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WORDS FROM THE MYTHS.
by Asimov, Isaac.
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- Used - Ex-library with the usual markings, but overall tight and clean in a very good dust jacket (small spine label)
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- very good
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- (1961)
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- Hardcover -
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$15.00
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Boston:: Houghton Mifflin,, (1961). Hardcover -. Ex-library with the usual markings, but overall tight and clean in a very good dust jacket (small spine label) . Later printing. A rather uncommon Asimov title, written for older children(for ages 11 and up), in which he "explores the Greek myths to discover the roots of hundreds of words that have… Read more about this item Item Price
$15.00
OWEIN or Chwedyl Iarlles y Ffynnawn (The story of the Lady of the Fountain): Mediaeval and Modern Welsh Series, Volume IV.
by Thomson, R.L., editor.
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- Used - Near fine in red cloth boards with gilt title on spine, no dust jacket as issued.
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- red cloth boards with gilt title on spine, no
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- 1986.
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- Hardcover -
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Ione, California, USA
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$27.50
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Dublin:: The Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies,, 1986.. Hardcover -. Near fine in red cloth boards with gilt title on spine, no dust jacket as issued.. 3rd printing. The first annotated edition of this account of Owein, King of North Rheged in 6th century Britain, as told in three Welsh manuscripts, edited and with a significant introduction by… Read more about this item Item Price
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SLEEPING BEAUTY and Other Tales of Slumbering Princesses (Origins of Fairy Tales from Around the World)
by Carruthers, Amelia.
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- Used - Fine in illustrated wrappers.
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- (2015)
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- First edition -
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- 9781473326408
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- 1
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Ione, California, USA
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$30.00
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Warwickshire, UK:: Pook Press,, (2015). First edition -. Fine in illustrated wrappers.. First printing, a trade paperback original. Edited and with an introduction on the fairy tale genre by Carruthers. This includes seven variation of the story from different countries: from Italy, 'Sun, Moon and Talia' by Giambattista Basile; from France, 'La Belle au Bois… Read more about this item Item Price
$30.00
GRANNY HAMRO'S FAIRY TALES.
by Blinov, Gennadi.
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- Used - Near fine in illustrated boards.
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- 1985.
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- Hardcover first edition -
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- 9785050000309
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Ione, California, USA
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$24.50
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Moscow:: Raduga Publishers,, 1985.. Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in illustrated boards.. First edition. Granny Hamro lives in a small village in and makes brightly painted clay animal toys for the children. This recounts a story behind some of the figures: how a ram and a horse outwitted a hungry lion. Colorfully illustrated by Vladimir… Read more about this item Item Price
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FOLK TALES FROM THE SOVIET UNION: THE CAUCASUS.
by Babloyan, R. and M. Shumskaya, compiled by; Designed by M. Anikst.
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- Used - Very good in glossy illustrated boards (corners slightly bumped)
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- (1987)
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- Hardcover first edition -
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- 9785050015631
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Ione, California, USA
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Moscow: : Raduga Publishers,, (1987). Hardcover first edition -. Very good in glossy illustrated boards (corners slightly bumped). First edition. Includes two stories from Georgia (translated by K. M. Cook, illustrated by Natalia Nesterova and Tengiz Samsonidze) one from Armenia -'Azaran Bulbul (translated by Avril Pyman, illustrated by Felix Giulanain), and two from Azerbaijan (illustrated by… Read more about this item Item Price
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CUT FROM THE SAME CLOTH: American Women of Myth, Legend, and Tall Tale.
by San Souci, Robert D.; Illustrated by Brian Pinkney.; introduction by Jane Yolen.
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- Used - Very good in a near fine dust jacket (front free endpaper has been removed, minor edgewear to dj)
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- near fine
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- (1993)
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- Hardcover first edition -
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- 9780399219870
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- 1
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Ione, California, USA
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$21.50
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New York:: Philomel Books,, (1993). Hardcover first edition -. Very good in a near fine dust jacket (front free endpaper has been removed, minor edgewear to dj) . First printing. Stories about legendary American Women- drawing from folktales, popular stories, ballads - of many of the people who make up the United States, from Anglo American to… Read more about this item Item Price
$21.50
MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF ANCIENT EGYPT: A Grosset All Color Guide
by James, T.G.H.
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- Used - Near fine in illustrated boards in a near fine good dust jacket.
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- illustrated boards in a near fine good
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- (1971)
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- Hardcover first edition -
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Ione, California, USA
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$20.00
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New York:: Grosset & Dunlap,, (1971). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in illustrated boards in a near fine good dust jacket.. First edition. Includes 105 full color illustrations by Brian Melling with 105. Map of Egypt, index. #27 in the Grosset All Color Guide series (list at back of book includes 30 titles, that is titles… Read more about this item Item Price
$20.00
RAW HEAD, BLOODY BONES: African-American Tales of the Supernatural
by Lyons, Mary E., selected by.
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- Used - Fine in fine dust jacket.
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- fine
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- (1991)
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- Hardcover first edition -
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- 9780684193335
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Ione, California, USA
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$25.00
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New York:: Charles Scribner's Sons,, (1991). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. A collection of 15 stories "many from South Carolina, especially from the Sea Islands, while others are from Florida, Jamaica, the Bahamas, Michigan, and the Cape Verde Islands. Most were collected 50 years ago or more by Zora Neale Hurston… Read more about this item Item Price
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A FAIRY GARLAND: Being Fairy Tales From The Old French.
by Dulac Edmund, illustrator.
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- Used - Near fine in blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine (bookplate on front pastedown, just a hint of foxing to the endpapers a
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- blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine (bookplate on front pastedown, just a hint of foxing to the endpapers and toning) in
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- (1928)
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- Hardcover first edition -
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Ione, California, USA
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$300.00
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London:: Cassell & Co., , (1928). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine (bookplate on front pastedown, just a hint of foxing to the endpapers and toning) in a very good dust jacket with some sunning to the spine, minor edgewear. Overall a very attractive copy of a beautiful book… Read more about this item Item Price
$300.00
LEGENDS OF THE EARTH: Their Geologic Origins.
by Vitriano, Dorothy B.
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- Used - Very good in illustrated wrappers.
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- (1976)
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- 9780806505343
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Ione, California, USA
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$23.50
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Secaucus, NJ:: Citadel Press / Lyle Stuart,, (1976). Very good in illustrated wrappers.. 1st trade paperback printing. "How the new science of geomythology explains them." The study of the geoligic origins of natural phenomenon which were long explained by myth and folklore. Illustrated with many photographs, maps and charts. References, index. xii, 305 pp. Item Price
$23.50
THE QUEEN'S MUSEUM and Other Fanciful Tales.
by Stockton, Frank R.(1834-1902); Frederick Richardson (1862-1937), illustrator
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- Used - Very good - a bit of rubbing to the cover pastedown and corners slightly bumped, tear to upper corner of half title page and to
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- 1906.
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- Hardcover first edition -
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Ione, California, USA
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$85.00
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New York:: Charles Scribner's Sons,, 1906.. Hardcover first edition -. Very good - a bit of rubbing to the cover pastedown and corners slightly bumped, tear to upper corner of half title page and to the outer edge of one plate.. First thus - an illustrated edition. Includes ten stories, illustrated by Frederick Richardson with 10… Read more about this item Item Price
$85.00
JAPANESE TREASURE TALES.
by Tomita, Kumasaku and G. Ambrose Lee.
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- Used - Ex-library with some markings, and some scattered foxing, especially on the tissue guards - but still a sturdy and appealing vol
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- n.d.(1906)
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- Hardcover first edition -
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Ione, California, USA
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$39.50
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London and Osaka, Japan:: Yamanaka & Co,, n.d.(1906). Hardcover first edition -. Ex-library with some markings, and some scattered foxing, especially on the tissue guards - but still a sturdy and appealing volume. . First edition. A collection of the traditional tales whose themes and subjects are often depicted in Japanese art, including netsuke. Thirty-seven illustrations including… Read more about this item Item Price
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MYTHIC IRELAND.
by Dames, Michael.
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- Used - Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
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- like
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- (1992)
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- Hardcover first edition -
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- 9780500015308
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Ione, California, USA
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$34.50
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New York & London:: Thames & Hudson,, (1992). Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. First printing. A book which focuses on Ireland's four provinces as a way to discover the places at the root of Irish myth and legend - Ulster (St Patrick and the Hag), Munster (the sun goddess), Leinster and… Read more about this item Item Price
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IT'S PERFECTLY TRUE and Other Stories.
by Andersen, Hans Christian [Paul Leyssac, translator]
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- Used - Near fine in green cloth (small indentation to spine), no dust jacket.
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- green cloth (small indentation to spine), no
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- (1938)
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- Hardcover first edition -
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Ione, California, USA
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$28.50
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New York:: Harcourt Brace & Company,, (1938). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in green cloth (small indentation to spine), no dust jacket. . First US printing. "An entirely new translation of a number of Hans Christian Andersen's best stories, including many of the short amusing ones which are not as well known as they deserve to… Read more about this item Item Price
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STORIES TO SOLVE: Folktales from Around the World.
by Shannon, George; Peter Sis, illustrator.
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- Used - Very near fine in glossy illustrated boards a like dustjacket.
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- glossy illustrated boards a like
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- (1985)
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- SIGNED hardcover -
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- 9780688043032
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Ione, California, USA
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$28.50
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New York:: Greenwillow Books,, (1985). SIGNED hardcover -. Very near fine in glossy illustrated boards a like dustjacket.. 4th printing. A collection of fourteen folktales from around the world in which there is a mystery or problem that the reader is invited to solve. Illustrated with black and white drawings on every page by Caldecott artist Peter Sis.… Read more about this item Item Price
$28.50
THE KISS OF THE SNOW QUEEN: Hans Christian Andersen and Man's Redemption by Woman,
by [Andersen,Hans Christian] Lederer, Wolfgang
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- Used - Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
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- near fine
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- (1986)
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- Hardcover first edition -
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- 9780520057746
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Ione, California, USA
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$21.50
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Berkeley, CA:: University of California Press,, (1986). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.. First printing. A study of one of Hans Christian Andersen's most haunting and enigmatic tales, one which interweaves psychological analysis of the fairy tale with an account of Andersen's life. Includes the text of the story in an… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE PRIMITIVE READER: An Anthology of Myths, Tales, Songs, Riddles and Proverbs of Aboriginal Peoples Around the World.
by Greenway, John, editor.
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- Used - Very near fine in orange cloth in a near fine dustjacket (sunning to spine of dj, original price of $5.50 still present.) Uncomm
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- orange cloth in a near fine
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- 1965.
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- Hardcover first edition -
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Ione, California, USA
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$49.50
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Hatboro PA:: Folklore Associates,, 1965.. Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in orange cloth in a near fine dustjacket (sunning to spine of dj, original price of $5.50 still present.) Uncommon, especially in this condition. . First printing. Includes over 250 examples of aboriginal verbal lore - stories, tales, songs, riddles and more - each with… Read more about this item Item Price
$49.50
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BETWEEN HEAVEN AND EARTH: Bird Tales from Around the World.
by Dillon, Leo and Diane Dillon, illustrators, signed; Norman, Howard,
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- Used - Fine in blue boards in a fine dust jacket.
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- blue boards in a fine
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- (2004)
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- SIGNED hardcover first edition -
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- 9780152019822
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- 1
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Ione, California, USA
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$85.00
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New York:: Gulliver Books / Harcourt,, (2004). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in blue boards in a fine dust jacket.. First printing. A selection of bird stories from around the world collected by Howard Norman and illustrated in beautiful full color (with colored pencil and watercolor on Bristol board) by Caldecott award-winning artists Leo and Diane Dillon… Read more about this item Item Price
$85.00
PAUL BUNYAN; THE GIANT LUMBERJACK.
by Bang, Ray.
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- Used - Just about fine in original stapled pictorial wraps.
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- c. 1953.
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Ione, California, USA
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$20.00
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Bemidji, MN:, c. 1953.. Just about fine in original stapled pictorial wraps.. Tales of Paul Bunyan and his friends and animals, including Sport the Reversible Dog, illustrated in color and black and white drawings. Apparently a promotion item, with "The Gift Mart, Lakewiew Hotel, Bemidji, Minnesota" printed on front cover. Unpaginged (32 pp. including covers) Postcard of… Read more about this item Item Price
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TALES OF A RUSSIAN GRANDMOTHER
by Carpenter, Frances (1890-1972)
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- Used - Ex-library, in sturdy library binding, with some reading wear in a very good example of the extremely scarce dust jacket (which
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- sturdy library binding, with some reading wear in a very good example of the extremely scarce
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- 1943.
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- Hardcover -
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Ione, California, USA
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$175.00
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New York:: Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc.,, 1943.. Hardcover -. Ex-library, in sturdy library binding, with some reading wear in a very good example of the extremely scarce dust jacket (which reproduces the illustration of the maiden and the Frost King) - the dust jacket is slightly larger than the book, has the price of $2.00 on the flap… Read more about this item Item Price
$175.00