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African Folk Tales
by Leslau, Charlotte (Editor); Leslau, Wolf (Editor); Dotzenko, Grisha (Illustrator)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good+
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
Mount Vernon, New York: Peter Pauper Press, Inc., 1963. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Dotzenko, Grisha. Lovely little small press edition containing 25 traditional folktales from across the African continent, most 1-2 pages long, illustrated throughout with woodcut designs by Grisha Dotzenko. A First Edition, First Printing from 1963, this small, slim volume has decorative paper-covered boards with a design that matches that on the DJ. Condition is VG+: completely clean, binding strong & straight, pages white & unmarked. Some rubbed spots to both boards. The price-clipped DJ is also VG+, marred by slight chipping at head of spine & nearby top edge. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017012
- Title
- African Folk Tales
- Author
- Leslau, Charlotte (Editor); Leslau, Wolf (Editor); Dotzenko, Grisha (Illustrator)
- Illustrator
- Dotzenko, Grisha
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- Publisher
- Peter Pauper Press, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Mount Vernon, New York
- Date Published
- 1963
- Keywords
- FOLKLORE LEGEND MYTH STORY CULTURE FAIRY TALE AFRICA AFRICAN NATIVE TRADITIONAL INDIGENOUS FOLK BLAK
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fairy Tales-Folklore-Fables-Mythology; Race/Ethnic Studies-Literature / African/Black Americans;
Terms of Sale
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Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
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