ISBN: 0713428317  First Edition 1974 Published B.T. Batsford Ltd  8vo 208pp.  Signed by the Author on the Title page. Grey boards gilt spine very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.  The distinguished folklorist Katharine Briggs reveals a fascinating panorama of Cotswold life, as it was lived in the small trading towns, the prosperous villages and the remote hamlets: seasonal customs, and festivities, local songs and dances; historical traditions and local tales.