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1878ref. 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
1900ref. 2440Port Sunlight U.K.: Lever Brothers Ltd. c. 1900. Staplebound. Color illustrated wraps. Very good. Neilson Harry B. Unpaginated. 8 pp. 12 x 9 cm. Charming advertising pamphlet establishing a connection between big business and the homemaker's new purchasing power. The solid yellow bar of soap first introduced in 1884 was one of the first packaged branded soap used to clean clothes dishes and hair. Some light bleeding to illustrations staple rust to spine. Lever Brothers Ltd. paperback books
2004ref. 41938London: Orion 2004. First edition first prnt. Illustrated by Geoffrey Taylor. Signed by Paver on the title page. Includes an illustrated booklet with the same title containing the first four chapters of the novel and author's note distributed for promotional purposes by Ottaker's. 5.5 x 8.5 inches glossy pictoral stapled wraps. 30pp. The booklet is an unread copy in Fine condition. The book is an unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. First volume in Paver's "Chronicles of Ancient Darkness" series. Paver's first book. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reader's Excerpt. Orion Hardcover books
2003ref. 10522NY: Knopf 2003. First trade edition first prnt. 1st issue dustjacket. Preceded by a self-published paperback edition. Signed and dated "'03" by Paolini on the title page. A 4 x 6 inch color digital photograph of Paolini at the booksigning laid in. One dustjacket corner just touched not immediately apparent; otherwise an unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Volume 1 in Paolini's Inheritance trilogy. Paolini's first novel. Signed & Dated by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Knopf Hardcover books
1978ref. 30282NY: Norton. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1978. Hardcover. 0393090485 . Second edition. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. . Norton hardcover books
2002ref. 24454Wooster: Wooster Book Company. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2002. Hardcover. 1888683872 . Illustrated by Gwynn Conrad-Wolf. First edition. Slight spine slant else fine in a fine dust jacket. . Wooster Book Company hardcover books
ref. BN371314Il meraviglioso. Leggende fiabe e favole ticinesi. Il luganese Vol. 2 Folclore e etnografia Mar 29 2016 Il meraviglioso. Leggende fiabe e favole ticinesi. Il luganese Vol. 2 Folclore e etnografia Mar 29 2016 Il meraviglioso. Leggende fiabe e favole ticinesi. Il luganese Vol. 2 Folclore e etnografia Mar 29 2016 unknown
ref. BN372978Il meraviglioso. Leggende fiabe e favole ticinesi. Bellinzonese e Tre Valli Vol. 4 Folclore e etnografia Aug 31 2016 Il meraviglioso. Leggende fiabe e favole ticinesi. Bellinzonese e Tre Valli Vol. 4 Folclore e etnografia Aug 31 2016 Il meraviglioso. Leggende fiabe e favole ticinesi. Bellinzonese e Tre Valli Vol. 4 Folclore e etnografia Aug 31 2016 unknown
1912ref. 011433Chicago: Rand McNally & Company 1912 168 pgs 4 pgs of ads. Blue cloth ruled and titled in gilt color pastedown faint stain to upper cover light shelf wear touch-ups to pastedown 1/2" edge tear to title page. Six fairy stories including the title story; Ruse of the Princess; Prince Almor and the Blind Princess; The King's Mistake.; The Young Dragon; and The Red Troll. Illustrated by Maginel Wright Enright in 8 color plates. . First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Maginel Wright Enright. 4to. Rand McNally & Company hardcover
1884ref. 66612Villon Society London 1884. First Edition limited no. 331 of 500 copies. Hardcover Vellum. Good Condition. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". 9-volume set complete. Front hinge beginning to crack vol 1 with splits to front joint ends and chip to top. Internal hole to spine of vol 8. Horizontal split to spine of vol 5. Foxing front/rear pages most noticable in volume 1. Slight in a couple of other volumes. Edges browned. Top edge gilt in good condition. Covers marked. Some bumped corners. "The first complete unexpurgated and unabridged translation of The Arabian Nights into English. Published in London by the Villon Society for private subscription and circulation only it was intentionally distributed privately to bypass strict Victorian obscenity and censorship laws." Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Over 5 kilos. Category: Myths Legends & Folklore; History. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 66612. . This is a SET of books therefore heavier than a standard volume and will involve extra shipping charges to some countries. Villon Society hardcover
1930ref. 196466Fuzhou: Ling Yu Sing Gift Shop c.1930s. A beautifully illustrated bilingual introduction to the Eight Immortals a group of legendary figures much esteemed in Chinese culture and mythology. Each is shown in a characteristic pose revealing their own special powers or virtues such as humility and wisdom. Also pictured is the goddess Xiwangmu the Queen Mother of the West known for cultivating peaches of immortality. This album was made in Fuzhou by the Ling Yu Sing Gift Shop which specialized in mementoes of Chinese history and culture for the lucrative tourist market. Each of the ten paintings faces an explanation in Chinese with an English translation below. Octavo concertina-style 208 x 146 mm. With 10 colour paintings on silk mounted within yellow silk borders. Original brown silk boards front cover with manuscript title label top and bottom edges orange. Boards lightly rubbed paintings bright: near-fine. hardcover
1930ref. 011104New York: Coward McCann 1930 Orange cloth pictorially stamped in blue a few minuscule nicks from board edges previous owner's name else Fine and clean; color pictorial dust jacket with some darkening and tiny losses original price intact $3.50. An early printing bound in orange instead of blue but retaining the original design originally issued at $2.50. One of the Hader's most desirable titles. Their Picture Book of Mother Goose is illustrated on every page either in b&w or full color and printed on thick stock. First and early printings of this title are notoriously difficult to find in nice condition and almost never with a dust jacket and /or signed!. Signed by Illustrators. Early Edition. Pictorial Cloth Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Berta and Elmer Hader. Large Square 8vo. Coward McCann hardcover
1928ref. 010682New York: Thomas Nelson 1928 40 pgs. Pictorial boards nibbling along top edge wear to corners and spine ends clean and birght inside. One of the best-known tales from The Arabian Nights' Entertainments illustrated in color throughout by Anne Anderson. . First Edition. Pictorial Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Anne Anderson. 12mo. Thomas Nelson unknown
1954ref. 010392Garden City: Doubleday 1954 Beige cloth pictorially stamped in three colors light cover soil and mild bumping to spine ends; color pictorial dust jacket with wear to edges and folds overall darkened original price intact $5.00. A large and lovely profusely illustrated collection of nursery rhymes. De Angeli's work appears as delicate line art textual color artwork and full page color plates. Quite a lavish production. "De Angeli's work reflects the mood and heart of childhood in the cherubic faces of her characters and will undoubtedly continue to do so for some time." Peterson & Solt pg 303. Uncommon especially signed. Caldecott Honor. Signed by Illustrator. Stated First Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good Plus/Good. Illus. by Marguerite De Angeli. Folio. Doubleday hardcover
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1983ref. 010253New York: Alfred A Knopf 1983 Pictorial boards upper cover very slightly bowed faint spotting along lower edge remainder mark to top edge text clean and bright; matching dust jacket with tears and creasing small losses and foxing original price intact $9.95. Fairy Tales humorously retold in verse with updated surprise endings by Dahl. Amusing artwork by Quentin Blake throughout. Scarce. First American Edition. Pictorial Boards. Very Good/Good Minus. Illus. by Quentin Blake. 4to. Alfred A Knopf unknown
1968ref. 009856London Melbourne Toronto: Macmillan 1968. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at title page -"John Johnson with best wishes Margaret Laurence". Review Copy with publisher's review slip laid in. Near Fine small corner bumps in a Very Good dust jacket light edge wear mainly at corners and spine ends. With Johnson's blind stamp front end page. John William Johnson 1942 is a noted folklorist with a distinguished teaching and publishing career and who spent a year and a half translating and editing for the renowned Somali folklorist and poet Haaji Muuse Galaal. A great folkloric Association Copy. Macmillan Hardcover
1910ref. 009546London: Macmillan 1910 Green cloth pictorially stamped and titled in gilt spine and edges sunned slight spine lean sporadic foxing heavier at beginning and end some fraying at extremities. Kingsley's classic illustrated with 16 color plates by Warwick Goble preceded by a limited edition and trade edition in a larger format and with 32 plates. . First Thus. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Warwick Goble. Thick 8vo. Macmillan hardcover
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