Old stories & sayings of Great Britain and Ireland

Publisher: C.W. Daniel in London

Written in English

Published: 1911 Pages: 64 Downloads: 740

Subjects:

Folklore -- Great Britain.,
Folklore -- Ireland.,
Tales -- Great Britain.,
Tales -- Ireland.,
Proverbs, English.,
Proverbs, Irish.

Edition Notes

Library"s copy signed by Nat Schmulowitz.

The Physical Object
Other titles	Old stories and sayings of Great Britain and Ireland, Stories & sayings of Great Britain and Ireland, Stories and sayings of Great Britain and Ireland, Great Britain & Ireland
Statement	compiled by Isa. Fyvie Mayo.
Series	Stories and sayings from many lands -- booklet 1
Contributions	Mayo, Isabella Fyvie, 1843-1914.
Pagination	64 p. ;
Number of Pages	64
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL22987841M

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