This is an unwieldy, heavy book presented in a basic typewriter font (just like Hyatt's and Cannon's.) It's not written in a conversational way at all, beliefs are just stated, numbered, with the age, ethnicity, profession and location of the informant.
I own many other books on this topic which are far smaller and more fun to read. I'd only recommend this for someone with a deep interest in the topic. For an international perspective Cora Daniel's 3-volume "Encyclopaedia of Superstitions, Folklore and the Occult Sciences of the World" is among the most extensive. Koch's "Folklore from Kansas" has 5,162 beliefs. Anthony Cannon's "Popular Beliefs and Superstitions from Utah" has 13,207. Hand who edited this book, also edited "North Carolina Folklore: Popular Beliefs and Superstitions" which has 8,569 beliefs and is heavily annotated and cross-researched. (1965) has 16,537 entries and is a very important book.
Hyatt's "Folklore from Adam's County Illinois," 2nd Ed. There are other important collections on this topic. At 1,829 pages and 36,209 numbered beliefs this 3-volume work is by far the largest ever produced on the topic of American superstition.
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