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1957006613Bruxelles Belgium: Academie Royale Des Sciences Morales et Politiques 1957. SCARCE. pp. 792 fod-out map and a section of black and white photographs at rear. Near Fine prior owner name at top edge front wrapper sticker shadow and slight wear at spine. Contents are clean tight and unmarked. . First Edition. Printed Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Academie Royale Des Sciences Morales et Politiques Paperback books
1937006611Lincoln Nebraska: University of Nebraska 1937. 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. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Printed Wrappers. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy. University of Nebraska Paperback books
1928006685New York: W W Norton & Co Inc 1928. Boas' classic treatise on race and culture RARE in the original 1928 First Edition and in collectible condition. 236pp. 10 pp references. Very Good in the original black cloth with paper labels front board and spine spine label a bit darkened and a trifle rubbed cloth a few small rubs contents are clean tight and unmarked. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. W W Norton & Co Inc Hardcover books
1898006557London: Henry Frowde 1898. RARE in the First Edition. Very Good from the collection of the Richard M. Dorson Memorial Library Folklore Institute Indiana University its bookplate namestamp half-title page and blindstamp title page gilt titles and designs cloth a bit faded at spine end pages toned light rubbing to cloth at tips overall a well-cared for and lovely copy. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Henry Frowde Hardcover books
198527277NY: William Morrow. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1985. Hardcover. 0688041450 . Book club edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . William Morrow hardcover books
1958006602Cairo Egypt: Self-published 1958. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY Baheega Sidky Rasheed in Cairo and dated by him Jan. 1961 on title page. small corner creases light wear to paper at spine. Stamped " Folklore Institute Reading Collection" on dedication page. 97 pp. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY EDITOR. First Edition. Printed Wrappers. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Self-published Paperback books
1897006554London and Chicago : David Nutt and Way and Williams 1897. # 218 of an edition of 300 copies on hand-made paper for America there were also 50 copies on Japan paper for America and the same 350 copies with the same papers for London. Translated from the edition of the abbe J.J. Bourasse Tours 1858 by Andrew Lang. Very Good from the collection of the Richard M. Dorson Memorial Library Folklore Institute Indiana University its bookplate namestamp front end page and blindstamp title page spine a bit darkened closed 2" tear at top edge of spine. Illustrations by Selwyn Image. . Limited and Numbered First Edition. Paper Covered Boards. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. David Nutt and Way and Williams Hardcover books
1937006795London: The Viking Society for Northern Research Univ. Of London 1937. RARE. Reprinted from Saga-Book Vol. XII. Fine in stapled wrappers small inked notations top edge front cover. 18 pp. . First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Viking Society for Northern Research, Univ. Of London Paperback books
1980003830Helsinki Finland: Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia 1980. From the collection of noted sociologist Allen Grimshaw with his name stamp front endpage and top edge of page block. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on title page -" To the Grimshaws Affectionately Roger". Additionally laid in is a single page handwritten letter from the author to Allen Grimshaw requesting his help with a reference he was using in the book. The book is Fine in Wrappers As Issued. A nice Association Copy. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Printed Wrappers. Fine in Wraps as Issued/No Jacket As Issued. Association Copy. Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia Paperback books
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
008275No Place: Stinson Records No Author. No Place Los Angeles no date circa late 1950s- early 1960s. Listings for Stinson SLP #1-85 and #1000-1003. Typed one side with title musician Stinson SLP# a brief summary of the recording list of songs size and number of LPs List and Net prices. Lacking pages for #s 67 71 72 75-77 80-82. Unpaginated 80 pp. Bound in black stiff paper brad binder title label front cover Very Good Plus small corner creases top corners rear cover and final 6 pages. No listing found at Worldcat. Stinson Records was an important early publisher of folk music and blues recording such artists as Woody Guthrie Pete Seeger Leadbelly Josh White and Sonny Terry. . Brads. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Stinson Records Paperback books
1966008274Boston: American Folklore Society 1966. Eight pages typed one side stapled top left on 8 1/2" x 11" paper. Very Good uniformly browning light soiling. SCARCE piece of American Folklore Society history. The Society was originally founded in 1888. . First Thus. Stapled. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. American Folklore Society Paperback books