The Vanishing Hitchhiker: American Urban Legends and Their Meanings
by Brunvand, Jan Harold
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0393951693
- ISBN 13
- 9780393951691
- Seller
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Rapid River, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1981. Stated first edition; full numberline. Inscribed at title page: "For Jane and Dan, I'm sure there are several Detroit stories in here somewhere. Jan H. Brunvard." Lt. grey boards, grey cloth spine wrap, gilt spine titles, fine. Pages fine. Dj fine; clipped, protected in new clear sleeve. Classic cover design silhouette of hatted man and ghostly girl in car by Tim Gaydos. The first book addressing the new folklore - urban legends - and launched America's newest obsession! The Vanishing Hitchhiker was Professor Brunvand's first popular book on urban American folklore, and remains a classic. The culmination of twenty years of collection and research, it is a must-have for myster lovers. Major legends are examined w/each of the eight chapters followed by extensive bibliography. Complete w/afterword, glossary, and appendix on collecting and studying urban legends. Entertaining and edifying. Indexed. 208 pages. Insured post.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. Book.
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- Bookseller
- BiblioStax (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017398
- Title
- The Vanishing Hitchhiker: American Urban Legends and Their Meanings
- Author
- Brunvand, Jan Harold
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0393951693
- ISBN 13
- 9780393951691
- Publisher
- W.W. Norton & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1981
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- FOLKLORE_UNITED STATES LEGENDS, AMERICAN
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