13.676 risultati
1943rif. 006634Menasha Wisconsin: George Banta Publishing Co. 1943. Very Good Plus sticker shadow front cover stamped "Herzog Collection" front end page from the collection of noted anthropologist linguist and ethnomusicologist George Herzog. SCARCE monographs pp. 28 17. . First Edition. Cardstock. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. George Banta Publishing Co. Paperback books
1944rif. 006642Stockholm: Instituti Hungaricic Universitatis Holmiensis 1944. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front end page and dated 10/28/45 to noted semiotician and linguist Thomas A. Sebeok. Wolfgang Steinitz German linguist and folklorist was an important pioneer of the German folk-revival in both East and West Germany. Sebeok Professor Emeritus at Indiana University was among the founders of biosemiotics and editor-in-chief of the journal Semiotica the leading periodical in the field. A nice folklore Association Copy. Book is Very Good 2" tear at spine top edge chips at ends of spine contents are clean tight and unmarked. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Printed Wrappers. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy. Instituti Hungaricic Universitatis Holmiensis Paperback books
1897rif. 006554London and Chicago : David Nutt and Way and Williams 1897. # 218 of an edition of 300 copies on hand-made paper for America there were also 50 copies on Japan paper for America and the same 350 copies with the same papers for London. Translated from the edition of the abbe J.J. Bourasse Tours 1858 by Andrew Lang. Very Good from the collection of the Richard M. Dorson Memorial Library Folklore Institute Indiana University its bookplate namestamp front end page and blindstamp title page spine a bit darkened closed 2" tear at top edge of spine. Illustrations by Selwyn Image. . Limited and Numbered First Edition. Paper Covered Boards. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. David Nutt and Way and Williams Hardcover books
1878rif. VBF05Folklore English Folk-Lore by T. F. Thiselton Dyer. London: Hardwicke & Bogue with a rare announcement slip at the front endpaper dated 1 July 1879 with change of address and business name 1878. 8vo viii 290pp vi adverts 32pp catalogue dated November 1878; original brown cloth gilt-titled on front cover and spine. First edition of this fascinating history and discussion on English folklore created and published in response to the formation of the Folk-Lore Society U.K. earlier this same year. It includes an interesting look into English folklore: plants the moon birds animals charms birth death marriage and more. Written by T. F. Thiselton-Dyer a curate who was known for his popular non-fiction works including 'British Customs: Past and Present' and 'Strange Papes From Family Papers'. Hardwicke & Bogue, with a rare announcement slip at the front endpaper dated 1 July 1879 with change of address and business nam hardcover books
1899rif. 006605Shanghai: Kelly and Walsh Limited 1899. RARE in the 1899 First Edition. Very Good sticker abrasion bottom front and rear wrappers rubbing and a few small stains to wrappers. From the collection of the Richard M. Dorson Memorial Library Folklore Institute Indiana University its bookplate namestamp half-title page and blindstamp title page and a few interior pages with blindstamp as well. 48 pp. A Lecture delivered at the request of the Senate of University College Liverpool. Edward Harper Parker 1849-1926 was a barrister and noted China scholar and although not a trained linguist his greatest contribution historically may well be his unusual outlook on colloquial Chinese language. . First Edition. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Kelly and Walsh, Limited Paperback books
1959rif. 008083Newport RI: Board of Directors Newport Folk Festival 1959. RARE program for the First Newport Folk Festiaval 24 pp. featuring daily programs and two artist biographies with black and white photos per page Introduction by Billy Faier editor and publisher of CARAVAN magazine. In original stapled pictorial wrappers Very Good foxing and slight discoloration to wrappers. Featured artists included are: Pete Seeger Odetta Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry Josh White The New Lost City Ramblers Memphis Slim The Stanley Brothers The Kingston Trio Earl Scruggs Jean Ritchie and Bo Diddley among others. . First Printing. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers . Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Board of Directors, Newport Folk Festival Paperback books
1932rif. 006650New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1932. First Edition stated. Very Good no jacket small sticker shadow bottom edge of spine stamp and blindstamp of Folklore Institute Indiana University front end page and title page respectively. light soiling to cloth. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Woodcuts by Richard Bennett. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Alfred A. Knopf Hardcover books
1945rif. 006648Pennsylvania: Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology 1945. From the collection of noted semiotician linguist and folklorist Thomas A. Sebeok his last name signature in ink front end pages of all 4 bulletins. A Professor Emeritus at Indiana University Sebeok was among the founders of biosemiotics and editor-in-chief of the journal Semiotica the leading periodical in the field. In addition to Fenton's 4-part article on the Cornplanter Senecas also contains Autumn L. Leonard's 4 part article "The Presque Isle Portage and the Venango Trail" and other related articles. The bulletins paginated 1-38 39-67 68-101 and 102-136. All 4 bulletins Very Good Plus or better in addition to Sebeok's signature there are handwritten titles on front covers and some marginal notes and checkmarks all in Sebeok's hand. SCARCE as a set. . First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology Paperback books
1939rif. 006603Goteborg Sweden : Dr. Walter Kaudern Gothenburg Ethnographical Museum 1939. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front wrapper - "To G. Herzog with the compliments of A. Metraux". A wonderful folklore Association Copy Alfred Metraux published landmark studies of South American Indians Haitian Voodoo and Easter Island. As a human rights leader he participated in the framing of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights and was a permanent member of UNESCO's Department of Social Science. George Herzog was a noted anthropologist linguist and ethnomusicologist who studied under Franz Boas at Columbia University and later assembled the Archives of Folk and Primitive Music at Columbia University. Reprinted without changes of paging from "Ethnological Studies 9 1939 the book is Very Good light soiling and edge wear to wrappers. 127 pp. Stamped Herzog Collection at first page. SIGNED works by Metraux are RARE. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Reprint. Printed Wrappers. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy. Dr. Walter Kaudern, Gothenburg Ethnographical Museum Paperback books
1888rif. 007970Liverpool: L. Foulkes 1888. First published for the Welsh MSS. Society in 1848 this the 1888 Second Edition. Very Good in publisher's original green cloth with gilt lettering the boards blind tooled corners a bit turned in scant toning at end pages only 1938 gift inscription and the bookplate of noted Celtic language and folklore scholar Edgar M. Slotkin front paste down. A handsome and well-bound copy and SCARCE THUS. . Second Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. Tall 8vo. L. Foulkes Hardcover books
1975rif. 46395Cagayan de Oro: Xavier University 1975. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. frontis photos index xi 806p. plus 12p. plates plus 3p. errata/corrigenda. Blue leatherette. dj some chipping and wear. 22cm. Tear in one plate. SIGNED by editor Francisco R. Demetrio on title-page. Xavier University hardcover books
1992rif. 180787Pakistan: Royal Book Company 1992. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Very Good dust jacket. some light smudging to the textblock edges; contents clean and binding sound; dustjacket is protected with a mylar cover. Very Good binding / Very Good dust jacket. Royal Book Company unknown books
1993rif. 008860New York: Scholastic Press 1993. Publisher's promotional poster 28" h x 18"w featuring Troy Howell's cover art for the book. Near Fine faint creases. Well suited for framing will be shipped loosely rolled in sturdy mailing tube. . First Printing. Poster. Near Fine. 28" h x 18"w. Scholastic Press books
1964rif. 008270Berkeley CA: Arhoolie Record Inc. 1964. 110 pages in stapled red wrappers. Fine. Numerous photographs of legendary blue musicians such as Mance Lipscomb Muddy Waters Clifton Chenier Mississippi John Hurt Lightnin' Hopkins and many others. SCARCE. . First Edition. Printed Wrappers. Fine in Wraps as Issued/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Arhoolie Record, Inc. Paperback books
1978rif. 006092Bloomington Indiana: Indiana University Turkish Studies 1978. SCARCE. Indiana University Turkish Studies No. 1. Near Fine wrappers evenly browning. Contents are clean tight and unmarked. . First Edition. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo. Indiana University Turkish Studies Paperback books
1982rif. 005849Bloomington Indiana: Indiana University Research Institute for Inner Asian Studies 1982. First Edition. Cloth. As New/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Indiana University Research Institute for Inner Asian Studies Hardcover books
1974rif. 005852New York: Gilgamesh Publishing Co. 1974. Text in English and Hungarian. . First Edition. Cloth. Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Gilgamesh Publishing Co. Hardcover books
1978rif. 005855Helsinki Finland: Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia Academia Scientiarum Fennica 1978. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on title page. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Printed Wrappers. Fine in Wraps as Issued/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia, Academia Scientiarum Fennica Paperback books
1950rif. 005599Albuquerque New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press 1950. Fine in Very Good dust jacket small chips top edge front panel and spine top edge large chip running 4" along top edge rear panel. . First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. University of New Mexico Press Hardcover books
1967rif. 005490London: Cambridge Univ Press 1967. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front end page. Near Fine top edge soiled in a Near fine dust jacket front flap corners clipped. Contents are clean tight and unmarked. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cambridge Univ Press Hardcover books
1950rif. 005068Saint Michaels AZ: St. Michaels Press 1950. 372 pages. Book in English and Navajo with two beautiful fold-out color reproductions of sandpaintings. SCARCE especially so in such lovely condition. Near Fine small date in ink front endpage spine a bit bowed. . First Edition. Printed Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. St. Michaels Press Paperback books
1930rif. 13078New York: Fleming H. Revell 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 223 pp illustrated with line drawings by Oliver Whitwell Wilson. Brown pictorial cloth; no dust jacket. Private library stamp on title page and bookplate on front pastedown brief gift inscription on front flyleaf; otherwise a lovely copy with minimal wear. Folklore of the Bura people of northeastern Nigeria. Say Boas in the introduction "Folk tales.are of particular interest because they illustrate with great clarity the mode of thought the homely wisdom and the ethical concepts of the people. In Africa more than among other so-called primitive tribes many a tale illustrates a proverb relating to the proper everyday behavior. The Negro is fond of moralizing by means of moralizing tales." Fleming H. Revell hardcover books
1980rif. 003830Helsinki Finland: Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia 1980. From the collection of noted sociologist Allen Grimshaw with his name stamp front endpage and top edge of page block. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on title page -" To the Grimshaws Affectionately Roger". Additionally laid in is a single page handwritten letter from the author to Allen Grimshaw requesting his help with a reference he was using in the book. The book is Fine in Wrappers As Issued. A nice Association Copy. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Printed Wrappers. Fine in Wraps as Issued/No Jacket As Issued. Association Copy. Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia Paperback books
1960rif. 003574Mexico: Cia. Impresora De Libros y Revistas 1960. SIGNED by Author on half-title page. Near Fine light wear at bottom edges of cloth in a Very Good Plus dustjacket with small chips at the tips. Text is in Spanish and in English Numerous photos. Mexican Indians. Photography. . SIGNED. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Very Good Plus. Cia. Impresora De Libros y Revistas Hardcover books
1981rif. 003403Koln Germany: E.J. Brill 1981. Near Fine tiny tear at top edge of rear wrapper. Contents are clean tight and unmarked. First Edition. Printed Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. E.J. Brill Paperback books
