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American Fairy Tales From Rip Van Winkle to the Rootabaga Stories
American Fairy Tales From Rip Van Winkle to the Rootabaga Stories

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Philip, Neil
Book Description: Hyperion, New York, 1998. Soft Cover. Book Condition: . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Red and white striping with blue titling and a beautiful wood engraving on front cover, blue spine with white titling and white decorations on spine. Beautiful wood engravings throughout. 157 pages. In excellent condition.
Price: $8.75

 
De Weg Tot Elkander

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Gulbranssen, Trygve
Book Description: M.C. Stok, Den Haag, . Hard Cover. Book Condition: Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Date of illustration on frontispiece is 1930. Written in Dutch. Tan cloth with gilt titling on spine, gilt and gold decoration on spine and front, decorated end papers, colour frontispiece, handsome black and white illustrations throughout. Spine slightly cocked, a few faint smudge marks on cover, text block edges darkened. Dust jacket, which has edge wear, is black with colour pastedown which also has eome edgewear; dust jacket is lightly sunned. This is a handsome book. 311 pages
Price: $25.00

 
En Eeuwig Zingen De Bosschen

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Gulbranssen, Trygve
Book Description: M.C. Stok, Den Haag, . Hard Cover. Book Condition: Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Date of illustration on frontispiece is 1935. Written in Dutch. Tan cloth with gilt titling on spine, gilt and red decoration on spine and front, top text block is red, decorated end papers, colour frontispiece, handsome black and white illustrations throughout. Text block edges are darkened and have foxing spots, foxing spots on first end papers. Dust jacket, which has light edge wear, is black with colour pastedown and is lightly sunned. This is a handsome book. 370 pages
Price: $25.00

Folk Tales from North America
Folk Tales from North America

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Lum, Peter
Book Description: Frederick Muller Ltd., London, England, 1973. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A collection of nine Eskimo tales, seven tales of the East Coast Indians, six tales of the Central Plains Indians and six tales of the West Coast Indians. Blue cloth with gilt titling on spine, handsome colour illustrations throughout. Book appears to be without flaws. Dust jacket, which is price-clipped, has edge wear to corners and spine ends, a closed one-inch tear on top front edge, a one-inch partially open tear on top back edge, but is clean and bright. This is a very handsome book. 190 pages
Price: $25.00

In the Beginning - Creation Stories from Around the World
In the Beginning - Creation Stories from Around the World

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Hamilton, Virginia
Book Description: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, San Diego, CA, 1988. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A collection of twenty-five illustrated creation myth stories, each followed by author's comments concerning origin. Blue-green boards with gilt titling on front, red cloth spine with gilt titling, coloured end papers, colour frontispiece, illustrated throughout with very attractive colour plates. Bottom end of spine slightly lightened, owner's name in ink on end paper, otherwise book appears to be without flaws. Dust jacket, which is not price-clipped, has 1" by .5" open tear at bottom end of spine, very light shelf wear, otherwise is clean and bright. 161 pages. Book may be overweight - extra postage may apply.
Price: $17.75

Kiviuq - An Inuit Hero and His Siberian Cousins
Kiviuq - An Inuit Hero and His Siberian Cousins

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Van Deusen, Kira
Book Description: McGill - Queens University Press, Montreal, . Soft Cover. Book Condition: Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Story of Nunavut story of Hero/shaman Kiviuq, an Inuit counterpart to Homer's Odysseus, as told by forty Inuit elders, inviting us to look at the unique qualities of arctic heroism and its application to present-day concerns. Van Deusen, a storyteller and musician, has done extensive research on the oral traditions of Siberian indigenous peoples and the Canadian Inuit. Colourful soft cover with red and white titling, illustrated with black and white photographs. With the exception of some light shelf wear on back cover, book is in fine condition.
Price: $24.00

M'Hashish
M'Hashish

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Mrabet, Mohammed
Book Description: City Lights Books, San Francisco, 1984. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good+. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A collection of stories and legends by Mrabet, taped and translated from the Moghrebi by Paul Bowles. colourful illustration on front is from a painting by the author, black titling on front and spine, black and white portrait of author following title page. Spine slightly sunned, otherwise book is in great shape. 79 pages
Price: $12.00

Men and Gods, Myths and Legends of the Ancient Greeks
Men and Gods, Myths and Legends of the Ancient Greeks

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Warner, Rex
Book Description: New York Review Books, New York, . Pictorial Cover. Book Condition: Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A collection of thirty-seven myths and legends, told by spellbinding storyteller Rex Warner and illustrated with the inimitable work of Edward Gorey. Illustrated green cover with black titling on spine and front, handsome black and white illustrations throughout, publisher's advertising at back. This very handsome book appears to be both without flaws and unread. 280 pages
Price: $10.75

Skidegate Haida Myths & Histories
Skidegate Haida Myths & Histories

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Swanton, John R.
Book Description: Queen Charlotte Islands Museum Press, Skidegate, B.C., . Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A collection of stories from Haida Gwaii, collected by John Swanton, edited and translated by John Enrico. Colourfully illustrated soft cover with red and white titling on front, white titling on black spine, illustrated with black and white map and photographs. Back cover has a three-inch crease, otherwise this handsome book is in great shape. 212 pages
Price: $72.00

Strange Tales from Many Lands
Strange Tales from Many Lands

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Littledale, Freya, Editor
Book Description: W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd., London, . Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A collection of "creepy, eerie tales, from countries as far apart as Brazil and Japan".
Price: $5.75

 
Winden Waaien om De Rotsen - De Geschiedenis Van Het Geslacht Bjorndal

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Gulbranssen, Trygve
Book Description: M.C. Stok, Den Haag, . Hard Cover. Book Condition: Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Date of illustration on frontispiece is 1935. Written in Dutch. Tan cloth with gilt titling on spine, gilt and blue decoration on spine and front, top text block edge is blue, decorated end papers, colour frontispiece, handsome black and white illustrations throughout. Text block edges are darkened and have foxing spots. Dust jacket, which has edge wear and a closed one-inch tear, is black with colour pastedown which also has edgewear; dust jacket is lightly sunned. This is a handsome book. 311 pages
Price: $25.00



 
 

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