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Scottish Tales
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Glasgow, Scotland : Richard Drew Publishing , 1987 Original paperback, 1987, published in Scotland. VG+. Smooth spine, unmarked interior, very mild creasing to lower front corner. 198 pp Includes glossary of Scottish terms.. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. more information
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The Pied Piper of Hamelin
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New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, 1986 First Edition, first printing over-sized hard cover, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1986. As New in an Excellent jacket with faint surface rubbing. Privately owned copy. Illus in color. . First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/Fine. Illus. by Ivanov, Anatoly . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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Illywhacker : A Novel
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New York: Harper & Row, 1985 First US Edition, first printing, Harper & Row, 1985. VG+ in a VG+ jacket with light surface rubbing. The story of a con man ( or is he?) who tells his stories. Mixes folklore, mythology, and fantasy with reality. Who really is Herbert Badgery? 600 pp. First US Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Irish Legends for Children
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New York: Random House ( Derrydale ) , 1995 Over-sized hard cover pictorial, Random House/Derrydale, first printing thus. Excellent condition, unmarked interior, crisp pages. Tiny indent to back cover. No jacket. Illus in color. . Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Su, Lucy . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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Back in the Beforetime : Tales of the California Indians
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New York: Margaret K. McElderry, 1987 First Edition, eleventh printing, Margaret K. McElderry Books. As New in an Excellent jacket with minor surface wear to back jacket. Illus with black and white line drawings. . Hard Cover. As New/Fine. Illus. by Watts, James. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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The Champlain Monster
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Shelburne, Vermont: The New England Press, 1996 Fourth printing trade paperback, New England Press, 1996. VG+. Tiny amt of surface wear. Illus with black and white drawings. . Trade Paperback. Very Good. Illus. by Danziger, Jeff . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Tales of Vermont Ways and People
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Shelburne, Vermont: The New England Press, 1996 Fifth (5th) printing trade paperback, New England Press, 1996. Excellent. Smooth spine and covers. Illus with black and white line drawings. . Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Loon Legends
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St. Cloud, MN: North Star Press , 1989 First Edition, second ( 2nd ) printing, North Star Press, 1989. As New book in a VG+ price-clipped jacket. Full black cloth binding. Illus with black and white drawings. . Hard Cover. As New/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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The Classic Grimm's Fairy Tales (Children's Classics Ser.)
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Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.: Running Press Books, 1989 Over-sized hard cover, sixth printing, Running Press Books, 1989. VG in a VG jacket. Illustrated in color. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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Mountain Medicine
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Eugene, Oregon: Comstock Editions , 1991 Small trade paperback wth glossy card covers, 1991, Comstock. As New. Gift quality. Stories of mountain people and the wilderness, filled with warmth and humor. 152 pp. Trade Paperback. As New. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information
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Norwegian Folklore Simplified
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Bergen: Grieg, 1963 Third Edition trade paperback, Grieg, 1963. Excellent. Translated by Toni Ramholt. 107 pp. Third Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine. Illus. by Hopp, Zinker. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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The Foxes' Union and Other Stretchers, Tall Tales and Discursive Reminscences of Happy Years in Scrabble, Virginia
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McLean, Virginia : EPM Publications , 1977 First Edition cloth hard cover, EPM Publishers, 1977. Excellent in a VG unclipped jacket. Brown cloth with gilt lettering. Illus with black and white line drawings. 174 pp. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Cinderella/How the Elephant Got Its Trunk (An Upside down book)
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E. D. C. Publishing , 1985 First US Edition over-sized hard cover pictorial, 1985, E. D. C. Publishing. Excellent. No jacket. Crisp white pages. Two tales - Cinderella and the Kipling favorite. Ilus in color. . First US Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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The Goose Girl and Other Stories
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Edinburgh, Scotland: Canongate, 1991 First thus, Canongate Press, Edinburgh, 1991. As New in an Excellent jacket with a tiny amt of surface wear to back jacket. Illus with black and white line drawings. . Hard Cover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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A Cuckoo's Nest : Lesser-Known Scottish Folk Tales Collected and Retold By Carl MacDougall
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Glasgow, Scotland: The Molendinar Press, 1974 First thus hard cover, Molendinar Press, Scotland, 1974. Excellent in a Good jacket with several short closed tears to jacket edge. Illustrated with black and white line drawings by Barbara Robertson. Binding is pictorial with mauve and cream designs. 85 pp. First Thus. Hard Cover. Fine/Good. Illus. by Robertson, Barbara . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Arrow to the Sun: A Pueblo Indian Tale
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New York: Puffin, 1977 Eleventh printing hard cover pictorial by Puffin, perma-bound binding. Excellent. No jacket. Illus in bright earth-tone colors.. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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The River That Went to the Sky: Twelve Tales by African Storytellers
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New York: Kingfisher, 1995 First prinitng over-sized hard cover pictorial, 1995. Excellent. No jacket. Illus in color. Includes nine stories based on folklore from various African countries and three original stories representing the cultural diveristy which exists in Africa.. First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Akintola, Ademola . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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When the Moon is Full : Supernatural Stories from the Old Pennsylvania Mountains
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1994 First printing hard cover, Alfred A, Knopf, 1994. SIGNED and INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on first free end page : "To Joyce - Robin Moore." Excellent in a VG+ unclipped jacket with light surface rubbing. A collection of traditional supernatural tales from the mountains of Pennsylvania. For children, others. 134 pp. Signed by Author. First Printing. Hard Cover. As New/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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The Finest Legends of the Rhine
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Stollfus Verlog Bonn English Edition, small hard cover version, Stollfus Verlog Bonn. VG in a VG+ jacket. Only flaw to book itself is residue from a previous owner's bookplate on the first free end page. Pages are white, illus with black and white line drawings. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. more information
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Souls of the Flowers ( Legends, Novels, Tales, of Polynesia Ser. )
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Tahiti, French Polynesia : Collection MOEMOEA, 1995 First Edition hard cover, published in French Polynesia, 1995. Excellent. No Jacket. Beautiful color illustrations accompany a text that explains the folk legends of the various flowers and birds indigenous to French Polynesia. 32 pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Olane. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Boori
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Melbourne, Australia : Oxford University Press, 1978 First Australian Edition hard cover, Oxford University Press, 1978. Excellent in an Excellent jacket. The elements of Aboriginal lore which make up this stirring tale of magic and high adventure are based largely upon belief of the Kabi and Wakka nations. Though a fantasy, Boori shows the importance placed upon moral obligations by Aborigines in their native culture, Illus with line drawings by A. M. Hicks. 149 pp. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Hicks, A. M. . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Rachel the Clever and Other Jewish Folktales
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Little Rock, Arkansas: August House, 1993 First printing trade paperback by August House, 1993. Good . Surface rubbing, light reading wear. Crease to lower back corner. Selected and retold tales by the author. 171 pp. First Printing. Trade Paperback. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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We Also Came : Black People of Collier County
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Naples, Florida: Butterfly Press , 1992 Original trade paperback, Butterfly Press, 1992. Excellent. Smooth spine and covers. Black and white photos. History of the local black people who came to Collier Country, Florida, including stories by early white settlers in Naples, Florida. 239 pp. Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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America Eats: Forms of Edible Folk Art
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New York: Perennial, 1989 First printing large trade paperback, Perennial, 1989. VG+. Very minor surface rubbing. French fold-in covers. Illustrated with photos, folk art drawings. . First Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Blackbeard's Cup and Stories of the Outer Banks
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Winston-Salem, North Carolina: John F. Blair, 1993 First Edition, third printing (1993), John F. Blair, small hard cover. Excellent in a VG+ jacket with minor surface wear. . Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information
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The Girl Who Loved the Wind
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New York: HarperCollins, 1992 Reprint hard cover, HarperCollins, 1992. As New ( tight and unread ) in an Excellent jacket. Illus in color. Originally published in 1972. . Reprint. Hard Cover. As New/Fine. Illus. by Young, Ed. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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