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Walters, Derek
Chinese Mythology: an Encyclopedia of Myth and Legend
190p. SOFTCOVER. Paperback Very good condition
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Dorson, Richard M
Jonathan Draws the Long Bow: New England Popular Tales and Legends
274 p. Hardcover Very good condition chipped d.j. fair
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Estˆs, Clarissa Pinkola
The Faithful Gardener: A wise tale about that which can never die
81p. Hardcover Very good condition good
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Frazer, James George
The Golden Bough: The Roots of Religion and Folklore
407p Hardcover Very good condition good
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The Vinland Sagas: The Norse Discovery of America. Graenlendinga Saga and Eirik's Saga
124p., illus. Translated with an Introduction by Magnus Magnusson and Hermann Palsson Hardcover Very good condition good
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Gardner, John
Freddy's Book
245p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
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Gardner, John
In the Suicide Mountains
155p., illus. by Joe Servello Hardcover Very good condition good
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Lowings, John, compiler and illustrator
At the Edge of the World: Magical Stories of Ireland. Illustrated with Photographs by John Lowings
Folio 172p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
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Andrews, Lynn V
Star Woman: We are made from the stars and to the stars we must return
194p., illus. Signed by the author. Hardcover Very good condition, remainder mark very good d.j. good
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Eells, Elsie Spicer
Tales of Enchantment from Spain
173p., illus. Four color plates & 5 B/W illus. Hardcover Good condition; spine & rear board soiled
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MacNish, Robert
An Introduction to Phrenology, in the form of question and answer
155p.,frontis. Hardcover Good condition
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Beck, May Randlette
Great Grandpapa Billie: A Down Easter's Adventures North and South from Square Rig to Steam
280p., illus. Signed by the author. Anecdotes of the author's grandfather, a native of Richmond, Maine, from cabinboy to captain. Hardcover Very good condition
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Allen, James Lane
Flute and Violin and Other Kentucky Tales and Romances
308p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition
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Hard, Walter R. & Greene, James C., editors
Mischief in the Mountains
174p., illus. Vermont tales of mystery, criminality, hardship and humor Hardcover Very good condition good
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Oman, Lela Kiana
The Epic of Qayaq: The Longest Story Ever Told by My People
120p., illus. SOFTCOVER. Paperback Very good condition
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Middleton, Haydn
Island of the Mighty
80p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
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Blackmore. Vivien
Why Corn Is Golden; Stories about Plants
Folio 46p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
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McCurdy, Michael
The Devils Who Learned To Be Good
unp., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
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Lanier, Sidney
King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table ...
280p., illus. Illustrated Junior Library series Hardcover Good condition
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Saxon, Lyle, compiler
Gumbo Ya-Ya: A Collection of Louisiana Folk Tales
581p. Hardcover Very good condition good
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Malory, Thomas
Le Morte Darthur: The Book of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table
2 vols. bound as one. Hardcover Very good condition good
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Hodges, Margaret
Saint George and the dragon : a golden legend
32pp. 24 x 27 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good Illus. by Trina Schart Hyman
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Fisher, M. F. K.
A Cordiall Water: A Garland of Odd & Old Receipts to Assuage the Ills of Man & Beast
142 p. Paperback Very good condition in paper wraps, gift insription
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Behrman, Cynthia Fansler
Victorian Myths of the Sea
188 p., frontis. Hardcover Very good condition good
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Rink, H. (Hinrich)
Tales and traditions of the Eskimo : with a sketch of their habits, religion, language and other peculiarities
472pp. 22 cm. Paperback Very good condition
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Walker, Barbara K.
The dancing palm tree, and other Nigerian folktales, by Barbara Walker...
112p., illus. by Helen Siegl. 23 cm. Hardcover Very good condition
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Glassie, Henry.
Passing the Time in Ballymenone : Culture and History of an Ulster Community.
Hardcover Very good condition good
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Johnson, Clifton.
What They Say in New England and other American Folklore.
289p. Hardcover Very good condition good
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Dorson, Richard M.
Jonathan draws the long bow
viii p., 2 l., [3]-274 p. front. 22 cm Hardcover Very good condition good Bibliographical foot-notes. "Note on the printed sources for New England folktales": p. 261-263
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Dorson, Richard Mercer, edited
Peasant customs and savage myths; selections from the British folklorists. Volume 2
404-751p.. Hardcover Very good condition good
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Hodge, Gene Meany
The Kachinas are Coming : Pueblo Indian Kachina Dolls with related folktales . . . with eighteen color plates of Kachina dolls from original drawings by the author
Folio, 129p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition
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Arthurian Chronicles represented by Wace & Layamon. With an introduction by Lucy Allen Paton. Everyman's Library No. 578
264 p. From library of St. Aidan Catholic Church, Brookline, MA, former parish of the Kennedy family. Hardcover Ex-Library in VG condition; blue cloth & gilt spine decorations
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Allen, James Lane
Flute and Violin and Other Kentucky Tales and Romances
308p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition
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Frazer, James George
The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion
752 p. One volume abridged edition. Hardcover Very good condition From the library of John Langstaff
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Reed, A. W. (Alexander Wyclif)
Treasury of Maori folklore, by A. W. Reed
491 p. 26 cm. Hardcover Very good condition, light ringstain on cover
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Kimmel, Eric A.
Gershon's monster : a story for the Jewish New Year
29 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good Signed by the author for Jeff
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UCLA Conference on American Folk Legend, 1969.
American folk legend; a symposium. Edited, with a preface, by Wayland D. Hand.
vi, 237 p. 24 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good
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Gardner, John
In the Suicide Mountains
155p., illus. by Joe Servello Hardcover Very good condition good
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Berndt, Ronald Murray
The speaking land : myth and story in Aboriginal Australia
438pp. 22 cm. Paperback Very good condition
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Brengle, Richard L., editor
Arthur, King of Britain: history, romance, chronicle & criticism, with texts in modern English, from Gildas to Malory. Edited by Richard L. Brengle
xv, 439 p. 21 cm. Paperback Very good condition
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Arnold, A. James (Albert James)
Monsters, tricksters, and sacred cows : animal tales and American identities New World studies
291pp. 24 cm. Hardcover Very good condition
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Pinsent, John
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece A Grosset All-Color Guide
159p. Hardcover Very good condition
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Robert, de Boron
The romance of Tristram of Lyones & la Beale Isoude ; drawn out of the Celtic-French and illuminated by Evelyn Paul
[4], 157, [2] p., [12] leaves of plates : ill. (most col.), 25 cm. Hardcover Very good condition, in 3/4 blue morocco, corners worn & rubbed, bookplate removed "Drawn out of the Latin into romance by Robert de Borron and Luces de Gast ... set forth in the English tongue ... by Evelyn Paul."--P. [159]. Colophon: Empryntit at ye Camperfield press in ye abbye toun of Saynt Albans England.
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Schechter, Harold
The bosom serpent : folklore and popular art
185pp. 24 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good Bibliography: p. [167]-177. Includes index
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Harrie, Christie
Once more upon a totem. Illustrated by Douglas Tait
195p. Unbound Very good condition, unbound copy, with d.j. fair Three tales recount the disappearance and return of the Pacific salmon, the activities of an Indian trickster, and life, death, and the spirit world
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Hofmann, Charles
Drum dance : legends, ceremonies, dances, and songs of the Eskimos
96 p. : illus. ; 21 cm. Paperback Good condition
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Wolkstein, Diane, compiler
The Magic Orange Tree and Other Haitian Folktales, collected [and told] by Diane Wolkstein ; drawings by Elsa Henriquez
212p.
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Smith, Laura Alexandrine
The music of the waters. A collection of the sailors’ chanties, or working songs of the sea, of all maritime nations. Boatmen’s, fishermen’s, and rowing songs, and water legends
xxxii, 360 p., 2 l. 23 cm. Hardcover Very good condition
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Scoffen, John
Stray leaves of science and folk-lore
xi, 485 p. 23 cm. Hardcover Very good condition, rebacked with cloth
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Fox Strangways, A. H. (Arthur Henry)
Cecil Sharp, by A. H. Fox Strangways in collaboration with Maud Karpeles
xii, 233, [1] p. front., xix pl. (incl. ports., facsim. (music)) on 10 l. 23 cm. Hardcover Good condition Notes: "Article on folk-song by G. Dyson": p. 213-216. "R. Vaughan Williams on Sharp’s accompaniments": p. 217. "Cecil Sharp’s publications": p. 221-224.
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