Bump to upper corner of book, affecting paper covers and pages. No other defects; pages are crisp and tight, book appears unread. . Text is in German. . Trade PB. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 325 pages. G1 View More...
Ownership stamp on verso of front cover, tape ghost to top of spine, no other marks or defects. Contents are excellent, printed on coated paper. . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 144 pages. M6 View More...
Green paper covers have light edgewear, light bump to bottom corner, affecting first several pages. . 36 papers in all, mainly in English, but also in French and German. Papers treat a variety of topics under the general rubric of folk narratives. . Trade PB. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 448 pages. M2 View More...
Book has no defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. Appears unread, As New. Lacking the dust jacket. . Originally published in 1947 in the Caracas Journal, this edition has a new Foreword. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED by the author on the first endpaper. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 256 pages. Signed by Author. G3 View More...
Original green cloth covers are slightly rubbed at extremities, blind stamping on spine is quite readable. Binding is tight and square, hinges uncracked, pages very clean. Owner name and bookplate neatly added inside front cover. . Writing as Fiona MacLeod, Sharp was a major popularizer of the Celtic traditions. He was actually much more popular as Fiona MacLeod than when writing under his own name. This book is quite attractive, with fore-edge and bottom edge of pages untrimmed, green cloth covers with brown decoration. First American edition, following the publication of the true first (Edin... View More...
Essays are in English, titles and lyrics in French. No defects. . Brown buckram covers with silver lettering. Book includes bibliography and index. . Juilliard Performance Guides No. 2 Series. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 184 pages. L0 View More...
Light foxing and rubbing to card covers; binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . Having to do with Laplanders. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED on verso of front cover by the editor. Printed on coated paper, illustrated w b/w drawings and photos. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 134 pages. Signed by Editor. M2 View More...
No defects. Book is As New. . Appears unread. Tight, square, pages clean and bright. This is a beautiful edition, with 35 full-color, glorious and original illustrations (paintings) by Pauline Bewick, alone worth the price of the book. Tales include that of Cuchulain, Children of Lir, Deirdre and the sons of Usna, St. Patrick, The Druid and his Soul, Ossian's Return from Tir na n-Og, and the Countess Cathleen O'Shea. A beautiful copy. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 96 pages. G3 View More...
Red pebbled cloth covers and slightly rubbed at extremities, spine a little faded, gilt titles dulled. Owner name elegantly written on first endpaper, a little foxing to endpapers and pastedowns. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . The first book in O'Duffy's Goshawk trilogy. First edition. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 319 pages. M2 View More...
Slight rubbing to cover edges, no other defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked, book appears unread. Bright gilt titles to spine. No dust jacket, as issued. . Written by Sax Rohmer, this was previously published under a pseudonym, Michael Furey. This is the first printing of the book with the author given as Sax Rohmer. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 208 pages. H4 View More...
Glossy paper covers are heavily rubbed, two crack to spine, mild corner bump. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . Printed on coated paper, illustrated with reproductions and photos. . Trade PB. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 162 pages. M6 View More...
Brown cloth covers with gilt titles and decoration, beveled edges. Covers are mildly rubbed, a little worn at extremities. A little foxing to endpapers. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . These appear to be Hungarian ballads, or folk songs. In the Hungarian language. Lyrics only. . Magyar Remekirok Series. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 231 pages. E3 View More...
Slight wear to cover edges, no other defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. Spine is uncreased. . Native American stories and tales. This is the first printing, stated. . Oblong 16mo 6" - 7" tall. 278 pages. J2 View More...
No defects. Pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. No marks or other defects. This is the catalog for an auction held April 26-27, 2014 in Buford, Georgia. . Four collections were at auction: the collections of Dr. Robert Bishop, Jay Johnson, Walter Glenn, and the Glitter family. A total of 1151 lots are described. This includes an estimated sale price and illustration in full color for each lot, nine or ten lots to a page. A beautiful copy. . 4to 11" - 13" tall. 139 pages. M1 View More...
Bound in olive cloth. Extremities of spine are bumped, very light stamps on endpapers and title page. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . First edition of this ethnographic study of Southeastern Indiana folk tales. There are 91 Creek, 42 Hitchiti, 64 Alabama, 65 Koasati, and 43 Natchez folk tales retold in these pages. . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 275 pages. G5 View More...
Near Fine book is a little grubby, very minor wear to a couple of spots on cover edges. Contents are excellent. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. Book appears unread. The sixth printing of the first edition, published in the same year as the first printing. . SIGNED BUT NOT INSCRIBED BY LOWELL THOMAS on the first endpaper. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 245 pages. Signed by Author. K1 View More...
Book has scattered ink marks on some pages. . Printed on glossy paper, illustrated with photos. Text is entirely in the Finnish language. Previous owner was Felix Oinas, Estonian scholar at Indiana University until his passing in 2004. There is a lengthy inscription to Oinas by the author on a card glued to the inside of the back cover. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. . Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Toimituksia 205 Series. Trade PB. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 445 pages. Signed by Author. K2 View More...
Missing top half-inch of spine cover, area covered with clear tape. Card covers have minor soil and rubbing, no other defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . Four scholarly articles and several book reviews in an issue dedicated to C. A. Wicander. Illustrated with many b/w photos and drawings. Errata slip is tipped in at back of book. . Liv Och Folkkultur, V Series. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 152 pages. K0 View More...
