Various authors

Northern Junket. Vol. 8, No. 8. May 1966

Keene, NH, Ralph Page, Publisher, 1966. Wraps. Greenish blue wraps. 52 pp. A few small illustrations throughout. A single issue of this zine devoted to folk dances and folk music. Edited and created by Ralph Page, Northern Junket sought to preserve folk dances in New England and elsewhere, using this zine, among other venues to discuss the dances. The University of New Hampshire hosts a yearly Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend. This issue with a history of dancing in the Monadnock region of New Hampshire, a piece on the Peace Corps incorporating the teaching of dance into their work, square dance, contra dance, folk dance, etc. GOOD condition. Minor toning and edgewear. Light foxing to the covers. Good .

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Book number: 020440

Catalogue: Folklore

Keywords: Noisbn Performing Arts Zines

Bennet, H. (pseudonym for John Pinkerton) (compiler)

The Treasury of Wit; Being a Methodical Selection of About Twelve Hundred, the Best, Apophthegms and Jests; from Books in Several Languages. Volume 1 Only

London, Printed for Charles Dilly and Thomas Evans, 1786. Full Leather. Full tree calf leather. xx, 197 pp. Volume 1 ONLY. Drawn from Greek, Roman, Spanish, Italian, German and Eastern books, this work presents a selection of jokes and jests from various countries, both for amusement and education. Preceded by an introduction discussing the sources of the jests, as well as tastes in various countries (asserting most of the jokes from Germany were dull). Compiled by John Pinkerton, a Scottish scholar, cartographer and numismatist. POOR/FAIR condition. Both covers DETACHED. Heavy scuffing to the leather along the extremities. Spine flaking, chipped and worn. General darkening. Several owner's notations and names in the front, with an old bookseller catalog description glued in on an endpaper. Scattered foxing throughout. A few stray pencil lines in the text. Poor/No Jacket.

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Book number: 010212

Catalogue: Folklore

Keywords: Noisbn Humor

Edited and introduced by Horatio Stevens White

Deutsche Volkslieder. A Selection from German Folksongs

New York, G.P Putnam, 1892. Half-Leather. 324 pages plus several pages of ads. With many black and white illustrations. Introduction in English, folksongs in German. Bound in a small print floral cloth with gilt embellishments, as well as a ¼ leather backstrip with extensive gilt ornamentation. In VERY GOOD condition. Light soiling to the covers. Some darkening. Moderate scuffing and bumping to the extremities. Some pulling and fraying to the corners. Text clean and solid with previous owners' inscriptions on ffep and light creasing to the table of contents page. Nice copy of this volume of German folksongs in VERY GOOD condition. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 000784

Catalogue: Folklore

Keywords: Germany Folksongs

No Author Given

The Paper-Cut Selection of Story (Sic) in Countries Annuals of Eastern Zhou Dynasty

No Place, No Publisher. Hard Cover. Presumed published in China. Illustrated paper covered boards. Unpaginated. Thick card paper. With 12 colored paper cuts mounted under clear plastic. Text in Chinese and English. A work perhaps issued for tourists, providing brief anecdotal legends recalling the history of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty in China during the 'Warring States' period. This book also promotes the art of paper cuts as practiced by the Yu country region, with a description on the rear inside cover explaining the art and the skill of the Yu artisans. The English translations of the text are a bit rough. The Zhou Dynasty in China was the longest lasting dynasty in Chinese history, that saw the first use of iron and the evolution of written script into its modern form. The Eastern Zhou Dynasty is associated with a decline in royal rule (Wikipedia). VERY GOOD condition. Some scuffs and scratches to the front cover and lower spine. Minor general fading. Light edgewear. Interior clean and solid. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 006495

Catalogue: Folklore

Keywords: Noisbn Paper Cuts

No author Given

Sk'o Plal Kajkanantik. La Leyenda de San Idelfonso

Chiapas, Mexico, Unidad Regional Chiapas de Culturas Populares, 1992. Wraps. One of 1000 copies printed. Illustrated wraps. 50 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. All text apparently in the Tzotzil language. An account of the legend of San Idelfonso, part of the folklore of the indigenous Tzotzil people. VERY GOOD condition. Minor toning and edgewear to the covers. Light toning in the interior. Very Good .

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Book number: 020729

Catalogue: Folklore

Keywords: Noisbn Mesoamerican History

Horne, Josephine; Phillips, Rita et al.

Kanien'Keha' Okara'Shon: 'a. Mohawk Stories. Bulletin 427 New York State Museum. November 1976

Albany, The University of the State of New York, 1976. Wraps. Beige wraps. 265 pp. Black and white illustrations by Rita Phillips throughout. A collection of stories, myths and legends by the Mohawk people. All are written in the Mohawk language, with a few also accompanied by English language translations. VERY GOOD condition. Minor soiling and edgewear to the covers. Very Good .

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Book number: 020553

Catalogue: Folklore

Keywords: Noisbn Indigenous/Native American

Wonderley, Anthony

Oneida Iroquois Folklore, Myth, and History. New York Oral Narrative from the Notes of H.E. Allen and Others

Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press, 2004. First Edition. Cloth. First edition. Blue cloth in unclipped jacket. 261 pp. A detailed study of Iroquois narratives within the greater Oneida culture, drawing on oral narratives collected by H.E. Ellen and others, and illuminating the contributions of the Iroquois. NEAR FINE condition. Very light edgewear. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 020112

Catalogue: Folklore

Keywords: Noisbn Indigenous/Native American