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2026réf. LRB559021Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Language: English. Approximately 516 pages. Volume 23 of a multi-volume work. English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1911. Text in English. This volume of The Journal of American Folklore published in 1911 presents a collection of scholarly articles and field studies on American folklore including folk tales songs and customs. It reflects the early 20th-century efforts to document and preserve traditional cultural expressions across the United States. The journal remains a valuable resource for researchers in folklore anthropology and cultural history. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
2026réf. LRB559710Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Language: English. Approximately 592 pages. Volume 2 of a multi-volume work. English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1890. Text in English. This volume is a reprint of the journal of the Folklore Society a key publication in the field of folklore studies. It contains scholarly articles notes and lists of members of the society providing valuable insights into the development of folklore research during the late 19th century. The journal was formed by the union of the Archaeological Review and the Folklore Journal reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of early folklore studies. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
2026réf. LRB557841Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Language: English. Approximately 748 pages. Volumes 32 to 33 of a multi-volume work bound together in a single book. English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1890. Text in English. This volume contains the proceedings and studies published by the Folklore Society of Great Britain in 1890. It includes a list of members supplements and scholarly articles on folklore archaeology and related fields. The journal was formed by the merger of the Archaeological Review and the Folklore Journal reflecting the interdisciplinary approach of the society. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
1959réf. 65985Pantheon Books New York 1959. First English Language Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Size: 4to 9 3/4 - 12". xxviii 151pp. Internally clean. Binding firm. Dust Jacket slightly marked with slightly faded spine. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Edges slightly foxed. Bollingen series LXV: Archetypal Images in Greek Religion Volume 3. Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Myths Legends & Folklore; Greece; Ancient BC; Religion & Theology. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 65985. . Pantheon Books hardcover
2024réf. 29332London:: Unbound 2024. First Printing of the First UK Edition. A Fine tight copy in a Fine unclipped dust jacket. A Feast of Folklore explores the history and superstitions behind British food from why we throw salt over our shoulders to the origins of cheese-rolling. The book delves into eccentric tales dark remedies and lesser-known folklore connected to everyday foods revealing the quirky history behind British eating habits. Unbound, unknown
1911réf. 011154London: Macmillan 1911 Red cloth pictorially stamped and titled in gilt gilt bright spine slightly sunned front and rear pasted down endpapers with adhesive residue else clean and bright internally. A selection of folk tales collected primarily from Italy and Greece in the 17th Century. Illustrated here with 32 beautiful color plates by Warwick Goble. Uncommon in such lovely condition. First Trade Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Warwick Goble. Thick 4to. Macmillan hardcover
1913réf. 010418London: Hodder and Stoughton 1913 113 pgs. White cloth decoratively stamped in teal and gilt light wear to top of spine 3 tiny marks to lower cover else a bright beautiful copy. Tipped in color frontis & 9 other very beautiful tipped in color plates with captioned guards. Dulac most celebrated for his "Arabian Nights" illustrations continues his heavily mid-east influenced style in this fabulous volume. Hughey 31a. First Trade. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Edmund Dulac. Thick 4to. Hodder and Stoughton hardcover
réf. 20-03911Mouton & Co 24473. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Mouton & Co paperback
réf. 20-03063Mouton & Co 24473. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Mouton & Co paperback
1937réf. 008692Racine WI: Whitman Publishing 1937 140 pgs. Pictorial boards with mild external edge wear inner front hinge strengthened pages age-toned as usual last three pages with edge tears and creases not affecting text; dust jacket frayed with small losses. Mother Goose rhymes some original and some with Disney characters worked into the verses. Fun Disney artwork in color and line throughout. The book was produced with inexpensive materials so few copies survived in collectible condition. First Edition. Pictorial Boards. Very Good/Good Minus. Illus. by Walt Disney Studio. Thick 8vo. Whitman Publishing unknown
1919réf. 007478New York: Frederick A Stokes 1919 Red cloth pictorially stamped in black titled in gilt with die-cut color pastedown to front cover light wear to extremities frontis tissue creased else nice internally; the dust jacket is missing large pieces with old repairs on verso heavily worn. A beautifully illustrated Mother Goose with 24 color plates plus full and partial page line art. A beautiful copy rare with the dust jacket. First Edition. Very Good/Good Minus. Illus. by Florence Choate and Elizabeth Curtis. Thick 4to. Frederick A Stokes hardcover
1969réf. 65786Clarendon Press Oxford University 1969. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". xvi 251pp. One volume of the 4-volume set. Text is in English / Old Norse. Binding firm. Endpapers browned slightly text block clean. Dust jacket has faded spine and several small tears. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Edges foxed and marked. Ex-library with minimal stamps and markings. Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Myths Legends & Folklore; Iceland; Medieval 10th to 15thc; English / Old Norse Language; Poetry. ISBN: 0198114974. ISBN/EAN: 9780198114970. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 65786. . 9780198114970 Clarendon Press (Oxford University) hardcover
réf. A9781345750669Hardback. New. hardcover
1920réf. 011401New York: M S Publishing 1920 Stiff pictorial wraps mild dust soil else fine. A booklet of uncut playing cards. Each card features a line from a Mother Goose rhyme and accompanying picture. The user was meant to cut out the cards and play the game as described on the inside covers fo the book. This copy is completely unused. I could locate no exact copies. The copy at Princeton was published by Cupples & Leon and dated 1918. This copy is undated. Pictorial Wraps. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Mary Belle McKellar. Folio. M S Publishing unknown
1929réf. 011398New York: Platt & Munk 1929 1922 1929. PIctorial boards with rubbing to extremities matching dust jacket with light soil edge wear and rubbing. Includes Cinderella The Frog Prince and Sleeping Beauty. Cinderella is illustrated by Lois Lenski the other stories are illustrated by Eulalie. Includes color and line art. . Pictorial Boards. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Lois Lenski & Eulalie. Square 16mo. Platt & Munk unknown
1965réf. 011425New York: Harcourt Brace & World 1965 Hard cover in color pictorial dust jacket with original price intact $4.50. Four fairy tales that Cummings wrote for his daughter with dreamy color artwork by John Eaton. Published posthumously. This copy is signed by the illustrator on the title page. . Signed by Illustrator. Stated First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Near Fine/Fine. Illus. by John Eaton. Small 4to. Harcourt Brace & World hardcover
1865réf. 011440Philadelphia: Davis Porter & Co 1865 7.5 x 5.75 inches. 96 pgs. Illustrated covers with cloth spine small losses to paper corners worn occasional mark internally but clean text and images overall. Originally published individually as part of the Nursery Fairy Books Series in 1848 by Saxton & Kelt of Boston. The fairy tales are illustrated with lovely little engravings throughout the text plus full page frontis for each title. Interestingly two endings are given for Little Red Riding Hood the gruesome and the tame. Rare with only a handful of copies of this combined edition or the individual editions in institutions. Due to a pagination error it appears that two pages are missing but it is complete. Pictorial Cover. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Engravings. 12mo. Davis, Porter & Co hardcover
1912réf. 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
1943réf. 011336New York: Simon & Schuster 1943 Illustrated boards with blue cloth spine light shelf wear "belongs to" neatly filled in; matching color pictorial dust jacket with light wear small loss and closed tear to rear panel original price intact $.25. A Little Golden Book of fairy tales with soft and enchanting pictures by Masha in color & b&w. Scarce in such lovely condition. . Stated First Printing. Illustrated Boards. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Masha. Square 8vo. Simon & Schuster hardcover
1945réf. 011337New York: Simon & Schuster 1945 Pictorial boards with blue cloth spine a whisper of wear to top edges "belongs to" filled in; matching dust jacket with small losses edge tears old repair to verso fold wear original price intact $.25. A nice copy of Little Golden Book #17 in dust jacket. The popular fairy tale illustrated in color and b&w by Erika Weihs. First Edition. Pictorial Boards. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Erika Weihs. Square 8vo. Simon & Schuster unknown
1920réf. 011375London Paris & New York: Raphael Tuck & Sons 1920 140 pgs 4 pgs of ads. Color pictorial boards with brown cloth spine shelf wear and light surface wear FFEP is newer half-title browned else bright and clean. Contains a brief bio of Han Christian Andersen plus the fairy tales Red Shoes Steadfast Tin Soldier Wild Swans Tinder-Box Little Match Girl Thumbelina Ugly Duckling Little Tuk Little Ida's Flowers Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweeper Storks and Little Mermaid. Illustrated with 12 color plates plus partial-page line art throughout by Mabel Lucie Attwell. Circa 1920. . Early Edition. Pictorial Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Mabel Lucie Attwell. Large 8vo. Raphael Tuck & Sons unknown
1890réf. 011327London: George Allen 1890 104 pgs. 1 pg of ads. AEG. Burgundy cloth pictorially stamped and titled in gilt extremities worn stain to upper cover marring the first "a" in Rosalinda gift inscription occasional foxing and soil to text pages. Four fairy stories including the title story Prince in a Fog; Princess with the Beautiful Hands; and Worth Her Weight in Gold. Illustrated with a frontis printed in black and yellow; other artwork and decorations in line. Scarce. First Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Alfred Lys Baldry. 8vo. George Allen hardcover
1923réf. 011329London: Gresham Publishing Company 1923 1923 per British Library. Red cloth pictorially stamped in blind spine titled in gilt gilt stamp of Hillhead High School of Glasgow to upper cover; bookplate removed from FFEP otherwise a nice clean copy of a scarce book. A selection of fairy stories illustrated with partial-page b&w artwork by various artists a color frontis by Mary Peart one plate by Arthur A Dixon and two color plates by Florence Harrison. . First Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Florence Harrison Arthur A Dixon and Mary A Peart. 8vo. Gresham Publishing Company hardcover
1896réf. 011376London: George Allen 1896 353 pgs. TEG. Blue-grey cloth elaborately stamped and titled in gilt gilt dulled chip from endpaper occasional foxing many pages opened roughly. A collection of folk peasant tales and stories copiously illustrated with partial- and full-page b&w Art Nouveau drawings by Emily J Harding well-known for her miniatures children's book illustrations and her activities as a suffragist. First Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Emily J Harding. 8vo. George Allen hardcover
1930réf. 17226London United Kingdom: Oxford at the Clarendon Press 1930. nd revised edition from 1925 1st. Arthurian legend taken from a 14th century manuscript by unknown author. This one of the best known Authurian tales involving quests to test Gawains prowess written in middle English in alliterative verse. CONDITION Green cloth with bright gilt title borders and decoration to front front free end page has name of original owner and gifter plus 2nd own WH Pearson NZ Poet nd revised edition from 1925 1st. Arthurian legend taken from a 14th century manuscript by unknown author. This one of the best known Authurian tales involving quests to test Gawains prowess written in middle English in alliterative verse. CONDITION Green cloth has been stored in a damp place at some stage causing soiling to bds and split to ends pages exposing cloth backing to spine frontis has illus and another plate showing beginning of text from original 14th C manuscript as part of introduction pp xvii 211. Mostly clean and crisp with minor wear to spine ends tidy pencil notaions through poem. 2nd Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Oxford at the Clarendon Press Hardcover
