Search Results: FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folklore & Mythology from Rainy Day Paperback Exchange

Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle/Tut (#L), 1971. (reprint). Paperback. NEAR FINE. Tight, bright, clean, slight curl. Reprint of 1884 book. Over 100 pieces from Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut & New Hampshire, from classics pieces by Holmes, Longfellow and Whittier to written versions of stories from the verbal tradition, with period illustrations. ISBN: 0804809909.

London, UK: Jupiter Books, 1975. Oversize Hardbound. VERY GOOD+/ GOOD+. Tight, bright, clean, slight curl. Softened spine ends. DJ is intact but has slight wear to edges and 2 large edge rips (tape repaired on inside). "These poems are the supreme achievement of the form and the measure by which all others should be guaged...the present comprehensive selection, comprising the most notable and well know of La Fontaine's fables...is fully illustrated thoughout with the epic engravings of Gustave Dore..." 224 pages, 11.75x9" (29.8x22.9cm). Oversize and heavy, may require additional postage for Priority or International shipping. ISBN: 0904041263.

Stuttgart, Germany: Reclam, 1953. Hardbound. VERY GOOD+. Tight, age tanned pages, clean, square. 78 pages, 3-7/8x5-7/8" (10x14.75cm). Universal-Bibliothek Nr. 7292. Faintest age soil to exterior and faint rubbing to exterior edges. Text in German. Tales of the little people of Flanders. Includes" "Dei lange Tonpfeife", "die Pfortnerstelle", "Die Sargprozession", "Die Maske", and "Selbstbildnis.

London, UK: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, 1950. Hardcover. VERY GOOD-. Tight, bright, clean and square. Slight softening to spine ends and cover corners. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine. 208 pages. Folk tales from the region bordered by England through the Cheviot Hills and Southern Hills of Scotland to Edinburgh with a frontispiece map showing the places mentioned in the stories.

New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, ©1961. (1st printing). Hardbound. VERY GOOD/ No DJ. Tight, bright, clean, square. Softening of spine ends, light age soil to exterior of top page edges. A study of La Fontaine's fables (beginning with The Fox and the Crow) and their position in the world of poetry. 196 indexed pages with the basic text in English but quotations from La Fontaine's work in both the original French and an English translation. 8.5x5.5" (21.6x13cm)

Guanajuato, Mexico: Ediciones Casa Valadés, (Undated). Trade Paperback. VERY GOOD+. Tight, bright clean, slight curl. 7/8" rip at top of spine hinge. Slight edgewear to exterior. 2 page corners with tiny fold. "Relatos de hechos históricos llenos de fantasía que a través del tiempo se han convertido en una tradición. Entre las leyendas más populares y conocidas, se encuentran: Las Momias de Guanajuato, Callejón del Beso, La Llorona, El Usurero del Baratillo, Calle del Truco, Callejón de la Condesa y Jardín del Cantador, entre muchas más." 90 pages with color illustration accompanying each story, 8-5/8x6-1/2" (21.9x16.5cm).

Brecha, Wales: Llanfihangel-Rhos-y-corn, 1989. (Reprinted 2002). Paperback. FINE. As new - gift quality! Legends of Carmarthenshire, Wales: Edryd; The Woman Formed from Flowers; Ffnnon-Gog - The Cuckoo's Spring; Silyn; The Field of the Wolf; The White-Faced Thief. 29 page, stapled-bound booklet with turquoise covers and map of places mentioned in the text.

Madrid, Spain: Gregorio Del Toro-Editor, 1967. Trade Paperback. VERY GOOD+. Tight, faint page yellowing, clean interior, light age soil to exterior, square. Explanation of the derivation and history of folklore. Text in Spanish. 86 pages, 7-7.8x6" (20x15cm)

NY: HarperSanFrancisco, 1991. (1st edition, 1st printing). Oversize Paperback. VERY GOOD+. As new except for crease on bottom corner of back cover and bookstore stamp. "A classic native American creation story as retold by a Seneca Elder of the Wolf Clan Teaching Lodge, Twylah Nitsch & her grand-daughter, Jamie Sams. "The Medicine Stone Speaks from the Past to Our Future." ISBN: 006250763X.

Hanover. Germany: Fackeltrager - Verlag, c1960. Hardbound. GOOD-. Tight, clean interior with faintest age tanning of pages, faded cover with light age soil, square. 1/2" chip at top of spine. Illustrations - end papers, 6 full-page, 3 double page. Creation myth of the Sun and Moon - Text in GERMAN. "Die Menschen lebten in Frieden auf Erden, und sie waren froh. (The people lived in peace on earth, and they were glad.)"

NY: Avon, 1986. (Signed - 1st edition). Paperback. VERY GOOD+. Signed by author. Tight, bright, clean, slight tilt. Spine creased and slight edgewear. "the fate of a man lay in the hands of a young prince and a lady whose eerie destiny and fabulous quest would become the legend closest to every heart..." ISBN: 0380750015.

NY: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1935. (1st edition). Hardbound. VERY GOOD. Inscription signed by author December 1935. As new except for faint foxing to outer page edges and slight age tanning to glued edge of paper inside covers. Red cloth with black lettering. Unclipped dust jacket is present and intact but age soiled, with a chip at the top of the spine and small rips along top edge (stabilized with clear tape on the inside). 323 indexed pages with data grouped by continents and then by ethnic groups.