Monday's Child is Fair of Face

Roud, Steve

ISBN 10: 190521152X / ISBN 13: 9781905211524

Published by Random House Books, 2008

About this Item

Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind.

Seller Inventory # rev1333486144

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Monday's Child is Fair of Face
• Publisher: Random House Books
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 190521152X
• ISBN 13: 9781905211524
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Like New
• Weight: 300 grams

About this title

Synopsis

A fascinating guide to the superstitions and traditional customs surrounding babies, from the old belief that you should not wash babies’ hands, to the view that the day on which baby is born determines its personality and fortune in life. The perfect book for new parents, it explains the origin of these superstitions and to what extent they still survive.

About the Author

Steve Roud is Local Studies Librarian for the London Borough of Croydon. He is the coauthor of the Oxford Dictionary of English Folklore, plus other books on traditional drama and folk song, and the Penguin Guide to the Superstitions of Britain and Ireland, which won the Katharine Briggs Folklore Award in 2004.