Birds of Omen in Shetland
Saxby, Jessie Margaret (nee Edmonston), 1842-19401893
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Limited copy - one of only 300 copies printed in 1893. Jessie Saxby writes about two of the most common birds found on the Shetland Islands: the raven and the owl. This is not a natural history of these two birds, rather observations of the said two birds, written by a native of the Shetland Islands. The second part of this booklet is written by W.A. Clouston, a native of the Orkney Islands, and again is written about the same two birds. This time we learn of the folk-lore surrounding the ravens and owls. Various poems, sayings and songs are given throughout the booklet.
Main title:
Birds of Omen in Shetland / by Jessie M. Saxby (inaugural address to the Viking Club, London, October 13, 1892).
Author:
Saxby, Jessie Margaret (nee Edmonston), 1842-1940, authorClouston, William Alexander, author [Notes on the folk-lore of the raven and the owl]
Edition:
Notes on the folk-lore of the raven and the owl, by W.A. Clouston.
Imprint:
Privately printed, 1893.
Collation:
32 pages ; 21.5 cm.
System details:
4/SAX
Local class:
4/SAX PAMPHLET BOX S14/SAX
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3421017