I think that IB was suggesting that both 'Where is St. George', and the 'Faber Book of Verse' are total pants...

No. WISG is one man's version of things & contextualises this with respect to a particular tradition of occult thinking & remains a fascinating & inspiring read even though I don't take that particular line myself. It does have pride of place on my bookshelf.

The Faber Book of Popular Verse - what can I say? Traditional verses, songs, nursery rhymes, proverbs, ballad, incantations, riddles etc. - all sourced & annotated. I couldn't live without it. Do a search on Amazon UK - there's a few good priced second hand copies. Essential!

As for Bob Pegg - a crucial, if at times controversial figure in British folk - it doesn't take much. Check his web page: http://www.bobpegg.com/. His Rites & Riots (again available 2nd hand through Amazon UK) remains a fine piece of work, although I've yet to read Folk.

The best books on Trad I fear were never written - what I wouldn't give to have read what Peter Bellamy had to say on the subject. Maybe next time, eh?