From Granite to Sea
Authored by: Alex Langstone
Published by: Troy Books
We are delighted to announce Alex Langstone’s first title with Troy Books; From Granite to Sea: The Folklore of Bodmin Moor and East Cornwall.
Cornwall is an ancient land steeped in legend and myth. From Granite to Sea explores the folklore of the often-overlooked eastern reaches of the rugged Cornish peninsula, at the heart of which lies the mysterious upland of Bodmin Moor. This beautiful and remote land of granite, which forms the Cornish highlands, inhabits eighty square miles across the central spine of eastern Cornwall. A wild and mysterious landscape, where folklore permeates every hill, rock and river. Inhabited by piskies, giants and conjurors, who in turn control the old trackways, hilltops and weather. It is a land haunted by the wild hunt of the Devil’s Dandy Dogs and the demonic spectre of Tregeagle.
From Granite to Sea is the first ever comprehensive focus on the folklore of eastern Cornwall. Alex Langstone’s ground-breaking study will guide the reader through a myriad of old tales of witches, conjurors and charmers, supernatural encounters, amazing folk traditions and curious customs from the high moors, rugged clifftops, secret coves and lush estuaries across the eastern reaches of the Duchy.
Bibliography
All Editions
Contributors
Illustrated by: Paul Atlas Saunders, Gemma Gary
Physical Description
Dimensions: 156 x 234mm.
Page Count: 276 pages, plus 18 pages of black and white photographic plates.
Illustrative Content: 18 pages of black and white photographic plates.
Paperback Edition
Publication date: 2018.
ISBN: 978-1909602298
Original price: £16.50
Binding
Binding: Gloss laminate cover.
Paper: 80gsm white paper stock.
Standard Hardback Edition
Publication date: 2018.
Original price: £27
Binding
Binding: Green case binding. Copper foil blocking to cover & spine. Buttermilk endpapers. Green and white and tail bands.
Paper: 90gsm white paper stock.
Special Edition
Publication date: 2018.
Original price: £35
Copies printed: Limited to 250 copies.
Physical Description
Other: Hand-numbered.
Binding
Binding: Bound in dark green recycled leather fibres material. Copper foil blocking to the front and spine. Buttermilk endpapers. Green and white head and tail bands.
Paper: 90gsm white paper stock.
