PRELOVED The Mystery and Magic of Trees and Flowers
By Lesley Gordon
Format: Hard Cover with dust jacket
Size: 22cm x 15cm approximately
Pages: 112
This is a secondhand book, it has been read! Condition is very good.
In this enchanting collection of legend, folklore and traditions, Lesley Gordon has gathered together some remarkable and little-known stories behind some of today's most popular plants, trees and flowers.
Contents include: man and the tree; paradise and the sacred plants;
the strange and wonderful saints and their seasons;
Christmas flowers;
elf-shot and evil eye;
the star-eyed science;
divination and dream plants;
angels, devils and witches;
the origins of the language and sentiment of flowers.
Delightfully illustrated with colour and black and white illustrations from many countries and periods.