FOLKLORE

Galahad Books, 1982. "Sly, salty, shaggy stories of heroes and hellions, beguilers and buffoons, spellbinders and scapegoats, gagsters and gossips from the grassroots & sidewalks of America," hardcover with dustjacket. ISBN: 0883656167. Hard Cover. VG+/VG+. AMERICANA. more information

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Pantheon Books, 1977. Large paperback, over 200 folktales, page-edges tanned. ISBN: 0394739930. Trade Paperback. VG. more information

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Schocken Books, 1982. Illustrated with drawings, clean, tight copy, hardcover with dustjacket. ISBN: 0805238050. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. VG+/NF. MYTHOLOGY. more information

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Houghton Mifflin, 1971. Large paperback, "for the student of folklore as well as for the lover of tall tales". ISBN: 0395669510. Trade Paperback. VG. AMERICANA. more information

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Philadelphia: Institute for the Study of Human Issues, Inc., 1980. Hardcover with dustjacket, first American printing as indicated by the "1" in the number line on the rear end-paper, book is in excellent condition (looks new), dustjacket is also in great shape with a few tiny edge-tears only, no other flaws, a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, translated from the Italian by John N. McDaniel, "In this important work Cocchiara gives us the history of folklore as a modern scholarly discipline and much more - he gives us the history of an idea, the role of 'the folk' in European culture from the Renaissance to the present century," 703 pages, nice gift copy. ISBN: 0915980991. 1st U.S. Ed.. Hardcover. Fine/NF. more information

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Rutgers University Press, 1995. Large paperback in excellent condition, folklore/New Jersey, illustrated. ISBN: 0813521394. Trade Paperback. Fine. REGIONAL HISTORY. more information

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Llewellyn Publications, 1998. Large paperback, condition is AS NEW, great gift copy, explores the magic and folklore of cats, nicely illustrated. ISBN: 1567181805. 2nd Printing. Trade Paperback. Fine. Mythology. more information

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London: Brockhampton Press, 1995. "In over 2000 detailed entries- from Aalardin to Zitus- you will find the famous as well as the obscure: people, places, artifacts and all other subjects that make up the very essence of Arthurian legend.," hardcover, book and dustjacket are in excellent condition, nice gift item. ISBN: 1860198481. Hard Cover. NF/NF. MYTHOLOGY. more information

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Education Development Center, 1970. Large paperback, 64 pages, "Based on texts collected by Knud Rasmussen on the Fifth Thule Expedition, 1921-24," small stain on front cover, two lines of text underlined in pencil on page 3 (erased as well as possible but still visible). Trade Paperback. VG. Music Mythology. more information

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UMI Research Press, 1988. Folklore study, The Great Basin, Mormons, illustrated with photographs, hardcover, book and dustjacket are in excellent condition, nice gift copy. ISBN: 0835718573. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. FOLKLORE MORMONS. more information

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Metropolitan Museum of Art & A Studio Book/The Viking Press, 1981. Japanese folktale from the ninth or tenth century, based on the translation of Donald Keene, color illustrations from works of art in the Metropolitan Museum, hardcover with dustjacket. Hard Cover. NF/VG+. ART. more information

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Fisher Books, 1992. Large paperback, clean inside and out with no significant flaws, later printing, 214 pages, illustrated with drawings. ISBN: 1555610455. Trade Paperback. NF. more information

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William Sloane Associates, 1955. Hardcover first printing, book is in excellent condition, dustjacket has minor wear only and the original price is present, "A fund of fascinating information on the customs and folkways- ancient and modern- of Jewish life". 1st ed.. Hard Cover. NF/VG. JUDAICA. more information

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Modern Library, 1927. Hardcover first printing, no dustjacket, "First Modern Library Edition, 1927" stated on copyright page, variant binding, #3 Toledano spine, #4 logo and end-papers (Bernhard), this copy is in excellent condition with a minor wrinkle on the spine of the leatherette binding being the only remarkable flaw. 1st Modern Library Edition. Hardcover. NF. more information

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Modern Library, 1927. Hardcover first printing, no dustjacket, "First Modern Library Edition, 1927" stated on copyright page, variant binding, #3 Toledano spine, #4 logo and end-papers (Bernhard), brown leatherette, former owner's name present on the front end-paper, shallow chipping to top of spine. 1st Modern Library Edition. Hardcover. VG. more information

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Chelsea House Publishers, 1994. "This unique collection of exciting and entertaining stories has been collected from as far as northern Canada, the Amazon Basin, the Great Plains of North America and the Islands of the Pacific," large format hardcover, first printing, edited by Hayes, wonderful color illustrations by Ingpen, book is flawless, dustjacket has one tiny tear at top of spine, no other flaws, great gift item. ISBN: 0791027597. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. more information

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Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1969. Hardcover first printing with dustjacket, a collection of folktales about the moon, sun and stars, "...preserves a rich vein of cosmographic tales that might otherwise be lost to the space-age generation." book is flawless, dustjacket has minor rubbing at the corners and folds, the bottom of the front flap is corner-clipped but the original price is present at the top. ISBN: 030763509. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. Fine/VG+. Juvenile. more information

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Gramercy Books, 1994. Hardcover reprint, originally published as "Egyptian Myth and Legend," illustrated with eight color plates, only flaw is slight tanning to the page-edge, dustjacket flawless. ISBN: 0517119153. Hard Cover. NF/Fine. more information

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Wayne State University Press, 1988. First paperback printing, this is a clean copy inside and out with no remarkable flaws, "..not only an exemplary presentation of folk narrative, but also a sensitive and moving view of the way folklore exists in a real person's life," illustrated with photos, 322 pages. ISBN: 0814321224. 1st ed.. Trade Paperback. NF. more information

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England: Longman Group UK Limited, 1986. Beautiful copy, book and dustjacket are in excellent condition, hardcover first printing, "...both a compelling narrative and an invaluable work of reference," great gift item. ISBN: 0582235995. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. more information

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Hutcraft, 1969. Large paperback in excellent condition, 24 pages, a collection of ageless and familiar superstitions that were an important part of life in Early America, illustrated with drawings. Trade Paperback. Fine. Americana. more information

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Simon & Schuster, 2000. Hardcover first printing (as indicated by the publisher's "1" in the number line on copyright page), boo and dustjacket are in excellent condition, nice gift copy. ISBN: 0684854864. 1st ed.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Mythology. more information

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Utah State University Press, 1989. Large paperback, there are a small number of tiny dots in ink next to some of the headings in the Table of Contents, this is a flawless copy otherwise, United States social life and customs, 384 pages. ISBN: 0874211409. Trade Paperback. NF. more information

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Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1966. Includes fables from the mythology and lore of Wales, Ireland, Scotland, The Hebrides, and Brittany, illustrated by Charles Keeping, book edges are very slightly faded, quite nice overall, hardcover first printing with dustjacket and original price present. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. VG+/VG+. FOLKLORE MYTHOLOGY CHILDREN. more information

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Princeton University Press, 1970. Large paperback, "A selection of eighty-one folktales from the vast complex of cultures that makes up native Africa south of the Sahara," has some minor wear to the edge of the cover, former owner's name on the front end-paper, clean inside and out, contents are fine. ISBN: 069101762X. 1st Paperback Edition. Trade Paperback. VG. Anthropology Literature. more information

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Inner Traditions International, 2006. Large paperback first printing as evidenced by the publisher's "1" on the copyright page, this is a clean, attractive copy inside and out, "shows how the ancient meaning and use of the botanical elements of Christmas provide a unique view of the religion that existed in Europe before the introduction of Christianity," 213 pages, nicely-illustrated in color. ISBN: 1594770921. 1st ed.. Trade Paperback. Fine. Paganism Botany. more information

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Houghton Mifflin, 1968. Hardcover with dustjacket, second edition, first published in 1934, in this edition the author ".necessarily refashioned such legends and folk tales for literary coherence, but in so doing she was careful to sacrifice nothing of their essential spirit and drama," both the book and the beautifully-illustrated dustjacket are in excellent condition, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, great gift copy. 2nd Ed.. Hard Cover. Fine/NF. more information

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Taplinger Publishing, 1971. Hardcover, first American printing, book and dustjacket are in excellent condition, nice gift copy, a collection of Dreamtime myths accompanied by 32 full-color plates and numerous pen-and-ink drawings. ISBN: 0800827457. 1st U.S. Ed.. Hard Cover. Fine/NF. Mythology Art. more information

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J.B. Lippincott, 1973. Hardcover first printing, with illustrations by Glen Rounds, some tanning to the dustjacket, "When you.laugh open your mouth wide enough for the noise to get out without squealing, throw your head back as though you was going to get shaved, hold on to your false hair with both hands and then laugh until your soul gets thoroughly rested" is the fabulous opening quote by Josh Billings. ISBN: 0397314752. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. NF/VG. AMERICANA. more information

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S.F. Vanni, 1956. Moderate fading to spine of the dustjacket and light wear at the corners, protected in archival mylar cover. Hard Cover. VG+/VG. MYTHOLOGY MUSIC CHILDREN. more information

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Dover, 1994. Large paperback in excellent condition, tiny creases to the bottom corners of the first few pages is the only flaw, an unabridged republication of the 1922 edition. ISBN: 0486280926. Trade Paperback. NF. Mythology. more information

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Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1973. "Daisy Bates- Kabbarli, the white grandmother- spent over forty years, from 1899 to 1945, gathering the folklore of the Aboriginal people of Australia," these tales are retold in this book by Wilson, illustrated, suitable for young adults, hardcover and dustjacket, no major flaws. ISBN: 0207123004. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/VG. more information

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UMI Research Press, 1990. "From opening remarks on the history of the folklife studies movement in America to final chapters on the art and customs of the Pennsylvania Germans, Discovering American Folklife not only shows the scope of Don Yoder's writing, but provides an index of the current breadth of folklife studies research as well," book and dustjacket are in excellent condition, professional mylar cover included. ISBN: 0835719731. Hard Cover. Fine/NF. ANTHROPOLOGY. more information

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