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1896007624London: David Nutt 1896. Two volumes in publisher's original blue cloth gilt stamped lettering at spine and gilt stamped emblems front boards dark brown end pages. Very Good Plus end pages browned light rubbing to cloth at tips prior owner name spine a shade darkened. Bindings are tight text is clean and unmarked. A handsome set. . First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jackets. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. David Nutt Hardcover books
1974006590Norwood PA: Norwood Editions 1974. A limited edition of 100 copies. SCARCE. Fine in blue cloth gilt title at spine. Reprinted from v.2 of the 1903-07 ed. of "The House of Gordon" edited by J.M. Bulloch printed for the New Spalding Club Aberdeen Scotland which was issued as no. 26 and 33 of the New Spalding Club publications. Pages numbered 3-101 at top also paginated 513-611 at bottom contains 22 songs. . Limited Edition. Cloth. Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Norwood Editions Hardcover books
1897006573London: David Nutt 1897. Near Fine in the original green cloth wonderfully decorated in gilt top edge gilt purple end pages illustrated chiefly from photographs by A. M. Dixon 351 pp. fold-out map Fine from the collection of the Richard M. Dorson Memorial Library Folklore Institute Indiana University its bookplate namestamp half-title page and blindstamp title page no other markings or indications. Golspie is a village in Scotland on the North Sea coast. . First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. David Nutt Hardcover books
1944006642Stockholm: Instituti Hungaricic Universitatis Holmiensis 1944. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front end page and dated 10/28/45 to noted semiotician and linguist Thomas A. Sebeok. Wolfgang Steinitz German linguist and folklorist was an important pioneer of the German folk-revival in both East and West Germany. Sebeok Professor Emeritus at Indiana University was among the founders of biosemiotics and editor-in-chief of the journal Semiotica the leading periodical in the field. A nice folklore Association Copy. Book is Very Good 2" tear at spine top edge chips at ends of spine contents are clean tight and unmarked. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Printed Wrappers. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy. Instituti Hungaricic Universitatis Holmiensis Paperback books
1943006634Menasha Wisconsin: George Banta Publishing Co. 1943. Very Good Plus sticker shadow front cover stamped "Herzog Collection" front end page from the collection of noted anthropologist linguist and ethnomusicologist George Herzog. SCARCE monographs pp. 28 17. . First Edition. Cardstock. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. George Banta Publishing Co. Paperback books
1928006635Stockholm: Riksmuseets Etnografiska Avdelning 1928. Very Good 2" triangular chip bottom corner front wrapper. pp. 13 6 of B&W photographs. . First Edition. Printed Wrappers. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Riksmuseets Etnografiska Avdelning Paperback books
1960008114Chico State College Chico CA: California Folklore Society 1960. RARE. The complete first two volumes of this occasional newsletter from Vol. 1 No. 1 Sept. 1960 through Vol. 2 No. 9 Jun. 1969 16 issues in Vol. 1 and 9 issues in Vol. 2. 4 1 6 5 8 3 7 6 108 103 pp. Bound in black notebook Near Fine some mailing labels present just a hint of musty smell. From the collection of noted folklorist Frank A. Hoffmann. A true rarity in the folklore world !. First Edition. Binder. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. California Folklore Society Paperback 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
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
1929008102Norman OK: Oklahoma Folk-Lore Society 1929. SCARCE. The first publication of this important folklore journal. Very Good 1/4" paper loss at spine ends triangular chip bottom corner rear wrapper small edge chips and tears. Features "Neawtha's Warpath An ArapahoTale" by Stanley Vestal "The Dream That Never Dies Oklahoma Treasure Legends" by J. Frank Dobie and "Episodes from the Passionate Land" by Paul Horgan. Horgan's contribution precedes his 1st book by 2 years. . First Edition. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Oklahoma Folk-Lore Society Paperback books
1890007971London: The Folk-Lore Society 1890. Publications of the Folk-Lore Society No. XXV. Printed in Gaelic and English on facing pages. Bookplate of the Leicestershire Archaeological Society front paste down along with small seller's label. Bookplate of noted Celtic scholar and folklorist Edgar M. Slotkin verso front end page. Very Good slight spine lean light wear to cloth at edges scant toning at end pages. SCARCE in collectible condition. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Folk-Lore Society Hardcover books
1993181151Elkton Virginia: Shenandoah Valley Folklore Society 1993. Softcover. VG. edge-wear & light toning to covers. rubbing to corners. interior clean. tight binding. glossy glued white wraps w/ cover illustration & black printing. 127 pgs w/ bw & color illustrations. Number 143 of 1000 Copies. Profusely illustrated. Each chapter has a short historical introduction on the folk and decorative arts of the Shenandoah Valley. Shenandoah Valley Folklore Society unknown books
1994244083Tucson: University of Arizona 1994. Four-panel playbill folded to 7x8.5 inches program on interior panels with participant list production staff on rear cover illustration of Mexican traditional dress very good on light blue stock. University of Arizona unknown books
1956002131Helsinki Finland: Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia Academia Scientiarum Fennica 1956. "The following brief study is intended to serve the special purpose of clarifying the history of the gesture of putting the thumb to the nose and the general purpose of showing the interest and variety that may be found in the historical study of gestures." From the collection of noted folklorist Richard Bauman his signature front end page. Fine price rear cover with pencil correction. . First Edition. Printed Wrappers. Fine in Wraps as Issued/No Jacket As Issued. Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia Academia Scientiarum Fennica Paperback 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
1910007966N.Wales: Llanbedrog: Issued to Subscribers only 1910. Bound in half vellum over dark blue buckram gilt rules and lettering top edge gilt marbled end papers the bookplate of noted Celtic language and folklore scholar Edgar M. Slotkin front paste down. Near Fine corners bumped small tear to buckram top edge rear cover. An unnumbered copy on Japanese Vellum Paper. . Limited Edition. Half Vellum. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Limited Edition. Llanbedrog: Issued to Subscribers only Hardcover books
1983750821983. ASSOCIATION FOR THE AINU FOLKLORE. FABLES OF MEN HITOBITO NO MONOGATARI Reports on the Ainu Folklore Vol. III. Sapporo: Association for the Ainu Folklore 1983. Paperback 202 pp. Near fine. Trilingual - Ainu Japanese & English renderings of folktales. unknown books
1892006542London: T. Fisher Unwin 1892. The First Trade Edition there was also a limited edition of 100 copies. Very Good in the original salmon cloth with black decorations to boards; title in red on front and spine Unwin monogram likewise on rear. Color frontispiece. Spine darkened and red title dulled 3" tear top edge half-title page light foxing to end pages period interesting bookplate front pastedown. From the collection of the Richard M. Dorson Memorial Library Folklore Institute Indiana University the only library indicators being its stamp verso of frontispiece and blindstamp to title page. With RARE and important three page ALS tipped to front end page sent from Leland at the Hotel Victoria Florence Italy to Mr Sampson noted linguist John Sampson possiby dated 1899 with "99" after heading. "Dear Mr Sampson I have written and sent you separately by this mail that which I contribute to our book." He then discusses his wishes for the Preface and Introduction before adding "The Tinkers. This is quite unfinished. It needs a great deal from you. Please note that I have got some queer items as to the Tinkers of old times." In the next paragraph he mentions Shelta Shelta Thari being an esoteric language spoken by the tinkers which Leland had discovered in 1876. He goes on to ask "Can you send me an Old Irish alphabet' and later "I hope it will not take you long to put together what you and Professor Meyer will give" referring to Professor Kuno Meyer a German scholar distinguished in the field of Celtic philology and literature. Then an address in Hamburg Germany where he can be reached after June and "Sincerely Charle G. Leland". While I can find no book that these three men published together Sampson and Meyer did much work later to carry forward research and knowledge of the Shelta language and customs. A quite fascinating correspondence and ASSOCIATION COPY. . HOLOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED. First Trade Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. T. Fisher Unwin Hardcover books
1959008272London: Reg Hall 1959. RARE. Only 4 numbers published during the course of 1959 still an influential and useful source in the early heydays of the folk music revival in England. Overall Near Fine the summer issue with bottom corners creased two of the four numbers with "return to Pete" in red ink front covers. Laid in a 4 page handwritten letter from Reg Hall editor and publisher of Ethnic to Irwin Silber editor of the highly influential Sing Out ! A Folk Song Magazine which he co-founded with Pete Seeger and for which he served as editor from 1951 to 1967. Silber also founded Oak Publications. In the letter which begins " Dear Mr. Silber Thank you for your letter. I think it would be extremely important to us both to exchange copies of our magazines and I have entered your address in our files". Hall goes on to talk about Ethnic's editorial viewpoint apologizes for a misunderstanding over his reference to and use of the term "hootenanny" requests comments and criticisms discusses British traditional singers and offers his hospitality and advice on "who to see and hear and contact" for anybody coming to England. " In an aggressive style Ethnic championed the collection and study of authentic traditional style and repertoire in contradistinction to what its editors saw as a burgeoning revival movement based on false principles little knowledge and cosy middle-class fashion. The magazine included several important articles based on first-hand experience such as one on May Day at Padstow in issue number three and several on particular singers and musicians and its criticisms are also useful for evidence of a critical time in the post-war development of folklore studies and the folk-song and dance revival." From: Ethnic in A Dictionary of English Folklore Oxford Univ. Press 2000. . HOLOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED. First Printing. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Reg Hall Paperback books
2003108087NY: Knopf 2003. First trade edition first prnt. First hardcover edition. Preceded by a self-published paperback edition. Signed by Paolini on the title page. Shallow short wrinkle on the dustjacket spine topedge not immediately apparent; otherwise an unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Knopf Hardcover books
200310522NY: Knopf 2003. First trade edition first prnt. 1st issue dustjacket. Preceded by a self-published paperback edition. Signed and dated "'03" by Paolini on the title page. A 4 x 6 inch color digital photograph of Paolini at the booksigning laid in. One dustjacket corner just touched not immediately apparent; otherwise an unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Volume 1 in Paolini's Inheritance trilogy. Paolini's first novel. Signed & Dated by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Knopf 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
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
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
199224138NY: Bradbury Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1992. Hardcover. 0027860450 . Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's "The Nightingale." First American printing. Fine in a very near fine short closed edge tear in the upper corner of the rear panel dust jacket. . Bradbury Press hardcover books
