Sources
The books the old calendar is taken from, oldest first. Every entry names the page it comes from and links to a scan of it, so you can read the original for yourself.
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1686
Aubrey's Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme
John Aubrey, Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme (written 1686-1687), edited by James Britten for the Folk-Lore Society (1881).
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Written 1686 to 1687 and first printed by the Folk-Lore Society in 1881. Facsimile reprints of that edition are easy to find.
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1777
Brand's Popular Antiquities
John Brand, Observations on Popular Antiquities (1777), arranged, revised and enlarged by Sir Henry Ellis (3 vols, 1848-1849).
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First published in 1777 and enlarged by Henry Ellis; the three-volume Bohn edition of 1848 to 1849 is the one most often reprinted.
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1818
Taylor's Antiquitates Curiosae
Joseph Taylor, Antiquitates Curiosae: The Etymology of Many Remarkable Old Sayings, Proverbs, and Singular Customs, Explained (1818; second edition 1819).
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Published in 1818, with a second edition in 1819. Facsimile reprints turn up; originals are scarce.
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1825
Brockett's Glossary of North Country Words
John Trotter Brockett, A Glossary of North Country Words, in Use (Newcastle upon Tyne, 1825; enlarged 1829, and in 2 vols, 1846).
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First published at Newcastle in 1825, enlarged in 1829 and again in two volumes in 1846. Facsimile reprints are easy to find.
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1825
Hone's Every-Day Book
William Hone, The Every-Day Book, or Everlasting Calendar of Popular Amusements (2 vols, 1825-1827).
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Two volumes, 1825 to 1827. Later editions bind it with the Table Book, and old sets turn up second-hand.
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1827
Hone's Table Book
William Hone, The Table Book (1827-1828).
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Published 1827 to 1828. Later editions bind it with the Every-Day Book.
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1832
Hone's Year Book
William Hone, The Year Book of Daily Recreation and Information (1832).
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One volume, 1832. Later editions bind it with the Every-Day Book and the Table Book.
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1846
The Denham Tracts
Michael Aislabie Denham, The Denham Tracts: folklore from the tracts and pamphlets he printed between 1846 and 1859, edited by James Hardy for the Folk-Lore Society (2 vols, 1892-1895).
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Two volumes, 1892 and 1895, published by the Folk-Lore Society. Facsimile reprints are easy to find.
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1862
Chambers's Book of Days
Robert Chambers, The Book of Days: A Miscellany of Popular Antiquities in Connection with the Calendar (2 vols, 1862-1864).
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Two volumes, 1862 to 1864. Facsimile reprints are easy to find, and original sets turn up second-hand.
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1866
Henderson's Folk-Lore of the Northern Counties
William Henderson, Notes on the Folk-Lore of the Northern Counties of England and the Borders (1866; new edition for the Folk-Lore Society, 1879).
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First published in 1866; the enlarged edition of 1879 for the Folk-Lore Society is the fuller one. Facsimile reprints are easy to find.
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1876
Dyer's British Popular Customs
T. F. Thiselton Dyer, British Popular Customs, Present and Past, Arranged According to the Calendar of the Year (1876).
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One volume, 1876, in Bohn's Antiquarian Library, reprinted in 1891. Facsimile reprints are easy to find.
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1905
Hazlitt's Faiths and Folklore
W. Carew Hazlitt, Faiths and Folklore: A Dictionary of National Beliefs, Superstitions and Popular Customs, Past and Current (2 vols, 1905), a reworking of Brand's Popular Antiquities.
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Two volumes, 1905. Facsimile reprints are easy to find, and original sets turn up second-hand.
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