W. W. Norton & Company, April 1988. Trade Paperback. Very good paperback copy. "[The book] captures the spirit of convivial storytelling and even encourages the activity. . . . Many readers . . . will be gratified to know that Brunvand intends to continue this series of relaxed, unofficial excursions.....
Pantheon, December 2004. Hardcover. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket.
TarcherPerigee, June 1996. Hardcover. Notes on well-known myths and case studies from the author's therapy practice accompany a collection of folktales that reveal the complexity, and meaning of femininity.
n.p., n.d., ca. late 1890s. Hardcover. Band I: 567 pages. Frontispiece 'Die Sage.' Band II: 764 pages. Frontispiece 'Das Kinderfelt.' B/W illustrations both volumes. One of the standard works on the Allgau region. Text in German. Later printings. Near fine copies in marbled paper over boards and moroccan leather. Edge.....
College Vertieres, 1945. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 50 pages followed by errata sheet with additions in ink. Text in French and creole. First edition (first printing). Very good in yellow wrappers (paperback). Wrappers are tanned and mildly soiled. Small chips missing from cover edges. Pages are browning. Bookplate of Lt.....
Printed for F. C. and J. Rivington, et al. 1813. First Edition. Hardcover. Vol. I: xxvi, 486; Vol. II: xi, 731 pages. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy rebound in black cloth covers with title in gilt on spine. New endpapers. Slight scuffing to covers.
Frommann's Verlag, n.d., ca 1935. Hardcover. 171 pages with 3 pages of book ads. Proverbs in German, with translations into English, French, Italian and Spanish. Inscribed by the author on title page: 'Lisbeth Ta'kle - spendiert vom Verfasser, 1930' and under author name 'gest. 1. Febr. 1935.' Near fine in.....
American Folk-Lore Society, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. 570 pages with 1-page list of publications of the American Folk-Lore Society. Memoirs of the American Folk-Lore Society, Vol. XX, 1927. First edition (first printing). Near fine copy in dark brown cloth with ruling and title in gilt. No dust jacket.
Maharashtra Kosamandala, 1942-7. First Edition. Hardcover. About 450-500 pages. Color illustrated frontispiece. 9 pages of ads in book. Text in Marathi. First edition presumed (first printing). A very good copy in paper over boards and green cloth covers with title in black in Marathi on front cover and spine. Covers.....
Smithsonian Institution Press, 1981. Trade Paperback. 95 pages. 9-3/4 by 9-3/4 inches. A fine copy in wrappers (paperback). Still sealed in the publisher's shrinkwrap.
Russell Borthers, Printers, 1877. First Edition. Hardcover. Pages: ii, 1 leaf, [7-138, [1]. Errata leaf at end. First edition (first printing). Near fine copy in brown cloth covers with gilt lettering and illustration on front cover and spine. Mild edge and corner wear. AEG. Bookplate of de Guinzbourg, U.N. diplomat.....
Charles H. Sergel Company, 1898. First Edition. Hardcover. 512 pages. B/W illustrations of authors. Limited edition. First edition (first printing). A very good copy in blue cloth and quater blue leather covers with gilt lettering on spine. Marbled endpapers. TEG. Leather worn along edges and at spine edges. Pages partially.....
Latvijas Valsts Izdevnieciba, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. 294 pp plus index. Text in Latvian. First edition (first printing). A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. Bookplate of Lt. Col V. S. M. de Guinxbourg, UN diplomat and noted proverb and aphorism collector.
Societe pour l'Etude Langues Romanes, 1876. First Edition. Trade Paperback. pp. vi, 7-107. Text in French First edition (first printing). Very good copy in tan wappers (paperback). Covers with mild soiling. Spine darkened. Bookplate of de Guinzbourg, UN diplomat and noted proverb and aphorism collector.
Acta Ethnographica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae, 1961. Trade Paperback. Acta Ethnographica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae Tomus X, Fasciculi 3-4, pp. 241-294, with folding map at rear. B/W illustrations. Text in German. Lajos Vargyas (1914-2007) was a prominent Hungarian researcher of folk music and folklore and a specialist in folk ballads. Inscribed by.....
University of Texas Press, 1981. Hardcover. Clean inside. No highlighting or underlining. Very good in a very good dust jacket with color faded spine.
Maisonneuve & cie. Libraires-Editeurs, 1879-1883. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Tome II: 421 pp.; Tome IV: 275 pp.; Tome V: 264 pp.; Tome VI: 243 pp. Text in French. First editions (first printings). Near fine copies in original wrappers (paperback). Tanning to covers. Scattered foxing on pages. Pages uncut. Volumes not.....
Les Libraires-Commissionnaires, 1914. First Edition. School & Library Binding. 261 pages. Text in French. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in tan wrappers (paperback). Pages uncut. Spine is tanned. Contents fine.
University of Texas Press, 1969. Hardcover. 374 pages. Second printing, 1969. A very good copy in brown cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Mild edge and corner wear. Spine ends rolled. No dust jacket.
Western Folklore, 1952. First Edition Thus. Trade Paperback. Offprint, pp. 233-249, of Western Folklore, Vol. XI, No. 4, October, 1952. Bertrand Bronson (1902-1986) was professor of English at University of California, Berkeley, and the expert on child ballads. Inscribed by the author in pencil: 'To George for distribution, Bert.'. First.....
Breakwater, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 531 pages. First edition (first printing). Near fine copy in photographic illustrated paper over board and gray cloth covers with bright gilt lettering on spine. No dust jacket as issued. First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.....
Harrison and Sons, 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. 114 pages. Victor de Guinzbourg was a UN staff member and collectror of proverbs since childhood. First edition (first printing). A very good copy in brown cloth with bright gilt lettering on spine. minor edge and corner wear. 3 small stickers with letters/number.....
Harrison and Sons, 1913. First Edition. Hardcover. 199 pages. Victor de Guinzbourg was a UN staff member and collectror of proverbs since childhood. First edition (first printing). A very good copy in brown cloth covers with bright gilt lettering on spine. Minor edge wear. 3 small stickers with letters/number at.....
(Greystone Press), (1938). First Edition. Pamphlet. [32] pages. 5 by 7 inches. A collection of folk nonsense rhymes, which Wood called 'Peckerwood' verse. Each rhyme is illustrated by two drawings. Expectedly--based on the subject matter and the sources--many of the rhymes are racist. To his discredit Dobie, in his short.....
Syracuse University Press, May 1996. Trade Paperback. This is a collection of Xerox lore and humour circulating widely in today's workplace. Have you seen anytime recently the High School Math Test, or Varying Interpretations of a Basic Philosophical Principle, or Why God Never Received Tenure. Well, it's all here and.....