The village community : with special reference to the origin and form of its survivals in Britain / by George Laurence Gomme, Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, and Director of the Folklore Society
1890, 1st edition. London : Walter Scott. Poor copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands worn; panel edges somewhat dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Text remains clear and without blemish. Item #392912
Physical description; 299 pp., illustrations, maps. Contents; The village community as a primitive institution -- The race-elements of the village community -- Methods of dealing with the British evidence -- The non-Aryan elements in the English village community -- The homestead of the village community -- Tribal communities in Britain -- Transitional types of the village community in Britain -- The final type of the village community in Britain -- Fragments of the village community surviving in local custom -- Summary and conclusion. Subjects; Village communities Great Britain. Rural conditions Great Britain. Agriculture Economic aspects.
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