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1) The Voyage of Argo: The Argonautica
Apollonius of Rhodes

Great Britain: Penguin Books, 1959. 207 pages. Penguin Classics. Translated with an Introduction by C.V. Rieu. A few scuff marks from shelf wear. A good copy with a tight binding.. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (more information)

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2) Folklore and Folklife: An Introduction
Dorson, Richard Mercer

Folklore and Folklife: An Introduction
University of Chicago Press, 1972. Folklore emerged as a new field of learning in the nineteenth century, when antiquaries in England and philologists in Germany began to look closely at the ways of the lower classes. This volume is an introduction to the concepts of folklore and folklife studies. 561 pages. Includes black and white illustrations throughout. Book is in very good condition. Interior clean, bright and unmarked. Black endpapers in very good shape. Covers show a little bumping and rubbing on spine tips and corners otherwise very good. Silver illustration on front cover and silver lettering on spine. Dustjacket creased with a small tear at top front edge, corners and spine tips rubbed and shelfworn else in good shape. Very nice copy.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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3) Mythology
Hamilton, Edith

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1942. A reprint of the original. 497 pages. Black and white illustrations throughout. Dustjacket chipped at spine tips; corners and edges rubbed; thunb crease and small tear at bottom of back cover; top of front cover has a small crease running across the top. Salmon coloured covers with gilt illustration on cover and gilt lettering on spine. Interior clean, crisp, and tight. A very nice copy.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Steele Savage . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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4) Hilo Legends
Reed, Frances (retold by)

Hilo, Hawaii: Petroglyph Press, Ltd. , 1987. 52 pages. Beautifully illustrated covers are barely bumped along the edges. Old price sticker on front cover and back cover. Remnant of third price sticker on upper left of front cover. Interior pages clean and tight; black and white illustrations throughout. A very nice copy.. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Jan Moon. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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5) Touch Magic: Fantasy, Faerie and Folklore in the Literature of Childhood
Yolen, Jane

New York: Philomel Books, 1981. A study of magic in children's literature. 96 pages. Book appears unread. Old price stickers on front and back covers. Corners and edges only slightly bumped. Interior clean and tight. A very nice square copy.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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