prelims. A solid copy of this 2 volume set in good condition overall.  Please study photos to further understand condition.\n       \u003c\/font\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n     \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n   \u003c\/div\u003e\n   \u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\n    \u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\n     \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003e\n      \u003cbr\u003e\n     \u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003c\/font\u003e\n   \u003c\/div\u003e\n   \u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\n     Size 26.5cm x 20cm x 5.5cm - Volume 1 has 832 Pages and Volume 2 has 840 Pages\n    \u003c\/span\u003e\n   \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/font\u003e\n \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"Antique Books Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47359719276683,"sku":null,"price":344.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/0770\/0875\/files\/a54195d1-a104-4a9f-975d-7903e8c3bb08.jpg?v=1781430893","url":"https:\/\/antiquebooksaustralia.com.au\/products\/1878-2vol-the-book-of-days-popular-antiquities-antique-history-book-set","provider":"Antique Books Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}