Search Results: FICTION - Mythology & Folklore from Rainy Day Paperback Exchange

Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle/Tut (#L), 1971. (reprint). Paperback. NEAR FINE. Tight, bright, clean, slight curl. Reprint of 1884 book. Over 100 pieces from Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut & New Hampshire, from classics pieces by Holmes, Longfellow and Whittier to written versions of stories from the verbal tradition, with period illustrations. ISBN: 0804809909.

Decorah, IA: Story People, 1995. (1st edition). Trade Paperback. FINE. ISBN: 0964266024.

Guanajuato, Mexico: Ediciones Casa Valadés, (Undated). Trade Paperback. VERY GOOD+. Tight, bright clean, slight curl. 7/8" rip at top of spine hinge. Slight edgewear to exterior. 2 page corners with tiny fold. "Relatos de hechos históricos llenos de fantasía que a través del tiempo se han convertido en una tradición. Entre las leyendas más populares y conocidas, se encuentran: Las Momias de Guanajuato, Callejón del Beso, La Llorona, El Usurero del Baratillo, Calle del Truco, Callejón de la Condesa y Jardín del Cantador, entre muchas más." 90 pages with color illustration accompanying each story, 8-5/8x6-1/2" (21.9x16.5cm).

Madrid, Spain: Gregorio Del Toro-Editor, 1967. Trade Paperback. VERY GOOD+. Tight, faint page yellowing, clean interior, light age soil to exterior, square. Explanation of the derivation and history of folklore. Text in Spanish. 86 pages, 7-7.8x6" (20x15cm)

1921: Oxford at the clarendon Press, 1921. (1st edition, 1st printing). Hardbound. GOOD+. Not a reprint. Navy blue cloth with crisp, gilt lettering and design on spine. Frame-like edge on front and back covers. Rough cut page edges. Tight, faint age tanning to pages, light age soil to exterior, with faint tanning to spine, slight inward curl to cover corners. Softened spine ends with 2 tiny rips at top. Two single drips of candlewax on front cover. Translation of the sagas; discussion of the history and interpretation of them through the years, genealogy, chronology and occasional voyage maps. 304 indexed, illustrated pages including Bibliography.

NY: HarperSanFrancisco, 1991. (1st edition, 1st printing). Oversize Paperback. VERY GOOD+. As new except for crease on bottom corner of back cover and bookstore stamp. "A classic native American creation story as retold by a Seneca Elder of the Wolf Clan Teaching Lodge, Twylah Nitsch & her grand-daughter, Jamie Sams. "The Medicine Stone Speaks from the Past to Our Future." ISBN: 006250763X.

NY: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1935. (1st edition). Hardbound. VERY GOOD. Inscription signed by author December 1935. As new except for faint foxing to outer page edges and slight age tanning to glued edge of paper inside covers. Red cloth with black lettering. Unclipped dust jacket is present and intact but age soiled, with a chip at the top of the spine and small rips along top edge (stabilized with clear tape on the inside). 323 indexed pages with data grouped by continents and then by ethnic groups.