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Stone Work: reflections on serious play & other aspects of country life

by Jerome, John

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Edition
1st prntg
Published
(1996)
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Hanover, NH: University Press. VG PB. (1996). 1st prntg. With style grace, and a self-deprecating wit, Jerome describes the back-breaking but soul-mending task of building a stone wall . Includes press release from publisher. .
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Yankee Folk

by Mitchell, Edwin Valentine

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Published
(1948)
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NY: Vanguard Press. Good Hardback ex lib. (1948). Library stamp, scotch tape marks on cover, remnants of library pocket rear inside cover. top of spine slight tear. .
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New Hampshire Folk Tales

by Speare, Eva A., editor

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Used - G
Edition
2nd ptg
Published
(1974)
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Canaan, NH: Phoenix Pub. G. (1974). 2nd ptg. Interesting tales about old New Hampshire. Gilt lettering on spine, blue binding. Edge wear. .
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Chimney Pond Tales: yarns told by Leroy Dudley

by Dudley, Leroy, assembled by Clayton Hall and Jane Thomas withElizabeth Hall Harmon

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Edition
1st ptg
Published
(1991)
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Cumberland Center, ME: Pamola Press. VG PB. (1991). 1st ptg. Guide and spinner of tales at Chimney Pond on Maine's Mount Katahdin, Leroy Dudley, enchanted with tales about Pamola, . the Penobscot Indian god of thunder who protected the mountain for the first half of the 20th century. .
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Foxfire 3: animal care, banjos and dulcimers, hide tanning, summer & fall wild plant foods, butter churns, ginseng....

by Wigginton, Eliot

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Edition
2nd ptg
Published
1975
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NY: Anchor/Doubleday. VG PB. 1975. 2nd ptg. Spine faded. .
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Some More Branch Water Tales: country poor, mountain proud

by Carver, Bill (signed by author)

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Published
(2001)
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Andrews, NC: Mountain Voice Publishers. VG PB plus CD with extra tales. (2001). A trip to the world of Appalachia before the technology revolution. Gripping narratives give a rare insight into a . way of life from an insider. .
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Chimney Pond Tales: yarns told by Leroy Dudley

by Dudley, Leroy, assembled by Clayton Hall and Jane Thomas withElizabeth Hall Harmon

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Used - G PB ex-library
Edition
3rd ptg
Published
(1994)
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Cumberland Center, ME: Pamola Press. G PB ex-library. (1994). 3rd ptg. Guide and spinner of tales at Chimney Pond on Maine's Mount Katahdin, Leroy Dudley, enchanted with tales about Pamola, . the Penobscot Indian god of thunder who protected the mountain for the first half of the 20th century. Inscribed by Jane Thomas, illustrator. Includes marker from publisher about… Read more about this item
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Folk-Lore and Legends English

by C. J. T. introduction by

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Published
1891
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Philadelphia: Lippincott. G. 1891. In his introduction, C.J.T. laments tht the old English Folklore Tales are fast dying out. The simplicity of character . necessary for the retaining of old memories and beliefs is being lost, more rapidly in English, perhaps, than in any other part of the world. In nursery tales and folklore, he has taken pains to gives… Read more about this item
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The Jonesport Raffle and numerous other Maine veracities researched & methodically arranged

by Gould, John

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Edition
1st ed
Published
(1969)
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Boston: Little Brown. VG in G DJ. (1969). 1st ed. Owner scraped front endpaper, DJ rubbed. Length & breadth of Maine & back through to 16th century fishing camps that were . set up a hundred years before Plymouth & Jamestown. The man who raffled off his horse quite a time after it died, the origin and history of… Read more about this item
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Old Hundredth

by Gould, John

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Edition
1st ed 1st ptg
Published
(1987)
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NY: Norton. VG in VG DJ. (1987). 1st ed 1st ptg. John Gould has written 23 books about New England, from his home in Friendship Maine, to the nation's borders. . set up a hundred years before Plymouth & Jamestown. The man who raffled off his horse quite a time after it died, the origin and history of schoolmarms,… Read more about this item
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Foxfire 2

by Wigginton, Eliot, editor & introduction

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Used - G PB
Published
1973
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NY: Anchor/Doubleday. G PB. 1973. Ghost stories, spring wild plant foods, spinning and weaving, midwifing, burial customs, corn shuckin's, wagon making, etc. . Edge wear. .
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From Sea to Shining Sea: a treasury of American folklore and folk songs

by Cohn, Amy L., compiled

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Published
(1993)
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NY: Scholastic. VG in VG DJ ex-libnrary. (1993). More then 140 American folktales, folk songs, poems, and essays, placed in historical context. Library markings. .
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Chimney Pond Tales: yarns told by Leroy Dudley

by Dudley, Leroy, assembled by Clayton Hall and Jane Thomas withElizabeth Hall Harmon

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Used - VG PB
Edition
3rd ptg
Published
(1994)
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Cumberland Center, ME: Pamola Press. VG PB. (1994). 3rd ptg. Guide and spinner of tales at Chimney Pond on Maine's Mount Katahdin, Leroy Dudley, enchanted with tales about Pamola, . the Penobscot Indian god of thunder who protected the mountain for the first half of the 20th century. .
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A Treasury of New England Folklore: stories, ballads, and traditions of Yankee folk

by Botkin, B. A., edited by

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Edition
Revised ed
Published
(1989)
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NY: American Legacy Press. VG. (1989). Revised ed. Paste down pictorial beach scene with light house. Dark blue binding, gilt lettering. Beautiful book. .
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A Book of Country Things

by Needham, Walter, recorded by Barrows Mussey

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Published
1965
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Brattleboro, VT: Stephen Greene Press. VG in G DJ. 1965. DJ chipped. Remainder mark. They grew their own wool, dyed their own cloth, made their own tallow dips, ink & quill pens. .
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Foxfire 2

by Wigginton, Eliot, editor & introduction

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Published
1973
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NY: Anchor/Doubleday. G PB. 1973. White mark on front cover, sl edge wear. .
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Pocket Island: a story of country life in New England

by Munn, Charles Clark

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Published
1901
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NY: Intl Assn Newspapers Authors. G. 1901. Owner name ft endpaper, spots on some pages, top corners bumped, binding few discolorations. .
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American Folk Legend: a symposium

by Hand, Wayland D., editor

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Used - G in G DJ ex-library
Published
1971
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Berkeley, CA: Univ of California Press. G in G DJ ex-library. 1971.
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Mischief in the Mountains: strange tales of Vermont & Vermonters

by Hard, Walter R., Jr. & Janet C. Greene

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Edition
2nd ed
Published
(1971)
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Montpelier, VT: Vermont Life Magazine. VG in G DJ. (1971). 2nd ed. DJ chipped on edges. .
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Country Living: a source book of projects and friendly advice

by Hill, Lewis & Nancy

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Used - VG in G DJ
Edition
1st ptg
Published
(1987)
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Emmaus, PA: Rodale. VG in G DJ. (1987). 1st ptg. Most Americans would rather live in the country. A guidebook for those dreams. DJ spotted & faded, binding darkened spot. .
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