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1979ref. 006600Paris: Private Bibliophile's Edition 1979. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Edition copy number 50 of 909 printed and SIGNED BY AUTHOR on copyright page. RARE. Near Fine front board bowed in a Very Good dust jacket light edge wear dampstains bottom edge mostly visible inside of jacket. About 1.050 sketches of graves and mortuary objects typically found in the cemeteries of Greece. With map showing the over 100 cemeteries where the graves and mortuary objects are located. From the collection of the Richard M. Dorson Memorial Library Folklore Institute Indiana University the only library indicators being its stamp of and blindstamp to front end page. Private Bibliophile's Edition Hardcover books
1899ref. 006605Shanghai: Kelly and Walsh Limited 1899. Book. Very Good. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 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. Kelly and Walsh, Limited Paperback books
1958ref. 006602Cairo Egypt: Self-published 1958. Book. Very Good. Printed Wrappers. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY EDITOR. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY Baheega Sidky Rasheed in Cairo and dated by him Jan. 1961 on title page. small corner creases light wear to paper at spine. Stamped " Folklore Institute Reading Collection" on dedication page. 97 pp. Self-published Paperback books
1963ref. 006619Allentown PA: The Pennsylvania German Folklore Society 1963. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SCARCE. From the personal collection of noted folklorist Richard M. Dorson his pencil signature front end page. Near Fine red lettering at spine a bit faded. Posthumously edited with an introduction by John Joseph Stoudt. Volume 25 The Pennsylvania German Folklore Society . 355 pp. initial fraktur letters from the "Ephrata ABC Book". The Pennsylvania German Folklore Society Hardcover books
1949ref. 006628Knoxville TN: University of Tennessee Press 1949. Book. Near Fine. Printed Wrappers. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 67 pp. SCARCE. Near Fine sticker shadow front wrapper. Contents are clean tight and unmarked. University of Tennessee Press Paperback books
1963ref. 006638Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press 1963. Book. Near Fine. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Collected from Oral Tradition. 94 pp. Near Fine toning top edge front wrapper contents are clean tight and unmarked. University of California Press Paperback books
1928ref. 006635Stockholm: Riksmuseets Etnografiska Avdelning 1928. Book. Very Good. Printed Wrappers. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very Good 2" triangular chip bottom corner front wrapper. pp. 13 6 of B&W photographs. Riksmuseets Etnografiska Avdelning Paperback books
1944ref. 006642Stockholm: Instituti Hungaricic Universitatis Holmiensis 1944. Book. Very Good. Printed Wrappers. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 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. Instituti Hungaricic Universitatis Holmiensis Paperback books
1965ref. 006465Monuments Serica 1965. Book. Near Fine. Pamphlet. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. RARE. Reprint from Monumenta Serica Vol. XXIV 1965. Near fine slight soiling rear cover. Paginated 207-272. Addenda sheet laid in. Monuments Serica Paperback books
1978ref. 005855Helsinki Finland: Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia Academia Scientiarum Fennica 1978. Book. Fine in Wraps as Issued. Printed Wrappers. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on title page. Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia, Academia Scientiarum Fennica Paperback books
1950ref. 005599Albuquerque New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press 1950. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 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. University of New Mexico Press Hardcover books
1950ref. 005068Saint Michaels AZ: St. Michaels Press 1950. Book. Near Fine. Printed Wrappers. First Edition. 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. St. Michaels Press Paperback books
1980ref. 003830Helsinki Finland: Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia 1980. Book. Fine in Wraps as Issued. Printed Wrappers. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. 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. Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia Paperback books
1960ref. 003574Mexico: Cia. Impresora De Libros y Revistas 1960. Book. Good. Cloth. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 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. Cia. Impresora De Libros y Revistas Hardcover books
1956ref. 002131Helsinki Finland: Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia Academia Scientiarum Fennica 1956. Book. Fine in Wraps as Issued. Printed Wrappers. First Edition. "The following brief study is intended to serve the special purpose of clarifying the history of the gesture of putting the thumb to the nose and the general purpose of showing the interest and variety that may be found in the historical study of gestures." From the collection of noted folklorist Richard Bauman his signature front end page. Fine price rear cover with pencil correction. Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia Academia Scientiarum Fennica Paperback books
1939ref. 002196Helsinki Finland: Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia 1939. Book. Near Fine. Printed Wrappers. First Edition. Near Fine couple of small chips at edge of rear wrapper. Pages are uncut and contents are As New. Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia Paperback books
1958ref. 002197Helsinki Finland: Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia 1958. Book. Fine. Printed Wrappers. First Edition. Fine pages are uncutand book is As New. Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia Paperback books
1930ref. 011498New York: Illustrated Editions 1930 Undated circa 1930. 251 pgs. Black cloth decoratively stamped & titled in gilt with a color pastedown gilt a bit dulled light rubbing to extremities pages slightly age-toned. Selections from Hans Andersen and Charles Perrault illustrated by Harry Clarke with illustrations taken from Clarke's individual illustrated editions of Andersen and Perrault. This volume contains the color cover illustration which is not repeated plus four additional color plates and 22 full-page b&w drawings plus chapter heads and other decorations in line. . Illus. by Harry Clarke. Illustrated Editions hardcover books
1905ref. 011515New York London Paris Berlin Montreal: Raphael Tuck & Sons 1905 Color printed card covers with wear creasing and soil gift inscription marginal stain to top corner throughout. A selection of familiar nursery rhymes illustrated with 4 color plates plus color cover artwork not repeated with in other pages illustrated in red & black. The artwork features humanized animals. . Pictorial Card Covers. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Edith M Hastings. 4to. Raphael Tuck & Sons paperback books
1892ref. 5599London: Macmillan and Co. 1892. Second Edition. orig. publisher's cloth. A near fine copy; unopened. 8vo. There are 3 plates and 2 maps one fldg. A wonderful book of local history folklore language natural history and geology. An example of a genre now lost. Macmillan and Co. hardcover books
1911ref. 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 books
1913ref. 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 books
1937ref. 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 books
2014ref. 008447New York: Toon Books 2014 Pictorial boards as new. Neil Gaiman's adaptaion of the fairy tale with artwork by Mattoti after work he originally created for the Metropolitan Opera's stage production. Printed on tree-free paper. First Trade Edition. Pictorial Boards. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Lorenzo Mattotti. Small 4to. Toon Books unknown books
1919ref. 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 books
