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Folklore from the Working Folk of America. From the Leading Journals and Archives of Folklore
by COFFIN, Tristram Potter and Hennig Cohen (eds)
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Doubleday, 1973. First Edition. Octavo. Cloth-backed boards; dustjacket; 464pp. Fine, unmarked copy in lightly edge-rubbed dustwrapper with original price on front flap. Remainder speckle on bottom edge of text block. No first edition statement, as usual for this title (an exception to Doubleday's usual practice, possibly because this is an edited volume). Edited volume of scholarly articles on American folklore, including sections on folktales, games, music, customs, etc.
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 40486
- Title
- Folklore from the Working Folk of America. From the Leading Journals and Archives of Folklore
- Author
- COFFIN, Tristram Potter and Hennig Cohen (eds)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1973
- Bookseller catalogs
- Social History; American Folk Music;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Octavo
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- First Edition
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- Text Block
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- Remainder
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- Fine
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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
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