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1898006557London: Henry Frowde 1898. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 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. Henry Frowde Hardcover
1845DEMO015623ILondon: E. Appleyard 1845. Roscoe's Library edition. Hardcover. Very Good. linecuts. 8vo 554 pages half black leather extra gilt spine rehinged <br/><br/>Possibly the first book appearance in English of Sue's August 25 1845 letter to his dedicatee. "This romance was one of the most popular specimens of the roman feuilleton the episodic melodramatic novel published by the cheap dailies of the mid-nineteenth century. The Jew who refused hospitality to Jesus has been doomed to a life of sorrow and wandering until his last descendant shall have died. . It is an interesting very compelling story as good as the best of Alexandre Dumas per - THESAURUS OF BOOK DIGESTS." Illustrated with linecuts. E. Appleyard hardcover
1845007972London: Printed for Thomas Tegg 1845. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. New Edition. Tall 8vo. Very Good in contemporary half pebbled brown morocco over marbled boards spine with five raised bands and lettered in gilt marbled end papers the bookplate of noted Celtic language and folklore scholar Edgar M. Slotkin front paste down along with a small bookseller's label. Prior owner name top edge verso front end page. Boards rubbed at edges binding solid contents quite clean and unmarked. A scholar's copy. Printed for Thomas Tegg Hardcover
189025090187George Allen UK 1890. Third Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Hardcover. 233 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: George Allen UK 1890. Third Edition. CONDITION: This book is in good condition but dust jacket is not included. More specifically: Covers have superficial rubbing/wear. Edges of boards have moderate edgewear and corners are moderately bumped. Pages are reasonably tanned. Previous owner's name in ink. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Myths Legends & Folklore; History. Inventory No: 25090187. George Allen hardcover
181935387Philadelphia: Published by Geo: Mayo & Co 1819. Leather bound. Fair. Octavo. 1 iv 5-12 pages. Illustrated with 52 plates each protected by a blank sheet of paper. Marbled calf leather binding with leather title labels on the spine Volume 4 only. All plates are present with light foxing and toning. Tape removed from the spine leaving behind some scuffed areas. Leather is worn and rubbed on the boards joints and spine. Outer joints lightly cracked. Inner hinge has an old tape repair at the bottom. Published by Geo: Mayo & Co unknown
1897006554London and Chicago: David Nutt and Way and Williams 1897. Book. Very Good. Paper Covered Boards. Limited and Numbered First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. # 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. David Nutt and Way and Williams Hardcover
1869007788Melbourne Australia: George Robertson 1869. Book. Near Fine. Morocco. New Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New Edition containing prefaces to First and Second Editions xliii 255 pp with six full page color illustrations and numerous black and white illustrations. Master Tyll Owlglass is the Anglicized name for the German jokester Till Eulenspiegel. Finely bound in lovely Art Deco brown morocco with vertical sets of double gilt rules five raised bands with gilt lettering decorative end pages all edges gilt wide inner dentelles with double gilt rules. Likely an early 20th c. California binding. Bearing the small leather bookplate of Alfred Sutro General Counsel of the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company of which organization he had been a director since 1940 and noted bibliophile whose leadership as President of the Book Club of California was indtrumental in its growth. Near Fine original cloth covers bound in front and rear moderate toning to end pages and first few pages two small rubs to morocco at rear joint prior owner name half-title page. George Robertson Hardcover
1897000015247Philadelphia: William Finley & Co 1897. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 10 vol. 8vo. For pagination please inquire. Half contemporary brown sheep over marbled paper boards ruled in gold gold lettering and decorations on the spines; top edges gilt fore-edges and bottom edges deckled. Green floral endpapers and pastedowns. Title pages in red and black. Illustrated with over 100 photogravures from paintings by the world's best artists these are plates. Edited by Julian Hawthorne and Professor J.P. Lamberton. The Imperial edition limited to 1000 copies numbered 430 on the limitation page and signed by the editor. With excerpts from the literature of the Celts Greeks Chinese Hindus Native Americans Middle Eastern peoples Ango-Saxons and from many other cultures with literary and oral traditions. This is a large set and may require extra shipping. Light wear to the boards' edges. Overall a sharp set. William Finley & Co hardcover
1900DEMO015089IBaltimore: John Murphy Company 1900. First edition. printed wrappers. Good . 8vo 77 pages chipped printed wrappers light waterstain on bottom edge <br/><br/>Prof. Krapp's doctoral dissertation. A later history of the legend of St. Patrick's Purgatory. Also gives a typical example of the later forms of the legend in the " Vision of William Staunton" here edited for the first time from the two manuscripts of the "Vision" in the British Library. John Murphy Company unknown
188063769Unwin Brothers 1880. Limited edition no. 49 of 257 copies. Hardcover. Good Condition ex-library. Signed by Editor. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". xvi h 120pp. Front hinge cracked. Slight loss to top of spine. Split to top of rear joint with horizontal tear to spine at base of split causing top section of spine to come away from rear board. Edges foxed and browned. Ex-library with usual stamps and markings. Corners bumped. English Scholar's Library of Old and Modern Works no. 1. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Myths Legends & Folklore; Medieval 10th to 15thc; Signed by Editor. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 63769. . Unwin Brothers hardcover
183238233Philadelphia: Carey & Lea. Good with no dust jacket. 1832. 1st. Hardcover. Complete in two volumes. Light to moderate spotting. Paper covered boards. Unopened. Half titles present. Morgenthauer vol II c. Sound copies. A novel of 16th century Germany that focuses on the friction between the classes and the darker side of the Reformation. . Carey & Lea hardcover
189946900George Newnes London 1899. First Thus. Hardcover. Fair Condition. Illustrator: W. H. Robinson Helen Stratton A. D. McCormick A. L. Davis & A. E. Norbury. Size: 4to <12". viii 472pp. Pencil illustration to rear end paper. Hinges cracked. Rear joint mostly split with spine coming away from rear board. Scattered foxing but text mostly clean. Previous owner's signature in ink. All edges gilt in good condition. Rear end paper nearly loose. Several hundred illustrations. Illustrator: W. H. Robinson Helen Stratton A. D. McCormick A. L. Davis & A. E. Norbury. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-5 kilos. Category: Myths Legends & Folklore; Early & Medieval 10th to 15thc; History. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 46900. . This book is extra heavy and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries. George Newnes 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
1884000390James R. Osgood and Company 1884. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo. pp. 225 1. Original publisher's yellow-green cloth with black oriental design on front cover. Re-hung / re-cased preserving end papers ; small repairs to head and tail caps of spine and to outer corner tips of boards.; spots of wear to extremities; some fading or discoloration along the upper edge of the rear board. Inner hinges are neatly strengthened; color book plate on inside front cover. Pages are clean. This edition contains the JR.O & Co insignia at the bottom of the spine. Lafcadio Hearn's first book. The contents contain supernatural stories based on folklore from Buddhist and Indian literature the Finnish Kalavala The Jewish Talmud Muslim literature Egyptian papyri etc. Many of the stories deal with the themes of the pursuit of wisdom and of the spectral lover. BAL 7912. <br/> <br/> James R. Osgood and Company hardcover
180254390George Nicholson Poughnill 1802. First Thus. Hardcover Full Leather. Good Condition. Size: 18mo 5 1/2 - 6 1/2". 60 / 49 / vi 23 / 24 / 28 / 24 / 28pp. Rebacked with original boards retained. Gilt titles to spine. Scattered foxing. Previous owner's book-plate laid in and ink signature dated 1804. Edges browned. Covers worn. Corners bumped. Published over the period 1801-2. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Politics & Government; Myths Legends & Folklore. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54390. . George Nicholson hardcover
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
188361764Whittaker & Co London 1883. Fourth Edition. Hardcover Vellum. Very Good Condition. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". cxvi 448 / lxviii 570 / x 541pp. 3-volume set complete. Text is in English & Latin. School prize binding with gilt emblems embossed on both boards. Title pieces and gilt decoration to spines. Bindings firm. Slight foxing front/rear pages but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Previous owner's address in ink. Edge marked. Boards bowed. Covers marked. This set is published over the period 1881-3. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-5 kilos. Category: Poetry; Rome; Ancient BC; English & Latin Language; Myths Legends & Folklore. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 61764. . This is a SET of books therefore heavier than a standard volume and will involve extra shipping charges to some countries. Whittaker & Co hardcover
187662914Henry S. King & Co London 1876. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition. Size: 12mo 6 3/4 - 7 3/4". xxiv 328 47pp. Front hinge cracking. Spine slight cocked with slight chips and bumps to ends. Scattered foxing but text mostly clean. Edges foxed and browned. Ex-library with minimal stamps and markings. Covers slightly marked. Corners slightly bumped. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Myths Legends & Folklore; Poetry. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 62914. . Henry S. King & Co hardcover
1824001300London: Longman Hurst Rees Orme &. 1824. fifth edition edition. hardcover. 376 pp Good-/- half-leather binding shows wear & rubbing overall. repair to spine binding solid two pages ragged at bottom edgeone. blind stamp library bookplate on front end page. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & hardcover
1864009973London and Cambridge: Macmillan & Co. 1864. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. lvi 190 pages. In original brick cloth gilt lettering back Near Fine faint name in ink front end page tiny rubs to corners the small bookseller's ticket of Gustav E. Stechert of New York verso front end paper. SCARCE and important edition and study of the Stanzaic or Harleian Le Morte Arthur. Collectible copies uncommon in current market. Macmillan & Co. Hardcover
18726377Hermannum Dufft. 1872. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-. Appears to have been rebound at some point. Original front cover preserved. Foxing throughout. Hand-written spine label with former owner's book number label deleted. Former owner's bookplate on inner cover Dr. H. H. Holwerda. Slight cracking to inner front hinge. Book still solid.; In this edition a genealogical arrangement of the Fabulae has been followed. Latin Text; 172 pages . Hermannum Dufft hardcover
18545677Weidmannsche Buchhandlung. 1854. First Edition. Hardcover. Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. Marbled boards with gilt lettering and tooling on spine. Fraying to top of spine. Edgewear to boards. Small discoloration spot on spine. Ffep has traces of removed plate. Small institution stamp on titlepage only trace of ex-library. Former owner's name in ink on ffep. Heavy foxing or browning throughout.; 528 & 365 pages . Weidmannsche Buchhandlung hardcover
1897006573London: David Nutt 1897. Book. Near Fine. Decorative Cloth. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 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. David Nutt Hardcover
1890007971London: The Folk-Lore Society 1890. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 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. The Folk-Lore Society Hardcover
1897140428-B02Washington D. C.: Government Printing Office 1897. Good hard cover. 1897. 366 pages. color plates . Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Government Printing Office Hardcover