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200633645Cambridge: Candlewick Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2006. Hardcover. 0763623911 . Illustrated by the author. First printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Candlewick Press hardcover books
200240398NY:: Thames & Hudson. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2002. Hardcover. 0500510792 . With 173 illustrations 22 in color. First edition. Fine in a near fine light crease on front flap dust jacket. . Thames & Hudson, hardcover books
1941006598Philadelphia: The American Philosophical Society 1941. RARE. Very Good from the collection of noted anthropologist linguist and ethnomusicologist George Herzog stamped "Herzog Collection" at title page 1/2" paper loss to wrappers at spine ends light soiling to wrappers.sticker shadow front wrapper paginated 763-904. With numerous diagrams. Davidson was noted for his anthropological work among the Australian Aborigines. . First Edition. Printed Wrappers. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The American Philosophical Society Paperback books
198535140San Diego:: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1985. Hardcover. 0152574271 . Illustrated by Demi. Translated from the Danish. First printing thus. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. . Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, hardcover books
200334826Cambridge: Candlewick Press. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2003. Hardcover. 0763617229 . The 2004 Newbery Medal winner. Illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering. Tenth printing. About fine in a fine dust jacket Newbery emblem on front panel. . Candlewick Press hardcover books
200341984Cambridge:: Candlewick Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2003. Hardcover. 0763617229 . The 2004 Newbery Medal winner. Illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering. First printing. Fine in a near fine light vertical crease to rear flap dust jacket with no Newbery Medal emblem on the front panel. . Candlewick Press, hardcover books
1978005855Helsinki Finland: Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia Academia Scientiarum Fennica 1978. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on title page. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Printed Wrappers. Fine in Wraps as Issued/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia, Academia Scientiarum Fennica Paperback books
1982005849Bloomington Indiana: Indiana University Research Institute for Inner Asian Studies 1982. First Edition. Cloth. As New/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Indiana University Research Institute for Inner Asian Studies Hardcover books
1978006092Bloomington Indiana: Indiana University Turkish Studies 1978. SCARCE. Indiana University Turkish Studies No. 1. Near Fine wrappers evenly browning. Contents are clean tight and unmarked. . First Edition. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo. Indiana University Turkish Studies Paperback books
1884006620Edinburgh: Privately Printed 1884. One of 275 small-paper copies printed for subscribers. Very Good in the original red cloth light soiling to cloth ribbon marker the usual offsetting to endpapers spine label with complete lettering the label with small chip and darkened and a bit rubbed. Overall a handsome copy. . Limited First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Privately Printed Hardcover books
1959008263Sacramento California: Folk Music Society of Sacramento 1959. RARE. Nineteen separate issues - Vol. 1 Nos. 911; Vol.2 Nos. 2-5 7 11 12; Vol.3 Nos. 2 5-8; Vol. 4 Nos. 1-3 5 6. Spanning the period September 1959 through September 1962. Mimeograph newsletters each one or two pages if two pages then stapled top left. Size 8 1/2" w x 14" h. Fine as Issued. . First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. Fine as Issued/No Jacket As Issued. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Folk Music Society of Sacramento Paperback books
1930008099Cambridge MA: Folk - Song Society of the Northeast 1930. RARE Worldcat shows 3 holdings worldwide all in Europe and no individual numbers found in any commercial database. The complete 12 issue run of this seminal folksong journal published 1930-1937 from the collection of noted folklorist Frank A. Hoffmann his folk music-inspired bookplate front paste down. Bound in green cloth with two black leather labels at spine lettered in gilt Near Fine staining to rear board and rear paste down the bulletins are all Fine. The Folk-Song Society was founded by Phillips Barry American academic and collector of traditional folk ballads in New England in 1930 and he edited this journal until his death in 1937. . First Printing. Cloth. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Folk - Song Society of the Northeast Hardcover books
1953008100Bloomington Indiana: Indiana University Press 1953. RARE in hardcover. Indiana University Publications. Folklore Series 8. Handsomely bound in dark blue cloth lettered in gilt a Fine copy. . First Printing. Cloth. Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Indiana University Press Hardcover books
1978007893Bloomington Indiana: Folklore Institute / Indiana University 1978. RARE. Vol. 4 Monograph Series of the Folklore Publications Group. Near Fine slight curl bottom corner. 92 pp. . First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Folklore Institute / Indiana University Paperback books
1974005852New York: Gilgamesh Publishing Co. 1974. Text in English and Hungarian. . First Edition. Cloth. Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Gilgamesh Publishing Co. Hardcover books
1963006619Allentown PA: The Pennsylvania German Folklore Society 1963. SCARCE. From the personal collection of noted folklorist Richard M. Dorson his pencil signature front end page. Near Fine red lettering at spine a bit faded. Posthumously edited with an introduction by John Joseph Stoudt. Volume 25 The Pennsylvania German Folklore Society . 355 pp. initial fraktur letters from the "Ephrata ABC Book". . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Pennsylvania German Folklore Society Hardcover books
19382367New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company 1938. Hardcover. Blue illustrated boards. Very good in good dust wrapper. 137 pages. 19.5 x 14 cm. Songs and poems for children. Illustrated throughout by Isobel and John Morton Sale. Interior clean dust wrapper soiled and chipped. <br/><br/> Frederick A. Stokes Company hardcover books
1981003403Koln Germany: E.J. Brill 1981. Near Fine tiny tear at top edge of rear wrapper. Contents are clean tight and unmarked. First Edition. Printed Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. E.J. Brill Paperback books
1945006648Pennsylvania: Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology 1945. From the collection of noted semiotician linguist and folklorist Thomas A. Sebeok his last name signature in ink front end pages of all 4 bulletins. A Professor Emeritus at Indiana University Sebeok was among the founders of biosemiotics and editor-in-chief of the journal Semiotica the leading periodical in the field. In addition to Fenton's 4-part article on the Cornplanter Senecas also contains Autumn L. Leonard's 4 part article "The Presque Isle Portage and the Venango Trail" and other related articles. The bulletins paginated 1-38 39-67 68-101 and 102-136. All 4 bulletins Very Good Plus or better in addition to Sebeok's signature there are handwritten titles on front covers and some marginal notes and checkmarks all in Sebeok's hand. SCARCE as a set. . First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology Paperback books
1931006570York PA: Privately Printed 1931. Hand set in Italian Old Style designed and printed at The Maple Press York PA. Near Fine minor toning to end pages in the original Very Good Minus fragile acetate dust jacket chips and tears at spine 1" x 2 " chip bottom edge and a Near Fine SCARCE slipcase dampstain early reinforcement of edges with linen tape. "An Account and Particular Relation of how that Master Logger so wrought with Babe the Blue Ox and his Companions that many Notable Things were done to change the face of these United States". . First Edition. Decorative Paper Covered Board. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Helen Finger. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Privately Printed. Privately Printed Hardcover books
1878VBF05Folklore<br /><br /><i><b>English Folk-Lore</b></i> by T. F. Thiselton Dyer.<br /><br />London: Hardwicke & Bogue with a rare announcement slip at the front endpaper dated 1 July 1879 with change of address and business name 1878.<br /><br />8vo viii 290pp vi adverts 32pp catalogue dated November 1878; original brown cloth gilt-titled on front cover and spine.<br /><br /><b>First edition</b> of this fascinating history and discussion on English folklore created and published in response to the formation of the Folk-Lore Society U.K. earlier this same year. It includes an interesting look into English folklore: plants the moon birds animals charms birth death marriage and more. Written by T. F. Thiselton-Dyer a curate who was known for his popular non-fiction works including 'British Customs: Past and Present' and 'Strange Papes From Family Papers'. Hardwicke & Bogue, with a rare announcement slip at the front endpaper dated 1 July 1879 with change of address and business nam hardcover books
196830226New York: Holt Rinehart & Winston 1968. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. Hardbound 8vo in dustwrapper. 118 pp. A collection of "strange and humerous tales from many lands". With illustrations by John E. Johnson. A handsome near fine copy in clipped but otherwise near fine dustwrapper. This copy has been INSCRIBED by Withers and dated in year of publication. Nice copy. Holt, Rinehart & Winston hardcover books
193013078New York: Fleming H. Revell 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 223 pp illustrated with line drawings by Oliver Whitwell Wilson. Brown pictorial cloth; no dust jacket. Private library stamp on title page and bookplate on front pastedown brief gift inscription on front flyleaf; otherwise a lovely copy with minimal wear. Folklore of the Bura people of northeastern Nigeria. Say Boas in the introduction "Folk tales.are of particular interest because they illustrate with great clarity the mode of thought the homely wisdom and the ethical concepts of the people. In Africa more than among other so-called primitive tribes many a tale illustrates a proverb relating to the proper everyday behavior. The Negro is fond of moralizing by means of moralizing tales." Fleming H. Revell hardcover books
191837110Cambridge: Harvard University Press 1918. First Edition. Illustrated with 34 plates. 2 vols. 4to. Original maroon cloth titles in gilt. One corner slightly bumped other minor wear at extremities else very good. Inscribed by the author in both volumes. First Edition. Illustrated with 34 plates. 2 vols. 4to. Presentation copy. Inscribed by the author on the flyleaf of both volumes: in vol. I "To Mr. William A. Wood with much appreciation for interesting hours at Lichfield and kind hospitality even apart from the Bower Robert Withington" and again in vol. II "To Mr. William A. Wood Robert Withington.". Harvard University Press unknown books
200228862Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. Near Fine. 2002. Hardcover. 1576076806 . Edited and with an introduction by Kirin Narayan. Includes complete original illustrations by Catherine Frances Frere. First printing thus. Near fine in glossy illustrated boards. No dust jacket. . ABC-CLIO hardcover books
