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Folklore, Legends and Myths |
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Alver, Brynjulf Torleiv Hannaas: Og Hans Arbeid Med Forledikting
Tan paper covers are lightly soiled, bumped corner, two pages have a browned spot from a laid in paper. The text pages have a few corrections to the bibliographic information provided, in ink. . Torleiv Hannaas was a major collector of Norwegian folklore and myths. This is a synopsis of his works. In Norwegian, with a two-page summary in English. . 4to 11" - 13" tall. 72 pages. H4 Bergen. Bergen Universitetet I Bergen 1953 Softcover Very Good with no dust jacket 22465
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Ayrton, Michael The Maze Maker; A Novel
No defects in book or jacket, the latter now protected by fresh mylar sleeve. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked, appear unread. . The "autobiography" of Daedalus. A beautiful copy of the first edition, stated. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 320 pages. D1 Holt, Rinehart and Winston 1967 1st Edition Hardcover Fine in Fine dust jacket 31870
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Bethke, Robert D. Adirondack Voices: Woodsmen and Woods Lore
Dust jacket is rubbed, several small tears, now protected by clear mylar sleeve. Green cloth covers of book are sunned, no other defects. Pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; appears to be unread. . Book celebrates the storytelling and folksong traditions of men who have spent much of their lives in the " Big Woods" of the western Adirondack foothills. [jacket blurb]. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 148 pages. I6 University of Illinois Press 1980 1st Edition Hardcover Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket 26204
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Carter, Leverett E. & Helena Sexauer (Illus. ) Connecticut Shore Lines
Ivory card covers are somewhat sunned, no other defects. . Stapled card covers. This is a limited edition, copy number 223. Down-home New England poetry, describing "town characters and events with brevity and humor." Self-published. Laid in is an sheet that announces the publication; this doubles as an errata sheet. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the Preface page. Scarce. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 64 pages. Signed by Author. T4 Pontiac, Michigan. Pontiac, Michigan Self Published 1970 1st Edition Softcover Very Good+ with no dust jacket 27582
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Clark, Thomas Dionysius The Rampaging Frontier: Manners and Humors of Pioneer Days in the South and the Middle West
Bound in tan buckram covers, small capital letter "G" penciled to bottom of spine. Excellent condition otherwise, binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . Author was noted Kentucky historian, this was his fourth book. SIGNED AND WARMLY INSCRIBED by Clark to Virgil and Elizabeth (probably Virgil Steed and his wife, based on information given in the Acknowledgments). The inscription is dated April 9, 1939, so this is a very early printing. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 350 pages. Signed by Author. T6 Indianapolis. Indianapolis Bobbs-Merrill 1939 Hardcover Very Good+ with no dust jacket 27865
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Côrtes, J. C. Paixão The Gaucho: Dances Costumes Craftsmanship
Light soil to fore-edge of pages, covers are lightly rubbed. . No date of publication. This is a softcover book in wrappers, the latter printed on coated paper. This is all about the gaucho, his dances, costumes, and craftsmanship. Gauchos are popularly thought of as Brazilian cowboys, from Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state of Brazil. Published after 1974, as there is a reference to this date in the text; according to the Library of Congress, publication date is 1980.. Author is a folklorist, composer, broadcaster and Brazilian researcher. Glossary. Book is in English. . Trade PB. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 313 pages. D5 Brasil. Brasil Cia. De Celulose Do Sul 1980 Softcover Very Good+ with no dust jacket 24800
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Courlander, Harold with Albert Kofi Prempeh The Hat-Shaking Dance and Other Tales from the Gold Coast
Front flap of dust jacket has two clipped corners, very slight soil to back panel, now in fresh mylar sleeve. Top page ends of book are slightly spotted, else Fine. Pages are clean and crisp, binding is tight; book appears unread. . Twenty-one folk tales from the Ashanti people of West Africa, now Ghana, are wonderfully illustrated with drawings by Enrico Arno. SIGNED, INSCRIBED AND DATED by Courlander on the first endpaper. Stated First Edition. Courlander had a long and distinguished scholarly career as a folklorist and ethnographer. A beautiful, collectible copy. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 115 pages. Signed by Author. D3 NY. NY Harcourt, Brace & Company 1957 1st Edition Hardcover Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket Illustrated by Enrico Arno 24631
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Ebener, Wilhelm & Anne-Marie Ebener, et al Illustrierte Walliser Sagen
Book has no defects; pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square, appears unread. Bound in gray cloth with red and black titles to front cover and spine. . Old myths and legends of Switzerland, from the Canton of Wallis (Valais in French) , retold by Wilhelm Ebener. Eerily illustrated with stunning full-page b/w drawings and paintings. Illustrations are by Ann-Marie Ebener, Werner Zurbriggen, Anton Mutter, Wilhelm Dreesen, Charles Menge, Andreas Henzen and Daniel Salzmann. Text is in German. A beautiful book. . 4to 11" - 13" tall. 181 pages. D5 Rotten Verlag 1995 Hardcover Fine with no dust jacket 29140
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Gardner, John Jason and Medeia
Jacket has a half-inch closed tear to spine edge of front panel, a few light and small, minor, soiled spots. Striking pictorial dustwrapper was designed by Maxfield Parrish. Spine is not faded or sunned. Bright and attractive, now protected by fresh mylar cover. Book has top edge stained blue, beige cloth covered boards, decorative block inset on the front board showing a scene from the tale, tan label stamped gilt on the spine, No defects in book. Pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. . Gardner's retelling of the classic Greek myth. A beautiful copy. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 354 pages. A6 NY. NY Knopf 1973 1st Edition Hardcover Fine+ in Near Fine dust jacket 23322
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Hauge, Victor & Takako Hauge Folk Traditions in Japanese Art
Dust jacket is rubbed, no other defects, now protected by clear mylar sleeve. Book has no defects; pages are crisp and tight, book appears unread. . Errata sheet is laid in. A beautiful copy of the first edition. . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 272 pages. L0 Kodansha International Ltd 1978 1st Edition Hardcover Fine in Near Fine dust jacket 26473
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