This 1968 edition of "Strange survivals," by S. Baring-Gould, is a replication of a book first published in 1892, according to the verso. The title page further identifies the edition as follows: Methuen & Co. 36 Essex Street W.C. London. Now Reissued by Singing Tree Press 1249 Blvd., Detroit, Michigan 1968. No ISBN is given but the verso gives Library of Congress Card Number as 67-23909. Frontispiece illustration, B&W, is titled "Ridge Tile, Totnes". Black, cloth cover with red interior side. Dark orange feature and gold lettering on the spine.
Sabine Baring-Gould of Lew Trenchard in Devon, England, was an Anglican priest, hagiographer, antiquarian, novelist, folk song collector and eclectic scholar. His bibliography consists of more than 1,240 publications, though this list continues to grow. His family home, the manor house of Lew Trenchard, near Okehampton, Devon, has been preserved as he had it rebuilt and is now a hotel. He is remembered particularly as a writer of hymns, the best-known being "Onward, Christian Soldiers", "Sing Lullaby", and "Now the Day Is Over". He also translated the carol "Gabriel's Message" from the Basque language to English.
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