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114 pages. "First published in 1915, Knulp was Hesse's most popular book in the years before Demian. This is the first edition in English." Knulp is an amiable vagabond who wanders from town to town, staying with friends who feed and shelter him. Refusing to be tied down, he even deserts the companion who might be considered Hermann Hesse himself the summer they go tramping together." - from back cover. Discard inkstamp upon top edge of text else unmarked. Not an ex-library copy. Average wear. Binding intact. Book
Very Good German Original cloth bdg. Spine slightly chipped. Otherwise a good copy. Foolscap 8vo. (17 x 11 cm). In German and Ottoman script (Turkish with Arabic letters). [4], [xiii], 20, [26], [11] p. Ahmeds Glück (Ein Marchen).= Ahmed'in saâdeti. Bearbeit von Sebastian Beck. (Der Islamische Orient: Erste Abteilung: Türkische Schriften. C. Die Türkische Literature. A) Volksliteratur. Band I). An early Turkish / Islamic fairy tale. It includes a dictionary, original text in Ottoman script with a transcription in Latin letters, and German translation.
Book is nearly new, in excellent condition with very light shelf wear only. Binding is solid, creaseless covers and spine. Text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 249 pages.
New English Paperback. Pbo. Mint. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Turkish. B/w ills. 355, [6] p. Turkish Edition of Zimmer's 'The king and the corpse: Tales of soul's conquest of evil'. Kral ve hortlak. Ruhun kötülügü yenmesine dair hikâyeler. Translator: Ilker M. Iyidogan. Edited by Joseph Campbell.
Fine English Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. 100 p. Types of Indic oral tales: Supplement (FF Communications No. 100).
Fine English Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. 156 p. Whom does God favor: The wicked or the righteous? The reward-and-punishment fairy tale (FF Communications 240).
566 p. Includes 3 complete books Kwaidan, Some Chinese Ghosts, & Chita plus other stories and essays. Hardcover Very good condition chipped d.j. fair
in-16, 253 pp, broché. Bel exemplaire. [LP-2]
79 pages. Circa 1920s? Prize inscription upon front free endpaper else unmarked. Yellowing to contents. Somewhat above-average wear. Illlustrated brown boards. Binding intact. Book
In 8o, pp. (XXVIII,188), br. con sovraccoperta, Introduz. e note di Alfredo Orbetello,testo in lingua inglese, con ritratto dell'autore in antiporta, minimi strappi alla sovracc., ottimo (7266/ HAWTHORNE - THE SNOW-IMAGE AND OTHER TWICE-TOLD TALES - LETTERATURA AMERICANA OTTOCENTO)
Binding is loose but still hanging together. Looks like it was dropped off a table or two; nice black leather(ette?), too. Otherwise very clean with a few marks to the text in pencil. 422 pages.
82-minute colour VHS Hi-Fi tape. "...quite simply the finest program on Asian art that I have ever seen." - M.K. Hearn, Curator, The Metropolitain Museum of Art. Filmed on location, four beloved stories of India, Indonesia, Korea and Japan are told through the masterpieces of misual art and the stirring performances these tales have inspired for centuries." - from cover. Stories include: The Ramayana; Korean Masked Dance Drama; Gita Govinda; The Tale of the Genji. Unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
55 pages. Sees the Arctic world as one, united by the extremeties of climate, where people are able to create for themselves the warmest Christmases of all. Usual library markings. Moderate wear. Solid clean copy. Book
8vo., Second Edition, neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper; red pebble-grain cloth, upper board ruled in blind and blocked in gilt, gilt back, uncut, hinges starting (but binding wholly sound), a very good, bright, clean copy. With 4pp publisher's catalogue at end. Collects five of Hardy's finest short stories: An Imaginative Woman, The Three Strangers, The Withered Arm, Fellow-Townsmen, Interlopers at the Knap, and The Distracted Preacher. The work was never reprinted in its original two-volume form (1888). ‘Macmillan reissued the collection in one volume in an edition of 1,500 copies in late February 1889.’ See Purdy, p.60.
Very Good English Paperback. Pbo. Cr. 8vo. (19 x 13 cm). In Turkish. 79 p. B/w ills. Çiplak kral. [= The emperor's new clothes]. Ills. by Kenan Tunca; Edited by Öykü Zerrem.
Very Good English Original bdg. HC. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In English. [20] p. Color ills. Hans Andersen fairy tales: The Emperor's new clothes & it's absolutely true. Ills. by John Patience.
Very Good English Original bdg. HC. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In English. [20] p. Color ills. Hans Andersen fairy tales: The steadfast tin soldier & the princess & the pea. Ills. by John Patience.
Very Good English Original bdg. HC. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In English. [20] p. Color ills. Hans Andersen fairy tales: The ugly duckling & the beetle. Ills. by John Patience.
Very Good English Original bdg. HC. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In English. [20] p. Color ills. Hans Andersen fairy tales: Thumbelina & the nightingale. Ills. by John Patience.
Very Good Fine German Original decorated cloth. A bookseller label. Foolscap 8vo. (18 x 12 cm). In German. 122, [3] p. Das türkische Liederbuch: Das türkische Liederbuch Nachdichtungen türkischer Lyrik. The Turkish songbook. 7.-10. thousand.
144 pages. No date. Possibly ca. 1950s. From the 'Foundations of History' series. Presents simple stories of early life in Egypt and the Eastern Mediterranean connected with the familiar tales of the Old Testament. Includes handwork exercises in paper-cutting, based upon seven double-page coloured illustrations. Attractive gilt lettering and decoration upon purple cloth front board. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Scattered moderate foxing. Nice copy. Book
110p. illus (col) Book
The Title 'Cautionary Tales For Children written/authored/edited by H. Belloc', published in the year 2017. The ISBN 9789351288329 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 83 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Kalpaz Publications. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Mythology & Folk Tales / Children Books. Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol:-
The Title 'Cautionary Tales For Children written/authored/edited by H. Belloc', published in the year 2017. The ISBN 9789351288312 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 83 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Kalpaz Publications. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Mythology & Folk Tales / Children Books. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol:-
Fine English Three pamphlets in original wrappers. All are signed and inscribed. From the Collection Jarring. 1-) Stimulants among the Turks of Eastern Turkmenistan an Eastern Turki text edited with translation, notes, and glossary. Almqvist & Wiksell International, Stockholm, 1993. Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. 35, [1], [4 ]p. Signed and inscribed by Jarring to Steffan Rosen (?). ISBN: 9789122015376. 2-) The Moen collection of eastern Turki (New Uighur) popular poetry. Edited with translation, notes, and glossary. Almqvist & Wiksell International, Stockholm, 1996. Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English and Uighur. 46, [6] p. Popular poems from a collection recorded by Rev. Sigfrid Moen, 1930-1938. Glossary: p. [38]-44. Signed and inscribed by Jarring to Steffan Rosen (?). ISBN: 9789140050885. 3-) Culture clash in Central Asia: Islamic views on Chinese theatre. Eastern Turki texts, edited with translation, notes, and vocabulary. Almqvist & Wiksell International, Stockholm, 1991. Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English and Uighur. 40, [4] p., b/w ills. Signed and inscribed by Jarring to Steffan Rosen (?). ISBN: 9789122014447.
