folk tales

Hardcover. NY, Alfred A. Knopf, 2nd pr., 1956, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket. Vigorously brings to life the story of a true folktale hero. Dramatic two-color drawings by Watson. 82 pages. Includes music & lyrics for Ballad of John Henry (at end of book). Clean copy.

Hardcover. New York, Pantheon, 1st, 1965, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 32 pages. Hardcover with price-clipped dust jacket. Illustrated in color by Keats. Rear end papers with some crayon marks otherwise clean. Dust jacket worn with internal tape repair, chipping.

Hardcover. NY, Philomel Books, 4th pr., 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket with mild fad to spine. The long-enduring American legend of Johnny Appleseed comes to life in the glorious folk illustrations and spirited storytelling of Will Moses. Everyone knows the story of Johnny Appleseed: how he traveled westward across our young country, spreading apple trees wherever he went and wearing outlandish hats, like a soup pot, on his head. But did you know that Johnny Appleseed was a real person? Born John Chapman in 1774, he grew up in a family of twelve children, and as a young man, struck out to find the frontier. It was along this journey that he discovered the wonders of apple trees, and where he had his life adventures. In the tradition of his great-grandmother, Grandma Moses, Will Moses's much-loved folk art perfectly illustrates this American tale.

Hardcover. NY, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 4th pr., 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. Color illustrations by Barry Moser. Stories adapted by Van Dyke Parks. In a bright, unclipped dust jacket.

Hardcover. NY, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 3rd PR., 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 60 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Color illustrations by Barry Moser. Adapted by Van Dyke Parks and Malcolm Jones.

Hardcover. Princeton, NJ, Princeton University Press, 2nd, 1968, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 338 pages. Hardcover with NO dust jacket. Fading overall to red cover boards, spine heavily faded. Light pencil markings throughout, otherwise, tight copy.

New York, Clarion, 1st, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 42 pages. Color illustrations by Dirk Zimmer. Even after his magical godfather sends him home from the Black Forest with a sackful of coins, a young man refuses to listen to his mother and be content with his simple life. Clean copy.

New York, Atheneum, 1st, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. 87 pages. Black & white and 3-color illustrations by author. Dust jacket has some small tears.

Hardcover. Boston, Little Brown , 1st, 1959, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 191 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. B&w illustrations by James Teason. Light residue sticker to inside front cover, otherwise clean. Dust jacket with light fading to edge, spine.

Hardcover. New York, Grosset & Dunlap , reprint, 1942, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Color illustrated boards. Non paginated. Extensive color and b&w illustrations throughout. Illustrated endpapers and flyleaves. Illustrated frontispiece. Spine cracked. Front fly leaf loose. Otherwise clean, tight copy.

Hardcover. Little Rock AR, August House, 1st, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Little Johnny must outwit a witch who's always trying to steal his milk when he takes it to market. Illustrated with charming color art by Jennifer Mazzucco. Based on an old English folktale. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Macmillan, 1st, 1942, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. Front of dust jacket is cut out and glued onto title-page. Nicely done. Blue cloth covers with mild shelf wear. Translated from Russian by Tatiana Balkoff Drowne. Nice color illustrations by Vera Bock. No markings.

Hardcover. New York, Wise-Parslow, reprint, 1928, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. 91 pages. Color illustrations by Frederick Richardson. Edgewear. Rubbing to corners, spine, covers.

NY, Villard, 1st , 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 86 pages + paintings from Botkin's portfolio. Illustrated with black & white photos and color paintings by Botkin. Text compiled by Botkin's daughter Marina Schweitzer. Foreword by Greg King. Bright, unclipped dust jacket.

Hardcover. New York, Washington Book Co., 1st, 1953, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 124 pages, plus appendices. Tan cloth covers, over 50 chapters and 40 b&w photographs. Library binding and titles, but without any of the usual ex-lib markings, stamps, or envelopes inside covers, very light rubbing to covers; a clean, tight copy.

NY, Clarion Books, 1st, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Color illustrations by Anthony Bacon Venti. Illustrated end papers. Long before Cornwall was inhabited by humans, it was home to a myriad of mysterious creatures. This collection of stories shares the secrets of the giants, Spriggans, Knackers, and changelings who inhabited and ruled the moors, mountains, and seacoasts of Cornwall. Each shivery tale is preceeded by an introduction to Cornwall's wondrous inhabitants, and is followed by helpful tips on what to do should you encounter one of these unearthly creatures.

Hardcover. New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. Color illustrations by Rhee. Clear plastic protective cover.

Hardcover. NY, Greenwillow Books, 1st, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket. 32 pages illustrated in color by Domanska. After doing three errands for his family in his own way, the simple Marek is content to sit on the stove catching flies all day long. A Slavic folk tale. Clean copy.

Hardcover. New York, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, Book Club edition, 1967, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Translated from Yiddish by author and Elizabeth Shub. Covers and dust jacket completely illustrated, dust jacket with acetate protective covering, lovely large, full-color illustrations by Margot Zemach. A retelling of a classic tale pits Mazel, the debonair spirit of good luck, against Shlimazel, the wicked spirit of bad luck, in a confrontation that enables a poor but honest lad to win and marry a king's daughter. Rubbing and edgewear to dust jacket, foxing to covers, especially at edges, pages clean, crisp and unmarked.

Hardcover. New York , HarperCollins, 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 32 pages illustrated in color by Kellogg and SIGNED WITH A DRAWING of an alligator by Kellogg. A funny and energetic picture book portrayal of one of America's most famous frontiersmen and larger-than-life heroes. Mike Fink was king of the keelboatmen--the strongest, rowdiest bunch of fellows ever to work on the Mississippi. Mike was a whole lot more than a keelboater--yes, sir! He was a crack shot and the best grizzly and gator wrestler on the river. They don't make 'em like Mike these days, now do they? But what will Mike do when the larger, faster, smoke-spewing steamboats attempt to take over the rivers?

NY, Knopf, 1st, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial glossy boards. Color illustrations by Reynold Ruffins. No dust jacket. From Angola to Zanzibar, this treasury is as varied and bountiful as Africa itself! Master storyteller Verna Aardema retells 12 tales of justice and revenge, greed and generosity, sly trickery, and off-the-wall silliness with her trademark humor and flair. Nearly 50 illustrations vibrantly reflect the spirit of these read-aloud delights, while a map of Africa, story source information, and a personal note from the author make this a rich volume for folk-tale lovers of all ages.

Hardcover. NJ, Silver Burdett, 1st US, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Non-paginated. Hardcover with no dust jacket. Color illustrations by Alfonso Ruano. Light soil to covers.

Hardcover. NY, HarperCollins, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket with mild edgewear. From a fantastic explosion is born the legendary Monkey King, the clever and courageous hero of one of the best-known stories from China. The Chinese folk tale is reinterpreted by the Caldecott medalist with paper collage. Two fold-out pages. Clean copy.

Hardcover. New York , Willa Perlman Books, 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Non-paginated. Hardcover with dust jacket. Illustrated in color by the author. In very good condition.