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London, N.Y., Toronto, Hodder and Stoughton, (1913). 4to. 2 orig. full pictorial cloth. Gilt lettering. 2 frontispieces (1 in heliogravure, 1 coloured). XXIV,432 XVI,504 pp., profusely illudtrated with plates, 2 maps 81 folding). Clean and fine.
Royal8vo. Orig. pictorial cloth, gilt. A little dampstaining to margins of first ab. 50 pp. and some spots to frontcover. XLV,634 pp., 139 plates, some in chromolithography, 34 textfigs. (23rd Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology).
Hamburg, L. Friedrichsen & Co., 1911. Small 4to. Orig. hcalf, back gilt, gilt covers in cloth with illustration. XVI,307 pp., 106 textillustr., 6 colourplates and 1 large folded map in pocket at end. Fine, clean copy.
928809F. Detaille Marseille 1922 Grand in-4 carré ( 325 X 255 mm ) de 150 pages, demi-chagrin vert-sapin, dos à nerfs orné de fleurons dorés, non rogné, couverture illustrée et dos conservés. Illustrations par F. DETAILLE, reproduction de nombreux documents anciens, 6 planches hors texte en couleurs. EDITION ORIGINALE. Dos éclairci sinon très bel exemplaire de ce joli livre.
188719071887 Caen, Delesques, 1887. Un fort volume in-4 demi chagrin vert, dos à nerfs, titre doré, 716 pages, texte sur deux colonnes. Rares rousseurs, très bel exemplaire.
254479Merlin, Libraire Paris 1837 In-8 ( 205 X 130 mm ) de CLVI-218 pages, demi-basane bronze, dos lisse orné de palettes, filets et fleurons dorés. 46 planches hors-texte. EDITION ORIGINALE. Coiffes arasées, mors inférieur fendu, coins émoussés, bel état intérieur.
1974ZB394332Indiana University Research Center for the Language Sciences 1974. volume 7. 1974. partly bound library markings textually clean & tight . - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. Indiana University Research Center for the Language Sciences unknown
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1887DEMO013716IBoston: Roberts Brothers 1887. Deluxe Limited edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Wilhelm von Kaulbach. 4to 342 pages new full dark morocco leather spine label original pictorial top cover bound in at rear .top edge gilt fore-edge untrimmed; ex libris A. Freiberg of Cincinnati. <br/><br/>No. 224 of 400 copies printed for America of the English Edition De Luxe. Twelve India Proof steel engravings after Joseph Wolf engraved by Augustus Fox. Modern form of the traditional legend of REINHART FUCHS. "Under the veil of animals the symbolic representations of the diverse passions of men stand boldly in relief ." Roberts Brothers hardcover
17489336Leipzig: Johann Wendlern 1748. 2nd and 1st editions respectively. 8vo 3 works in 1 each with separate title: 34 138 4; 10 161 5; and 2 140 2pp. Copper engraved title page vignettes head and tailpieces. Contemporary parchment over boards plainly rebacked with a later strip of paper and hand-lettered label. Some toning to page block but quite clean internally. <br /> <br /> The second edition in two parts of this immensely popular book of folkloric fables from the "German Aesop" Christian Fürchtegott Gellert 1715-1769. Gellert was an educator and wrote several books of moral fables and poems for a young audience with clear language and simple form based on La Fontaine. He became quite popular in London travelling frequently to England.<br /> <br /> <br /> This sammelbande contains the second edition of both parts of his Fables and Tales first printed in 1746 and 48 along with the first edition of Didactic Poems and Tales from 1754. A tremendous set from the influential and popular writer who laid the groundwork for Goethe and others to move beyond Enlightenment norms. . Johann Wendlern unknown
1958008061London: Collett's Holdings Ltd. 1958. A RARE complete run of this early and influential British review filled with substantial authoritative articles. Near Fine in 20th c. green decorative cloth boards a slight musty smell else Fine. A. L. Lloyd 1908-1982; English folk singer and collector of folk songs has been described as "the father confessor of the British Folk Revival".Gramophone May 1967. . First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Collett's Holdings, Ltd. Hardcover books
189313006London: Lawrence & Bullen 1893. Limited ed. Hardcover. Weguelin J.R. #123 of 150 numbered copies 4to imitation parchment stamped in gilt. Translated by R. Nisbet Bain. J.R. Weguelin's illustrations were printed on tissue and mounted to the page then protected with tissue guards. Owner's name and date to front pastedown lightly edgeworn with soiling to cover and mild foxing to preliminaries else a very good copy of an uncommon collection of classic tales. Lawrence & Bullen hardcover
1937006611Lincoln Nebraska: University of Nebraska 1937. Book. Good. Printed Wrappers. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A notable folklore Association Copy SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on title page - "To Stith Thompson - "Hop skip down the wilderness" BA Botkin 6/30/37". Botkin is best remembered for his "A Treasury of American Folklore" and for his government positions at the Federal Writers' Project Joint Committee on Folk Arts of the Works Progress Administration and as chief editor of the Writers' Unit of the Library of Congress Project. Stith Thompson is best known for his work on the classification of motifs in folk tales. His six-volume "Motif-Index of Folk-Literature "1955-1958 is considered the international key to traditional material. The book is Good only mostly because of wrappers- old tape mends at spine 1/3 approx. of rear wrapper torn and missing label taped at spine and stamped "Folklore Institute Reading Collection" title page. Contents are clean tight and unmarked. A SCARCE thesis and 1st book for this noted folklorist. University of Nebraska Paperback
1889008058No Place: Privately Printed 1889. #35/52 copies privately printed. xl 585 pp. Bound in contemporary dark blue pebbled morocco over blue buckram boards blue end papers top edge dyed red. Very Good Plus light rubbing at edges of morocco. Unique bookplate of the Kinsey Institute for Sex Research bottom corner front end page with its faded call letters bottom edge of spine. A wonderful provenance. Limited and Numbered Edition. Half Morocco. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Privately Printed Hardcover books
1933010534New York : Macmillan and Co 1933. Book. Illus. by Yeats Jack. Very Good. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition. First published August 1933. Green cloth covered boards with black lettering to the front and spine. This copy is Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Spine sunned end papers are toned at hinges and edges of paste downs. Dust jacket a bit darkened at spine. Spine ends are chipped. Edges and tips have small chips and creases. Front flap has the numeral 2 in ink at bottom corner and stamped price of $2.25. Uncommon in dust jacket and in such nice condition. . Macmillan and Co, Hardcover
1970010581Princeton New Jersey: Princeton University Press 1970. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition. Second printing stated. Original French by Mircea Eliade. Rust cloth covered boards with black cloth spine wrap and gilt lettering to the spine. Bollingen Series LXXVI. Near Fine in a Very Good price clipped dust jacket designed by Paul Rand. Dust jacket has a small price sticker showing P.U.P. $12.50 next to the clipped area. Top page edges dyed gray. Scattered underlining in ink throughout. Dust jacket has an old wraparound tape repair to top of spine; light rubbing and chipping to edges; and lightly sunned spine. Princeton University Press Hardcover
199534849New York: Blue Sky Press/Scholastic 1995. Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine. Dillon Leo and Diane. 1st ptg. 4to #146 of 150 signed and numbered copies full purple cloth with color cover plate in black cloth slipcase gorgeously illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon. A fine bright copy signed by Hamilton and both Dillons. Signed by author and artists. Blue Sky Press/Scholastic hardcover
1948008115Chapel Hill North Carolina: The Folklore Council of the University of North Carolina 1948. RARE. Volumes 1-8 with Vol. 9 No.3 An Analytical Index to North Carolina Folklore Vols I - VIII. Bound in later 20th c. green cloth gilt lettering at spine Near Fine slight musty smell. Includes story " A Job of Work" by Manly Wade Wellman. Numerous folk songs and ballads many with music and numerous stories and articles on North Carolina folklore. Individual issues SCARCE this collection of the first eight volumes RARE. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. Thick 8vo. The Folklore Council of the University of North Carolina Hardcover books
191134618London: Blackie & Son 1911. Hardcover. Robinson Charles. 4to full red cloth with elaborate pictorial gilt all edges gilt 28 color plates and numerous line drawings by Charles Robinson. Foxing to illustrated endpapers and preliminary pages not affecting plates. All edges gilt spine and cover gilt bright light shelfwear to boards and fading to corner of back board blind-stamped bookseller name and address on front free endpaper else a very nice copy. Blackie & Son hardcover
200331033London: Folio Society 2003. 1st ed. Hardcover. Fine. van Sandwyk Charles. 1st ptg. Small 4to full blue cloth elaborately illustrated in color by Charles Van Sandwyk who created new illustrations for this title including 16 full page color plates and dozens of partial page line drawings. New introduction by Joan Aiken the first in the 13-volume series of newly illustrated Colored Fairy Books by the Folio Society. The first printing sold out almost immediately and was quickly reprinted. Fine in near fine slipcase. Folio Society hardcover
1898010120Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin 1898. Book. Very Good Plus. Decorative Cloth. Later Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very Good Plus in original brown cloth lettered in gilt and blindstamped with red decorations black end papers professionally restored small rubs to cloth at corners scattered marginal stamps of a hand with pointing finger no other markings clean and tight. xv 1 379 pages 12 illustrations. Originally published 1884 title page date of 1898. Houghton Mifflin Hardcover
1925053323Istanbul: Blindstamped Photograph Studio 1925. No Binding. Very Good. Original b/w photo. 9x14 cm. Signed and dated by Mehmed Halit Bayri as '27 Mayis 1341' May 1925. His early b/w photograph with his fez. Mehmed Halid who started his writing and intellectual career with the encouragement of Fuad Köprülü and Yahya Kemal worked as the editor-in-chief of the journal "Düsünce" i.e. Thought 1922 which was published during the Armistice years and later "Anadolu Mecmuasi" i.e. The Anatolian Journal 1924-1925. He was found in the concept of folklore and folkloric studies in Turkey in the settlement of important services in a systematic and broadly spread. <br/> <br/> Blindstamped Photograph Studio unknown
1979006600Paris: Private Bibliophile's Edition 1979. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Edition copy number 50 of 909 printed and SIGNED BY AUTHOR on copyright page. RARE. Near Fine front board bowed in a Very Good dust jacket light edge wear dampstains bottom edge mostly visible inside of jacket. About 1.050 sketches of graves and mortuary objects typically found in the cemeteries of Greece. With map showing the over 100 cemeteries where the graves and mortuary objects are located. From the collection of the Richard M. Dorson Memorial Library Folklore Institute Indiana University the only library indicators being its stamp of and blindstamp to front end page. Private Bibliophile's Edition Hardcover
189401809New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers 1894. First edition. Twelvemo. Brown pictorial cloth stamped in gilt; v 437 1 pp.; illustrations. The scarce first edition of Twilight Land a collection of fairy tales written and illustrated by Howard Pyle and the result of Pyle's "untrammelled imagination an inexhaustible vocabulary and a long-practised pencil." Illustrated with black & white illustrations profusely throughout. A Very Good copy with some rubbing to cloth; gilt to spine rubbed and dulled; corners bumped; owner's penciled name to front endpaper bookseller's ticket to rear pastedown else clean throughout. We find no other copies of this first edition in commerce 2015. Harper & Brothers Publishers hardcover
1909007965N. Wales: Llanbedrog: Issued to Subscribers only 1909. Near Fine in original beige publisher's cloth Series of Welsh Texts emblem stamped in black front cover small bottom corner bump the bookplate of noted Celtic language and folklore scholar Edgar M. Slotkin front paste down. Colophon states " Six hundred copies of this work were printed at the Private Press of the Editor in 1900-03; Nos. 1-110 on Japanese Vellum paper; 111-285 on toned linen-made paper; 286-600 on deckle-edge paper." This copy unnumbered on toned linen-made paper unnumbered and copy right page date of MDCCCCix 1909. Volume xi of the Series of Old Welsh Texts. . Limited Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Limited Edition. Llanbedrog: Issued to Subscribers only Hardcover books