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Indian Legends of The Pacific Northwest
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Berkeley, California: Univ. of California Press, 1969. Seventh Printing. Trade Paperback. Good. Inverarity, Robert Bruce. Folklore. This collection of more than one hundred tribal tales out of the oral tradition of the Indians of Washington and A Oregon is intended for the general reader rather than for the specialist in folklore. They are the Indians' own stories, told for generations around their fires, of the mountains, lakes, and rivers, and of the creation of the world and the heavens above. A good, clean and unmarked copy. 225 pp. more information
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America in Legend:Folklore from the Colonial Period to the Present Folklore from the Colonial Period to the Present
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New York: Pantheon Books, 1973. First edition. Book. Good/good. Folk-lore. This fascinating retelling of American history through its folklore shows how the ideas and values of a given period are reflected in ballad, lore, and legend. Overall, the condition of this book is good except the exterior of the pages are speckled brownish in color along the edges. 336 pp. more information
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Irish Folktales Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library
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New York: Pantheon, 1985. First edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Robert Van Nutt. Edited by Henry Glassie. Folklore. Humor, magic, and mayhem are the principal ingredients of the hearty Irish folktales Henry Glassie has assembled here from some two centuries of telling. . . A valuable overview of the rich Irish folk tradition. One of the pages has a crease, otherwise a very good copy. 353 pp. Jacket design and lettering by Julio Vega. more information
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The Annotated Classic Fairy Tales Little Red Riding Hood, Beauty and the Beast, Jack and the Beanstalk, Bluebeard, and many more
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New York: W. W. Norton, 2002. Glossy Pictorial Cover. Near Fine. Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac, Gustave Dore, George Cruikshank, Kay Nielson, Ivan Bilibin, Edward Burne-Jones, Maxfield Parrish and Walter Crane.. Oversized soft cover. Maria Tatar celebrates the powerful cultural legacy of fairy tales and provides an invaluable storytelling archive for children and adults alike with over 300 paintings and drawings in full color throughout the book. The book is in excellent condition. Never read. 449 pp. more information
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