ISBN10: 0748661182, ISBN13: 9780748661183, [publisher: Birlinn General, United Kingdom, Edinburgh] Softcover A highly readable and absorbing anthology of traditional Scottish customs and rites of passage, Scottish Customs from the Cradle to the Grave draws upon a broad range of literary and oral sources. Scotland has been fortunate to have written accounts of intrepid early travellers such as Martin Martin, Edward Burt and John Lane Buchanan, and extracts from their writing are found alongside modern interviews made by Margaret Bennett and researchers from the School of Scottish Studies at Edinburgh University. This expanded edition includes a large amount of new material. The result is a detailed and comprehensive picture of social behaviour in Scotland over the last 400 years. The book is divided into three sections, each covering a stage in the cycle of life: Childbirth and infancy; Love, courtship and marriage; Death The first edition was originally published by Polygon and was joint runner-up of the 1993 Katharine Briggs Folklore Award. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
[Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2001]

ISBN10: 0748661182, ISBN13: 9780748661183, [publisher: Polygon, Edinburgh] Softcover First Edition Good condition, no damages nor writings inside.
[Barcelona, CAT, Spain] [Publication Year: 1992]
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Polygon, Date: 2001-01-15. Paperback. Used: Good. 2001. Polygon ISBN 0748661182 9780748661183 [US]

Date: 1992. First edition. Edinburgh, Polygon, 1992. 14 cm x 21,5 cm. XXII, 298 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with some minor signs of external wear. From the library of swiss - american - irish poet Chuck Kruger. With a dedication to Kruger to front paste down. Contains among others the following chapters: The Mother and Child in Days Gone By; Changelings; Protection and Prevention; Practical Midwifery and Care of the Newborn; Hanselling the Baby; Care of the Mother, Then and Now; Fosterage and Adoption; Baptism and Christenings etc. 1992. ISBN 0748661182 9780748661183 [IE]