Rabbit Tales by Purchase, Barbara - 1983

New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1982. G3 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ is slightly worn, 0.75" tear on the front bottom, 0.5" tear on the back top, some wrinkling and chipping on the top and bottom edges and sides, some crease, heavy discoloration (browning, stains) and normal shelf wear. Book has some discoloration (light browning, light brown spots) and normal shelf wear otherwise very good. Here is a very special celebration of the rabbit and the hare in history, literature, and legend. A rich treasure trove of.... First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co. (1982), 143pp, illus., bumped at bottom of spine, slight shelfwear.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good -/No Jacket.

Book Sales, 1983-08-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Used: Very Good/Used: Good. Book condition is like new. Dust jacket was two small tears, covered with mylar.

NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold. VG/FAIR ONLY DJ. 1982. 1st. hardcover. 8vo . 143pp . Book itself is quite decent, but DJ has several long tears and good-sized chips. .

New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1982. first edition. hardcover. Book VG+: clean, square, unmarked, tight./DJ G: closed tears, age wear, edge wear, hole in spine, NOT clipped ($14.95). 8vo 143pp. from front flap: "Here is a very special celebration of the rabbit and the hare in history, literature, and legend. A rich treasure trove of lore, this unique anthology reveals the virtue and vice of the rabbit--and his cousin the hare--and shows them in all their marvellous complexity, as figures of delight and enchantment, as well as objects of scientific curiosity and religious awe." #01587.

New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1982. Book. Very good. Hardcover. 9 1/2" x 7 1/2"w. A fine copy -- tight and clean -- in a very good unclipped dustjacket with a close tear on the front of the dustjacket and a small chip on the back lower edge. Great illustrations!.

NY: VAN NOSTRAND REINHOLD, 1982. FIRST. . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS BY VARIOUS ARTISTS. BOOK IS TRULY FINE BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED AND UNMARKED JACKET IS BRIGHT AND UNCLIPPED ORIGINAL PRICE 14.95 BACK OF COVER HAS 2 CLOSED TEARS AT BOTTOM AND ONE VERY SMALL ONE AT TOP A VERY NICE COPY WITH FULL NUMBER LINE

U.S.A.: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1982. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Browning to jacket..

Book Sales, 1983-08. Hardcover. Good.

New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1982. Dust jacket is price-clipped; overall, an excellent copy. Canadian author's first book (as editor), an anthology of the rabbit and the hare in history, literature and legend: "The magic and mischief, legend and lore of those fleet-footed, randy, roguish, hare-brained, four-footed beasts"; colour and B/W illustrations throughout.. First US Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine Plus/Near Fine Plus.