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University of Alberta Press , 1988 9.5" x 11". xv, 139 pp. The author "has collected 450 items of this folklore." Illustrated with b&w photos, line drawings. A clean bright copy. Gray cloth. DJ has some light shelf wear.
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The Windmill Turning: Nursery Rhymes, Maxims, and Other Expressions of Western Canadian Mennonites Hardcover - 1988
by Victor Carl Friesen
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- Title The Windmill Turning: Nursery Rhymes, Maxims, and Other Expressions of Western Canadian Mennonites
- Author Victor Carl Friesen
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 158
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Alberta Press, Edmonton
- Date January 1, 1988
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780888641182 / 0888641184
- Weight 1.94 lbs (0.88 kg)
- Dimensions 9.25 x 11 x 0.65 in (23.50 x 27.94 x 1.65 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Mennonites - Prairie Provinces - Folklore, Mennonites - Prairie Provinces - History
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 88185914
- Dewey Decimal Code 398.204
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Edmonton: University of Alberta Press. Very Good- in Very Good dust jacket. 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. 0888641184 . 139 p. 23.5 x 28 cm. oblong Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Foxing along the top edges of boards and text block, with a touch to lower edges. Gift inscription on endpaper. Otherwise, inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has a little wear and slight curling to the edges. Minor amount of soil. Spine lightly faded. A collection of 450 items of Mennonite folklore, including nursery rhymes, songs, and maxims. Presented in Plautdietsch and English. Begins with some historical background to Mennonites. .
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University of Alberta Press, 1988. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Gift inscription to half title page. Dust jacket wrapped in protective sleeve. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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University of Alberta Press, 1988. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Dust jacket wrapped in protective mylar sleeve. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Alberta: University of Alberta Press, 1988. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 139 pages including index, basic vocabulary and grammar notes. "A collection of 450 pieces of Western Canadian Mennonite folklore - nursery rhymes, songs, and maxims, presented in both Plautdietsch and English. Also includes a concise description of these Mennonites - their history and language, plus a literary analysis of their folklore." - paraphrased from dust jacket. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart cover. A nice copy..
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