Legends-Folktales

London: Allen Lane, (©1980). First Edition. Brown cloth hardcover. Very Good Plus (used but not abused, no defects)/Very Good (slight wear to spine ends & tips; short tear taped inside, rear a bit creased). Yvonne Gilbert (colour plates); Jennifer Campbell (drawings).. A collection of nineteen folk tales from around the world. 141p: full-page colour plates, drawings in-texte; 25cm. 605g. more information

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Nashville: Abingdon, (©1979). No additional printings.. Red hardcover. Near Fine (gift inscription free-front endpaper)/Very Good (minor edgewear, slightly rubbed). Frank Gee.. For ages 9+; Grades 4+. ". .deeds and misdeeds told around the lodgefires of the Native Americans. ." 94p: illustrated; 20cm. 231g. more information

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NY: Viking (©1961). Third printing 1966.. Hardcover. Boris Artzybasheff. . Strong library binding. Unpaginated [28p]: red/green/gold line illustrations; 29cm. VERY GOOD PLUS (clean, bright & tight; minor wear). No dj. King Douda wishes to find a beautiful princess to marry and he asks the seven Simeon brothers, each with a different skill, to help him in his quest. more information

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NY: Charles Scribner's (©1961). Twenty-sixth printing.. Glossy illustrated hardcover. Marcia Brown.. Unpaginated [30p]: illustrated endpapers, pink/green/white illustrations every page; 25 cm sq. VERY GOOD PLUS (clean, bright & sound; minor wear to cover, top tip lightly bumped; interior Fine). No dj. A story of a wise hermit, a small mouse, of pride and humility. more information

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NY: David McKay (©1937; ©1965).. Reddish-brown cloth hardcover. Elizabeth Black Carmer.. Book VERY GOOD ex-library (large RCAF stamp free-front endpaper, pocket removed rear-free endpaper; otherwise clean & sound). Illustrated dustjacket GOOD PLUS (half of the flaps are cut off, the entire dj has been covered with clear sticky wrap and glued down to the endpapers; edgewear with small chips & tears). [C] 175p: 20 full-page black/white illustrations; 21cm. more information

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Les Editions HRW (©1973).. First Printing.. Illustrated cloth hardcover. Elizabeth Cleaver.. 64p: full-page colour illustrations; 24cm. oblong. Book VERY GOOD PLUS (the front board is faded, actually causing an interesting effect of shadowing of the dustjacket; otherwise clean & sound). Illustrated dustjacket GOOD PLUS (edgewear, mostly top-edge; three 2 cm. tears; 1 cm. stain along top-edge & a few light spots on front cover). Accompanied at rear by notes written by Veronica Gervers, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, which accompanied the National Film Board's animated short of the same title. Her innovative collage techniques & workmanship elevated the quality of Canadian children's publishing; you can learn more about her at the National Library of Canada website. C more information

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NY: Gallery , (©1991). Reprint. Blue hardcover. Very Good Plus (clean & sound; slight wear to spine ends & tips, gift inscription half-title page)/Very Good (light shelfwear, no chips or tears). Scientific information as well as other topics of interest, from the bear's "role in mythology, Shakespearean drama, modern poetry", and more. 120p: illustrated endpapers, colour photographs, illustrations; 33cm. Bibliography, Index. 1044g. more information

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NY: Harcourt, Brace (©1920). . First Edition (nap).. Hardcover. Jan Matulka. . Grey cloth with Black titles and decoration. 280p: black/white illustrations (some full-paged); 21cm. FAIR ex-library (usual library stamps, rear pocket, sticker; cover is well worn, spine ends detached, soiled; hinges split; text block intact Good, a few smudges and edge tears). No dj. Begins with "The Twelve Months: The Story of Marushka and the Wicked Holena", and ends with "The Shoemaker's Apron: The Story of the Man Who Sits Near the Golden Gate". more information

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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart , (©1976). First Edition.. Yellow cloth hardcover. Fine/Very Good (price clipped; light shelfwear; spine & edges lightly sunned). Laszlo Gal.. 349p; 24cm. Bibliography, Index. [C] more information

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Toronto: Macmillan, 1965 , (©1959). Green illustrated hardcover. Good Reading Copy (ex-library markings, text block clean and sound). 72p: 15 full-page black/white drawings; 23cm. 275g. [A] more information

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Salem House (©1985).. Softcover. Fine (minor wear at tips). John Avon, Bill Donohoe, Godfrey Dowson, Dick French, etc. . 114p: numerous black/white drawings & colour illustrations, many double-paged; 28cm. more information

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Toronto: OUP / Geoffrey Cumberlege (c1947). Second printing 1950. . Blue cloth hardcover. Clare Bice.. Solid ex-library book (library marks to the max o/w VG; text clean & sound). No dj. 223p: drawings; 21cm. more information

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NY/London: Quick Fox (©1981). . No additional printings.. Softcover. Filmography, Bibliography. VERY GOOD PLUS (slight edgewear mostly at tips; interior clean & sound). "An account of those most maligned of our fellow creatures with facts and photos, lore and legend, interviews and trivia, making a fascinating and zestful nighttime companion." 179p: 150+ illustrations; 28cm. . more information

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NY: Harcourt, Brace & World (©1963).. Hardcover. Joe Krush.. Ol' Dan Tucker - washing his face in a frying pan, combing his hair with a wagon wheel ...", an American classic. Blue cloth library binding. Unpaginated [34 pages): four-colour illustrations; piano & banjo accompaniment; 26cm. Book GOOD PLUS ex-library (endpaper stamps, pocket removed; a few smudges throughout otherwise text bright & sound). Illustrated dustjacket NEAR VERY GOOD (flaps glued to endpapers, spine sticker; has been protected in library plastic cover). C more information

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NY: E.P. Dutton , (©1968). Stated First Edition.. Hardcover: Dutton Lifetime Library Binding. Fine (clean, bright, and tight; no defects)/Near Very Good (slight edgewear with three short tears; illustration bright). Trevor Ridley (illustrations).. Dark orange cloth with green illustration and spine titles. 148p: drawings throughout; 22cm. 385g. [C] more information

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Toronto: Doubleday (©1989).. Glossy illustrated hardcover. Robin Muller.. 30p: illustrated endpapers, 14 full-page colour illustrations; 29cm. Book VERY GOOD PLUS (very light shelfwear). Illustrated dustjacket VERY GOOD (spine ends & tips slightly worn; one 1" tear top-edge). C more information

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Toronto: Kids Can Press (©1991).. Stated First Printing.. Pictorial hardcover. Fine. Kady MacDonald Denton.. Unpaginated [30p]: illustrated endpapers + colour illustrations every page; 22cm oblong.C more information

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Santa Fe: Ancient City Press, (©1997). First printing. Softcover. Very Good Plus (clean, tight, and unmarked; light edgewear mostly at tips). 132p: 32 colour plates, 6 charts, 55 figures; 26 cm. Appendices: Chromameter Readings and Five Faces Identifications in Canyonlands National Park, Symbol Chart for American Indian Pictography and Sign Language, Bibliography, Index. 360g. more information

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Keuruu, Finland: Otava Publishing, 2004. , 2004. Fifth edition.. Black hardcover. Near Fine (clean, bright & sound; gift inscription free-front endpaper)/Very Good (slight edgewear & rubbing, one small tear at fold). Björn Landström.. A collection of fifty poetic narratives representing the culture of the Finnish people, this full translation into English "was conceived to celebrate the ties between Finland and the United States." 408p: colour frontispiece + illustrations in-text and full-page colour illustrations hors-text; 24cm. Notes to the Runos, Bibliography, Glossary. more information

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London: George Allen, 1896. No additional printings.. Hardcover. Very Good (overall bright & solid; slight edgewear; light cover soiling; light fore-edge spotting; gift inscription half-title dated 1896).. T.H. Robinson (illustrations).. Greenish-grey cloth illustrated in black with gilt titles; top-edge-gilt. 328p: frontispiece + 20 chapter head-titles + 20 full-page black/white illustrations; 21cm. 758g. more information

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Sidney, Australia: P.I.C. (©1987).. Blue hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. George Molnar.. Unpaginated [24p]: pleasant colour illustrations throughout on every page; 28cm. The prophesy can only bring happiness if the king chooses the right animal. more information

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