The Talking Stone

Alfred A Knopf, 1939 Being Early American Stories Told Before the White Man's Day on This Continent By the Indians and Eskimos. Dust jacket is edge worn with small tears, maroon hardcovers. Text and woodcut illustrations are printed in brown ink

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1939. HC. good w/lightly chipped dustjacket, inscribed by the author. ill. by Richard Floethe. These stories tell of a hunter crossing a frozen lake on the ice, of boys shooting with their bows and arrows, of two sisters going out to gather firewood and of a maiden waiting on the shore at twilight… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1939. Blue hardcover binding clean square and tight, some rubbing along bottom edge. Name written on ffep. 116 pages. Price-clipped dj has some closed tears and shelfwear. Stories told a thousand years ago in America by Indians and Eskimos. Writte for ages 6-12, this is a series of short stories and legends.. Illus. by Floethe,… Read more about this item

NY: Knopf, 1939. Book. Illus. by Richard Floethe. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ in a Very Good- dustjacket. dj is partially sunfaded and moderately edge worn. dj has a small whole at spine and chip missing from upper back edge. Book shows edge wear at head and tale of spine..

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1939. First edition of this collection of traditional Native American and Inuit stories, illustrated with woodcuts. Bright orange cloth, illustrated dustjacket. Minor edgewear, good hinges, sound text block, a name on each front endpaper, pages otherwise clean and unmarked. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped and has considerable rubbing and light… Read more about this item