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'Way Away Tales - From Away-Off-From-Anywhere Landby: Harris, Edward Norman

'Way Away Tales - From Away-Off-From-Anywhere Land
by: Harris, Edward Norman

Chicago, Judson, 1st, 1940, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Decorated cloth covers with bold black title, 142 pages. Black & white illustrations by Charles H. Steinbacher. A collection of folk tales from Burma. No dust jacket.

Record # 205824

Price: $20.00 
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... In Them Thar Hills: Folk Tales Of The Adirondacks (SIGNED COPY)by: Helen Escha Tyler

... In Them Thar Hills: Folk Tales Of The Adirondacks (SIGNED COPY)
by: Helen Escha Tyler

Softcover. Saranac Lake NY, self published, 1st, 1968, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 104 pages, light tan card wraps. SIGNED BY TYLER on title page. Clean, bright copy.

Record # 381831

Price: $15.00 
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A BOOK OF TALES: Being Some Myths of the North American Indiansby: Wood, Charles Erskine Scott

A BOOK OF TALES: Being Some Myths of the North American Indians
by: Wood, Charles Erskine Scott

Hardcover. NY, Vanguard Press, 1st, 1929, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, green cloth, spine stamped in black and gilt, gilt faded. 165 pages, 20 Native American myths. Emdossed stamp on title page, otherwise clean, very good. Uncommon title.

Record # 383835

Price: $60.00 
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Bantu Talesby: Price, Pattie

Bantu Tales
by: Price, Pattie

Hardcover. New York, E. P. Dutton & Co., 1st, 1938, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardbound, 63 pages. 18 three-color illustrations by Desmond Smith. Child's writing in pencil front endpaper. Edgewear. Corners worn. Dust jacket with soiling, chipping. Brodart cover. Dust jacket price clipped.

Record # 354239

Price: $40.00 
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Black Rainbow: Legends of the Incas and Myths of Ancient Peru by: Bierhorst, John (edited and translated by)

Black Rainbow: Legends of the Incas and Myths of Ancient Peru
by: Bierhorst, John (edited and translated by)

Hardcover. NY, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1st, 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 129 pages. Anthology of 20 stories gathered from 16th Century chronicles of missionaries. Illustrated by Bierhorst, Jane Byers. Clean copy. Dust jacket price-clipped.

Record # 371860

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Broken Wing by: David Budbill

Broken Wing
by: David Budbill

Softcover. Brattleboro VT, Green Writers Press, 1st, 2016, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 213 pages, like new condition. A mythic tale about loneliness and survival set in the northern hills of Vermont. Illustrated by Donald Saaf.

Record # 377859

Price: $12.00 
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Green Fairy Bookby: Lang, Andrew

Green Fairy Book
by: Lang, Andrew

Hardcover. London/New York, Viking/Kestrel, Revised Ed., 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 408 pages, illustrated in b&w by Antony Maitland. Edited by Brian Alderson with his notes on the stories in the rear. Previous owner's handwritten note inside front cover otherwise clean with a bright dust jacket with light edgewear.

Record # 406745

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How the Moon Began: A Tale from Grimm adapted by James Reeves and Edward Ardizzoneby: Reeves, James , Edward Ardizzone (Illustrator)

How the Moon Began: A Tale from Grimm adapted by James Reeves and Edward Ardizzone
by: Reeves, James , Edward Ardizzone (Illustrator)

Hardcover. Great Britain, Abelard-Schuman Limited, Reprint, 1973, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Nonpaginated. Hardcover. Decorated cover boards (see image). Binding tight. Spine straight. Pages clean, bright and unmarked. In beautiful condition. the classic Grimm tale of the origins of the moon is brought back to life.

Record # 369354

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Oeuvres de J. De La Fontaine - Fables et Comedies by: (La Fontaine)

Oeuvres de J. De La Fontaine - Fables et Comedies
by: (La Fontaine)

Hardcover. Paris, Garnier Freres, reprint, nd, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, French text, 589 pages with 4 color gravures by M. E. Bayard bound in 1/2 leather. Calf spine with gilt decorations and title label, raised bands, top edge gilt, marbled boards and end papers.

Record # 302075

Price: $70.00 
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One Day of Happiness (SIGNED BY AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR)by: Singer, Isaac Bashevis

One Day of Happiness (SIGNED BY AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR)
by: Singer, Isaac Bashevis

Hardcover. New York, Red Ozier Press, 1st, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Unpaginated, hardcover. SIGNED BY AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR. Singer's signature to last story page in pen. Interior color lithographic frontispiece signed in pencil by Callner. Illustrated with three colored lithographs, each signed by Richard Callner in pencil. Violet morocco leather spine, sides, and corner-tips. Blue boards. Translated from the original Yiddish by the author and Elizabeth Pollet. Light age toning to top text block edge. Heavy fading to spine. Rough-cut fore edge. Of 155 copies, this is number 76. Scarce. A clean and tight copy.

Record # 952229

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Popular Romances of the West of England: or The Drolls, Traditions, & Superstitions of Old Cornwallby: Robert Hunt

Popular Romances of the West of England: or The Drolls, Traditions, & Superstitions of Old Cornwall
by: Robert Hunt

Hardcover. London, Chatto & Windus, 3rd Ed., 1930, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, green cloth, faded gilt title on spine, 480 pages. Contains local folklore under various heading such as Giants, fairies, Tregeagle, mermaids, sorcery & witchcraft etc. A few black and white illustrations by George Cruikshank. Previous owner's stamp to front fly leaf. Otherwise a clean, tight copy.

Record # 387316

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Princess of Manoa, The: and Other Romantic Tales from the Folk Lore of Old Hawaii by: Day, Mrs. Frank R.

Princess of Manoa, The: and Other Romantic Tales from the Folk Lore of Old Hawaii
by: Day, Mrs. Frank R.

Hardcover. San Francisco, Paul Elder, 1st, 1906, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 83 pages. Illustrated with 10 tipped-in plates by D. Howard Hitchcock. Previous owners name at top of front endpaper. Brown cloth with gilt titles.

Record # 607370

Price: $60.00 
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Pueblo Indian Folk-Storiesby: Lummis, Charles F.

Pueblo Indian Folk-Stories
by: Lummis, Charles F.

Hardcover. NY, Century Co., Revised from 1894 ed., 1910, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. 257 pages. Illustrated with black & white drawings by George Wharton Edwards. Missing front endpaper. Illustrated front cover. Soil, spotting to binding.

Record # 509400

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Ruins of the Rhine: Their Times and Traditionsby: White, Charles (Ed)

Ruins of the Rhine: Their Times and Traditions
by: White, Charles (Ed)

Hardcover. Paris, Baudry's European Library, 1st, 1838, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, calf binding with title label on spine. Illustrated with 8 b&w engravings. Well written, entertaining legends, history and folklore of the Rhine, including the Mouse Tower, Hildegard von Bingen, St. Ursula, etc. Cover is scuffed with surface scars, but binding is firm. 354 pages. Minor foxing. Aside from cover appearance, very good.

Record # 383407

Price: $60.00 
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Scenes and Legends of the North of Scotland by: Hugh Miller

Scenes and Legends of the North of Scotland
by: Hugh Miller

Hardcover. NY, Robert Carter & Brothers, reprint, 1887, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, green cloth stamped in gilt and black, 436 pages plus publisher's ads. Miller's first prose work, a mixture of legend, folklore, history and contemporary observation, 'a delightfully affectionate picture of his birthplace'. First published in the UK in 1835. Includes the author's dedication and his Introduction to the Second Edition. Clean copy.

Record # 384490

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Seven Simeons: A Russian Taleby: Artzybasheff (retold & Illustrated), Boris

Seven Simeons: A Russian Tale
by: Artzybasheff (retold & Illustrated), Boris

Hardcover. New York, Viking Press, 1st, 1937, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. Pretty soft green covers stamped center front with an unnoticeable flower design. Gilt lettering on spine. Spine is sunned at both ends. A wonderful story of seven brothers who each use their special magic powers to win the hand of Helena of Boozan Island for their King. Beautifully and elegantly illustrated.

Record # 408321

Price: $50.00 
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Stare Povesti Prazske (SIGNED COPY)by: Wenig, Adolf

Stare Povesti Prazske (SIGNED COPY)
by: Wenig, Adolf

Hardcover. Prague, SNDK, 1st, 1958, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, SIGNED BY WENIG. Czech language. Black & white pen-line drawings in color by Mikolase Alse. Red cloth with gilt decoration.

Record # 69160

Price: $70.00 
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Steel Flea, Theby: Leskov, Nicholas

Steel Flea, The
by: Leskov, Nicholas

Hardcover. NY, Harper & Row, Revised Edition, 1964, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. Adapted from the Russian by Babette Deutsch and Abrahm Yarmolinsky. Black & brown & white illustrations by Janina Domanska. Dust jacket shows minor wear and chipping.

Record # 109799

Price: $15.00 
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The Mabinogionby: Jones, Gwyn & Thomas Jones (translators)

The Mabinogion
by: Jones, Gwyn & Thomas Jones (translators)

Hardcover. London, J. M. Dent & Sons, 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. B&w illustrations by Jeff Thomas. A collection of classic Welsh stories. Clean copy.

Record # 382542

Price: $25.00 
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The White Ship: Estonian Talesby: Kallas, Aino ; translated by Alex Matson

The White Ship: Estonian Tales
by: Kallas, Aino ; translated by Alex Matson

Hardcover. NY, Jonathan Cape, reprint, 1929, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine, 256 pages.Foreword by John Galsworthy. Traveler's Library edition. Bookplate on inside front cover.

Record # 387017

Price: $12.00 
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This 'n' That: Folk Tales Of The Adirondacks (SIGNED COPY)by: Helen Escha Tyler

This 'n' That: Folk Tales Of The Adirondacks (SIGNED COPY)
by: Helen Escha Tyler

Softcover. Saranac Lake NY, self published, 1st, 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 104 pages, light peach card wraps. SIGNED BY TYLER on title page. Clean, bright copy.

Record # 381832

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