Special Edition; a limited edition of 300 hand-numbered examples, bound in a red cloth, with black foil blocking to the front and spine, black endpapers, with black head and tail bands.

Book is in fine unread condition.

A comprehensive study of the image of the Black Dog in folklore, with an extensive gazetteer of over 700 UK sightings and traditions.

Contents:

Pagination: 248 pages, on 80gsm paper stock including line drawings and figures, plus 12 pages of black and white photographic plates.

• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• Chapter 1 – A general description of dog ghosts
• Chapter 2 – Dogs of the westcountry
• Chapter 3 – Family dogs
• Chapter 4 – Protective dogs
• Chapter 5 – Shucks and barguests
• Chapter 6 – Roads and bridges
• Chapter 7 – Church grims and death folklore
• Chapter 8 – Dreams and visions
• Chapter 9 – The black dog in the landscape
• Chapter 10 – The black dog in modern times
• Appendix – A gazetteer of uk black dog sightings and traditions
• Index