Legendes de L'Amerique Francaise.

Legendes, 1985. Unknown_Binding. ISBN: 2980155039. A glossy Paperback in Fine condition. French text. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 66 pages. Fine .

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Book number: 27227

Catalogue: French Americans, Folklore, Legends

Keywords: 2980155039 French Books French Americans Folklore Mythology / Folklore French Books

ANDERSEN HANS CHRISTIAN

Hans Christian Andersen

Morris Plains, N. J.: The Unicorn Publishing House, 1990. Hard Cover. ISBN: 0881010073. Illustrated by Michael Adams. Green faul leatherette, gilt illustrations and text on covers. Spine bottom has small piece missing of off it. The bottom corners show wear. On front past down there is a round purple stamp, on front free end paper the name Jane is stamped. 3rd page has some rubbing. The rest of the book is very clean & bright with 30 full page colour illustrations. Stories include: The Little Mermaid, The Wild Swans, The Fir Trees, The Candles, The Ugly Duckling. Very Good+ condition. ; Color Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; Unpaginated pages. Very Good+ with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 1991

Catalogue: Children's Fairy Tales, Folklore

Keywords: 0881010073 Scandinavian Fairy Tales Fiction Art & Artists Fairy Tales, Fairies Juvenile / Young Adult Europe Mythology / Folklore

BEMISTER, MARGARET & DOUGLAS TAIT

Thirty Indian Legends of Canada

Cobalt, Ontario: Douglas & McIntyre, 1973. Paperback. ISBN: 0888940254. Illustrated by Douglas Tait. A Very Good+ Trade Paperback with a solid binding and a bright, unmarked text. Moderate cover edgewear. "Weeng, the spirit of sleep. How Odjibaa won the Red Swan. Waupee and the daughters of the star. The whispering grass. Full of mystery, a sense of awe at the surrounding world and the courage of great warriors, the mythology of Canada's Indians forms an incredibly rich source of story and legend. "; B&W Illustrations; 8.30 X 5.40 X 0.70 inches; 153 pages. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 19156

Catalogue: Native Amercan Indians, Folklore

Keywords: 0888940254 Mythology / Folklore Natives, Canadian/American

BOIVIN, AURéLIEN

Meilleurs Contes Fantastiques Québécois Du XIXè N.E.

Fides, 2002. Paperback. ISBN: 2762123305. A Fine+, a sound binding, bright & unmarked pages and an uncreased spine. "LOUPS-GAROUS, feux follets, diablotins et fantômes ont longtemps nourri l'imaginaire québécois. Cet univers a été habité par une multitude d'autres êtres surnaturels, tant maléfiques que bénéfiques, parmi lesquels on retrouve des hères, des bêtes à grand-queue, des revenants et des lutins. Les meilleurs conteurs du XIXe siècle, les Louis Fréchette, Aubert de Gaspé, père et fils, Joseph-Charles Taché, Honoré Beaugrand, Pamphile Lemay, Faucher de Saint-Maurice, et d'autres moins connus tels que Charles-Marie Ducharme, Joseph-Ferdinand Morissette, Alphonse Poitras, Guillaume Lévesque et Louis-Auguste Olivier, ont fait vivre et revivre ces personnages dans leurs contes en puisant à la tradition orale du Québec, l'une des plus riches au monde." ; LES; 7.6 X 4.9 X 1.2 inches. Fine+ .

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Book number: 24788

Catalogue: Fiction, Folklore, Quebec

Keywords: 2762123305 Roman Folklore Quebec Canada Folklore and Mythology French Books Livres de Langue Française

FULFORD, ROBERT

Triumph of Narrative, the Storytelling in the Age of Mass Culture

Toronto, Ont: House of Anansi Press, 1999. Trade paperback. ISBN: 0887846459. Trade paperback in Near fine condition with very light scuffing to the covers. Bright, tight & unmarked. "Fulford suggests that storytelling--in the shape of gossip, urban legends, newspaper reportage, literature, television, and movies--is essential to modern life. He investigates the elements of narrative and explores the human need to articulate events." ; 0.5 x 7.9 x 4.9 Inches; 158 pages. Near Fine with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 8316

Catalogue: Folklore

Keywords: 0887846459 Folklore Storytelling Social Aspects Narration Literary & Literary Citicism Social Sciences Literature Mythology / Folklore

GILBORN ALICE

What Do You Do with a Kinkajou?

Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1976. Hardcover. ISBN: 0397011091. Tan Hardcovers with brown cloth spine covering. In Fine condition, pages are tight and unmarked. The DJ is unclipped, in Very Good condition and protected by a clear plastic covering. "The story of Cee Wolf, a diminutive dynamo, who feeds 64 animals before breakfast on her ten acre farm in Littleton, Colorado. For the horse lover, dog lover & all lovers of creatures great & small. It's about mothers & daughters & the ties that bind them - a joyous portrait of one woman & the animals & people she cares for. "; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 206 pages. Fine .

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Book number: 26671

Catalogue: Animals, Folklore, Biography

Keywords: 0397011091 Animals > Folklore Biography Biography Animals United States Mythology / Folklore

J. R. R. TOLKIEN & CHRISTOPHER TOLKIEN, EDITOR

Silmarillion, the

London, England: George Allen & Unwin, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0048231398. First Edition. Blue cloth covers, gilt titles to the spine. Very Good++ , a solid binding, the interior is bright & clean. A wonderful pull out map of "Beleriand and the Land to the North". Sharp corners with very light light spine end bumping. The DJ is Very Good+, light cover rubbing and edgewear. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 365 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 27666

Catalogue: Fantasy, Fairy Tales, Folklore, Middle Earth

Keywords: 0048231398 Fantasy > Middle Earth Elves, Classics Folklore & Mythology Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Classics Mythology / Folklore

JAQUITH, PRISCILLA, ED YOUNG. & ALBERT HENRY STODDARD & DUNCAN EMRICH

Bo Rabbit Smart for True Tall Tales from the Gullah

Paris, France: Philomel Books, 1995. First Edition; First Impression. Hardcover. ISBN: 0399226680. Illustrated by Ed Young. Bright red hardcovers with black titles to the spine. First Edition, stated First Impression. A solid binding with clean, bright, pages, light wear along the bottom cover edges and spine ends. The DJ is unclipped and Very Good++, no tearing with moderate cover scuffing and edgewear. ; Drawings; 11.10 X 8.10 X 0.60 inches; 71 pages; Box 39. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 16149

Catalogue: Children's Fairy Tales, Folklore

Keywords: 0399226680 Fairy Tales Country & Ethnic Georgia Children Mythology / Folklore

MACGREGOR, FORBES

Scots Proverbs & Rhymes

Scotland: Gordon Wright, 1983. Paperback. ISBN: 0903065398. Fine+. One sticker name and written name on the half title page, otherwise a bright, unmarked text and a sound binding. " Sselected and compiled, with introduction, comments, and a glossary by Forbes Macgregor. ; 778,740,086.0 X 4.7 X 0.3 inches; 80 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 26238

Catalogue: Social Science, Folklore, Reference, Poetry

Keywords: 0903065398 Folklore & Mythology Reference Social Science Culture Poetry Reference Folklore and Mythology

MIEDER, WOLFGANG

Tradition and Innovation in Folk Literature

Toronto, Ont: University Press of New England, 1987. Hardcover. ISBN: 0874513871. Black hard boards with gilt titles to the spine. Light spine end bumping with a bright, tight, interior. Black & white illlustrations through out the book. The DJ is in fine condition and is protected by a clear plastic cover. ; B&W Illustrations; 1 x 9 x 6 Inches; 293 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 11146

Catalogue: Literature, Folklore

Keywords: 0874513871 Folklore Fairly Tales Fiction Literary & Literary Citicism Social Sciences Literature Mythology / Folklore

ROBERTS CHARLES G. D.

Last Barrier and Other Stories

Toronto, Canada: McClelland & Stewart, 1958. Paperback. A Very Good Paperback with a sound binding. A name plate inside of the front cover, the balance of the book is clean & unmarked. Spine browning and cover edgewear. Contents: Do seek their meat from God, The haunter of the Pine Gloom, The perdu, The homesickness of Kehonka, Under the ice-roof, The little tyrant of the burrows, The king of the Mamozekel, The heron in the reeds, The last barrier, The prisoners of the pitcher-plant, The lord of the air, In panoply of spears, Stony-Lonesome, The young ravens that call upon him, The moonlight trails, ; New Canadian Library; Vol. 7; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 153 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 26814

Catalogue: Animals, Folklore, Fiction

Keywords: Animals > Fiction Folklore

ROSEAN LEXA

Easy Enchantments All the Spells You'LL Ever Need for Any Occasion

Garden City, N.Y.: St Martin's Griffin, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 073940721X. First Edition. Black Hardcovers In Fine condition. Tight, bright & unmarked. The DJ is unclipped and in Very Good condition with a repaired tear to the top back spine hinge. "There is always an occasion, a reason, or an event that calls for magic. Easy Enchantments will give you the tools and the power to make things go your way. Whether you're looking for a spell to guarantee your lover's fidelity, banish negativity, make a job interview go well, find an apartment, or pick lucky lotto numbers, Lexa Roséan tells you what you need to do. Each spell calls for common items easily found in a supermarket, and has simple instructions as well as intriguing lore about the spell's origin. Simple, easy, and effective, Easy Enchantments can help you get what you want, meet who you want, and make any occasion magical." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 190 pages. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 26506

Catalogue: Folklore, Charms, Witchcraft

Keywords: 073940721x Folklore Witchcraft Incantations Folklore and Mythology

ROY CARMEN

Littérature Orale en Gaspésie

Ministere Du Nord Canadien Et Des Ressources Nationales, 1955. Paperback. A Good Paperback. There are no loose pages and the pages are clean & unmarked. There is a piece missing, a little more than and inch, at the top spine end. A water mark to the bottom of the fore edges. A pull map of Gaspesie. Carmen Roy is an ethnomusicologist, this was her doctoral thesis of the history of contibutions, medicine, omens, folklore and songs, bibliogrpahy of Gaspesie." ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 389 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 26770

Catalogue: French Speaking Quebec, Canadians, Folklore

Keywords: French Speaking Quebec Folklore & Mythology Gaspe Pennisula Music Music Canada Mythology / Folklore French Books

RULAND WILHELM

Finest Legends of the Rhine, the Small Edition with 10 Illustrations

Hungary: Verlag Von Hoursch & Bechstedt in Koln, 1931. Hardcover. Green hardcovers in Good- condition. An unmarked text with no loose pages, wear to the covers with a staining to the front cover. The previous owner's name is written on the front free end paper and a crack to the spine at the end of the book. ; 32mo 4" - 5" tall; 190 pages. Good .

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Book number: 13827

Catalogue: Germany, Folklore

Keywords: Rhine River Valley Travel Social Sciences Mythology / Folklore

SHEPHERD ESTHER,

Paul Bunyan

Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1985. Paperback. ISBN: 0152597557. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. A Fine Paperback with a sound binding, bright, unmarked pages. Black & white illustrations thorugh the book. "A collection of exploits of the legendary lumberjack and his blue ox Babe." ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 233 pages. Fine+ .

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Book number: 27847

Catalogue: Children's Ficiton, Legends, Folklore & Mythology

Keywords: 0152597557 Children's Fiction Legends Folklore & Mythology Fiction Children Mythology / Folklore