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Peking, China: Foreign Languages Press, 1961. Bound in white cloth over orange boards, stamped in gold. Light mark (in white pen) at bottom of spine. Beautifully illustrated in color and black and white. Endsheets professionally restored. Great book of Folk Songs from "The Great Leap Forward" age of China. 215 pp. . First Edition.… Read more about this item

Haifa, Israel: The International Training Centre for Community Services Mount Carmel, 1970. Bound in stiff gray wraps, stamped in black. Edges of spine show some wear. 48 pages of African Folk Tales. Text in English. Rare -- only three copies listed on OCLC/Worldcat.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"… Read more about this item

New York: Farrar, Straus And Giroux, 1983. Woodcut illus. in black and red.; 58pp.. First U.S. Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good ++/Very Good +. Illus. by FRASCONI, Antonio.

New York: Farrar, Straus And Giroux, 1983. Woodcut illus. in black and red.; 58pp.. First U.S. Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good ++/Very Good + - Price Clipped. Illus. by FRASCONI, Antonio.

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++.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

New York: Three Rivers Press, 1998. First trade paperback printing; 437pp.. First Paperback Printing. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

New York: Herder And Herder, 1971. 206pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG+/VG+.

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.

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 about this item

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.

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.

New York: Dodd, Mead, 1927. Faded spine on DW; illustrated end-papers; black & white plates and illustrations; 352pp. Overall a stunning copy of this book in the scarce dustwrapper (beautiful despite the faded spine). A quality production. . Early Reprint. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by PATTERSON, L. A..

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1917. One of the "Hollow Tree Stories"; bound in green cloht, with printed paper front panel, sans DW; black & white illustrations; previous owners name penned on ffep.; in great condition considering its age. 120pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG+/No Jacket. Illus. by CONDE, J.M..

New York: Harcourt Brace & Co., 1994. Second book in a series by Ms. Yolen; stories & poems of unicorns; black & white illustrations; 115pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by WILGUS, David.