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We Pennsylvania Dutch (Mir Pennsylvaanisch Deitsche)
by HAAG, Earl C.
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- 2019
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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$22.00
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PA: Pennsylvania Germ Society, 2019. Bound in stiff yellow wraps, printed in red and black. A 107 pp. book with memories of the PA Dutch - one page is printed in PA Dutch -- the facing page in English. Worthwhile reading. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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The Fraktur-Writings of Illuminated Manuscripts of the Pennsylvania Germans
by SHELLEY, Donald A
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- Published
- 1961
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- VG++
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- First Edition
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$47.50
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Allentown, PA.: Pennsylvania German Folklore Society, 1961. Volume XXIII.. Bound in wheat-colored cottony decorated cloth, sans DW, as published; black & white illustrations; 373 pp. Tight, clean copy. Hundreds of illustrations of Frakturs.. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG++/No Jacket. Illus. by Photo-Illustrated.
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The Pennsylvania Germans of the Shenandoah Valley
by SMITH, Elmer Lewis, et al
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- Published
- 1964
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- VG+
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- First Edition
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$45.00
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Allentown, PA.: Pennsylvania German Folklore Society, 1964. Volume XXVI.. Bound in wheat-colored cottony decorated cloth, sans DW, as published; black & white illustrations; 278 pp. Tight, clean copy. One illustration of a 1772 broadside printed on glossy stock is detached, but laid in.. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG+/No Jacket.
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Publications of the Pennsylvania German Society - Volume II
by TREHER, Charles; Barba, Preston
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- Published
- 1968
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- Very Good +
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- First Edition
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$15.00
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Allentown, PA: Pennsylvania German Society, 1968. Bound in red cloth, stamped in gold. 328 pp. Two essays are: Snow Hill Cluster and The Dialect Poems of Ralph Funk. Fading to spine, but a tight, clean copy. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket - As Published. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Parsing Through Customs: Essays By a Freudian Folklorist
by DUNDES, Alan
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- Published
- 1987
- Condition
- VG++
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780299112608
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$13.00
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Madison, WI: The University Of Wisconsin Press, 1987. "Psychoanalysis and folklore"; seven essays; 216pp. A tight, clean copy in bright dust jacket. . First Edition. Hard Cover. VG++/VG++.
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Art of Beowulf
by Starkey, Steve
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- Published
- 2007
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780811860383
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$29.50
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Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Chronicle Books Llc, 2007. Bound in black glossy boards with matching black dust jacket. A great book on the making of the movie Beowulf. 160 pp. and hundreds of illustrations about the art for the movie. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Oblong 4to.
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Folk Art of Rural Pennsylvania
by LICHTEN, Frances
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- Published
- 1946
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- VG+
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- Early Reprint
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$22.00
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1946. Bound in gray-green decorated buckram, sans DW; illustrated in color and black & white; off-setting to end-papers, and previous owners name penned on ffep.; 276pp.. Early Reprint. Hard Cover. VG+/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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The Pennsylvania German Folklore Society, Volume Three
by Various
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- Published
- 1938
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- VG+
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- First Edition
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$32.50
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Allentown, PA.: Pennsylvania German Folklore Society, 1938. Bound in wheat-colored decorated cloth, sans DW; slight foxing to edges and end-papers; black & white illustrations; approx. 200pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG+/No Jacket.
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The Pennsylvania German Folklore Society, Volume Four
by Various
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- Published
- 1939
- Condition
- VG+
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- First Edition
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$42.50
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Allentown, PA.: Pennsylvania German Folklore Society, 1939. First printing. Bound in wheat-colored decorated cloth, sans DW, as published; black & white illustrations; approx. 200pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG+/No Jacket.
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The Pennsylvania German Folklore Society, Volume Six
by Various
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- Published
- 1941
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- VG++
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- First Edition
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$42.50
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Allentown, PA: The Pennsylvania German Folklore Society, 1941. Volume six only; bound in wheat-colored decorated cloth, sans DW, as published; illustrated in orange, black & white; 150pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG++/No Jacket (as published).
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Latviesu Tautas Pasakas Izlase
by Various
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- Published
- 1956
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- VG+
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- Reprint
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$45.00
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Riga, Latvia: Latvijas Psr Zinatnu akademijas Irdevnieciba, 1956. Book of folklore with beautiful illustrations and color plates; bound in decorated gray cloth, sans DW; text in Latvian; previous owners neat inscription on half-title page; 495pp.. Reprint. Hard Cover. VG+/No Jacket.
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Hearts of Fire: Great Women of American Lore and Legend
by BATTLE, Kemp
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- Published
- 1998
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Paperback Printing
- ISBN
- 9780609801833
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$12.00
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New York: Three Rivers Press, 1998. First trade paperback printing; 437pp.. First Paperback Printing. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.
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The Old Ball Game: Baseball in Folklore and Fiction
by COFFIN, Tristram Potter
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- Published
- 1971
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- VG+
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- First Edition
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$14.00
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New York: Herder And Herder, 1971. 206pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG+/VG+.
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Mountain Memories: True and Folk Stories of the West Virginia Hills
by DEITZ, Granville A.
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- Published
- 1981
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- VG+
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- Second Printing
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$18.00
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Chelsea, Mi.: Book Crafters, Inc., 1981. Second printing in pictorial wraps; black & white photos; 126pp.. Second Printing. Trade Paperback. VG+/No Jacket.
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The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan
by MORIER, J.J
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- Published
- 1947
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- Near Fine
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- Reprint
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$17.00
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New York: Heritage Press, 1947. Bound in decorated grey buckram, sans DW, in VG only black slipcase; black & white illustrations; "Sandglass" laid-in; 498pp.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by GUILBEAU, Honore.
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The Index of American Design
by CHRISTENSEN, Erwin O
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- Published
- 1950
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- VG++
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- First Edition
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$19.00
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New York: Macmillan, 1950. "Crafts and popular and folk arts of the United States" printed by Macmillan and the National Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution; introduction by Holger Cahill; black & white illustrations; nicks and chips to DW; 229pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG++/VG. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Folklore Papers of the University Folklore Association, No. 9
by Various
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- Published
- 1980
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition
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$55.00
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Austin: The University Of Texas, 1980. Published as a continuation of Folklore Annual; maps; contributors include Kay F. Turner, William J. Gradante, Pamela S. Swing, Patricia A. Jasper, and Debora G. Kodish; note and signed "Debora" by Ms. Kodish at beginning of her article; 104pp.. First Edition. Original Wraps. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.… Read more
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Discovering American Folklife: Essays on Folk Culture and the Pennsylvania Dutch
by YODER, Don
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- Published
- 2001
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780811727433
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$16.00
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Mechanicsburg, PA, U.S.A.: Stackpole Books, 2001. Bound in glossy wraps; black & white photos and illustrations; foreword by Henry Glassie; 314pp.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.
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Jump Again!: More Adventures of Brer Rabbit
by Harris, Joel Chandler
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- Published
- 1987
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780152413521
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$40.00
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San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1987. Adapted by Van Dyke Parks; "1987 Redbook Children's Picturebook Award" sticker and "New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book Award Winner" sticker affixed to front panel of DW; color and black & white illustrations; 40pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by MOSER, Barry.
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Jump!: The Adventures of Brer Rabbit
by Harris, Joel Chandler
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- Published
- 1986
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780152413507
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$45.00
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San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1986. Adapted by Van Dyke Parks and Malcolm Jones; color and black & white illustrations; 40pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by MOSER, Barry. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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