Folk from Crabtree's Collection Old Books
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Stone Work: reflections on serious play & other aspects of country life
by Jerome, John
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- Used - VG PB
- Edition
- 1st prntg
- Published
- (1996)
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- 1
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Sebago, Maine, USA
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€14.15
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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. . Item Price
€14.15
Yankee Folk
by Mitchell, Edwin Valentine
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- Used - Good Hardback ex lib
- Published
- (1948)
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- 1
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Sebago, Maine, USA
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€11.32
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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. . Item Price
€11.32
New Hampshire Folk Tales
by Speare, Eva A., editor
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- Used - G
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- 2nd ptg
- Published
- (1974)
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Sebago, Maine, USA
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€13.21
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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. . Item Price
€13.21
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
- 1st ptg
- Published
- (1991)
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Sebago, Maine, USA
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€13.21
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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. . Item Price
€13.21
Foxfire 3: animal care, banjos and dulcimers, hide tanning, summer & fall wild plant foods, butter churns, ginseng....
by Wigginton, Eliot
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- Used - VG PB
- Edition
- 2nd ptg
- Published
- 1975
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Sebago, Maine, USA
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€11.32
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NY: Anchor/Doubleday. VG PB. 1975. 2nd ptg. Spine faded. . Item Price
€11.32
Some More Branch Water Tales: country poor, mountain proud
by Carver, Bill (signed by author)
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- Used - VG PB plus CD with extra tales
- Published
- (2001)
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- 1
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Sebago, Maine, USA
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€20.76
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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. . Item Price
€20.76
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
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- 3rd ptg
- Published
- (1994)
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Sebago, Maine, USA
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€13.21
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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 Item Price
€13.21
Folk-Lore and Legends English
by C. J. T. introduction by
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- Used - G
- Published
- 1891
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Sebago, Maine, USA
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€41.52
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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 Item Price
€41.52
The Jonesport Raffle and numerous other Maine veracities researched & methodically arranged
by Gould, John
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- Used - VG in G DJ
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Published
- (1969)
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Sebago, Maine, USA
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€11.32
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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 Item Price
€11.32
Old Hundredth
by Gould, John
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- Used - VG in VG DJ
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- 1st ed 1st ptg
- Published
- (1987)
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- 1
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Sebago, Maine, USA
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€16.98
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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 Item Price
€16.98
Foxfire 2
by Wigginton, Eliot, editor & introduction
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- Used - G PB
- Published
- 1973
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Sebago, Maine, USA
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€10.38
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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. . Item Price
€10.38
From Sea to Shining Sea: a treasury of American folklore and folk songs
by Cohn, Amy L., compiled
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- Used - VG in VG DJ ex-libnrary
- Published
- (1993)
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- 1
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Sebago, Maine, USA
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€10.38
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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. . Item Price
€10.38
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)
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Sebago, Maine, USA
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€13.21
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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. . Item Price
€13.21
A Treasury of New England Folklore: stories, ballads, and traditions of Yankee folk
by Botkin, B. A., edited by
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- Used - VG
- Edition
- Revised ed
- Published
- (1989)
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- 1
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Sebago, Maine, USA
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€11.32
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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. . Item Price
€11.32
A Book of Country Things
by Needham, Walter, recorded by Barrows Mussey
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- Used - VG in G DJ
- Published
- 1965
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Sebago, Maine, USA
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€9.44
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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. . Item Price
€9.44
Foxfire 2
by Wigginton, Eliot, editor & introduction
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- Used - G PB
- Published
- 1973
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Sebago, Maine, USA
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€9.44
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NY: Anchor/Doubleday. G PB. 1973. White mark on front cover, sl edge wear. . Item Price
€9.44
Pocket Island: a story of country life in New England
by Munn, Charles Clark
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- Used - G
- Published
- 1901
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- 1
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Sebago, Maine, USA
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€9.44
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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. . Item Price
€9.44
American Folk Legend: a symposium
by Hand, Wayland D., editor
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- Used - G in G DJ ex-library
- Published
- 1971
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Sebago, Maine, USA
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€13.21
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Berkeley, CA: Univ of California Press. G in G DJ ex-library. 1971. Item Price
€13.21
Mischief in the Mountains: strange tales of Vermont & Vermonters
by Hard, Walter R., Jr. & Janet C. Greene
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- Used - VG in G DJ
- Edition
- 2nd ed
- Published
- (1971)
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Sebago, Maine, USA
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€9.44
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Montpelier, VT: Vermont Life Magazine. VG in G DJ. (1971). 2nd ed. DJ chipped on edges. . Item Price
€9.44
Country Living: a source book of projects and friendly advice
by Hill, Lewis & Nancy
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- Used - VG in G DJ
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- 1st ptg
- Published
- (1987)
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Sebago, Maine, USA
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€9.44
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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. . Item Price
€9.44