Tales of the Punjab Folklore O Tapa dura - 1983

New York: Random House, 1983. 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 326 pages. Forty-three stories and 65 illustrations. From jacket: "Here are the tales, told by the people over the centuries in India, collected and transcribed in all their original rough ready wit, drama, and poetry, together with illustrations by J. Lockwood Kipling." Edgewear, bumped head and heel of spine; quarter inch tear to bottom front corner; worn bottom back corner of jacket. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. Illus. by Kipling, J. Lockwood. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Greenwich House, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. b/w Illustration. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Bookplate to endpaper.

Random House Value Publishing, 1983-12-10. hardcover. Acceptable. 8x5x1.

Random House Value Publishing, 1983. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Random House Value Publishing, 1983. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Random House Value Publishing, 1983. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Random House Value Publishing, 1983. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Greenwich House, 1983. Book. Illus. by J. Lockwood Kipling. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition Thus. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Gift Inscription On Front Endpaper, Otherwise Unmarked, Clean And Solid Copy. Colorful Dust Jacket With Picture Of Boy Taking Out Thorn From Foot Of Tiger. Dj With A Couple Small Cuts On Edges And Now In A Protective Mylar Jacket.

Random House Value Publishing, 1983-12-10. Hardcover. Good.

New York, NY: Greenwich House, 1983 Greenwich House, New York. 1983. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Letter (a). Reprint of the 1894 original by MacMillan. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; slight bottom board edge shelfwear; light bump to spine. DJ: Near Fine; fold to rear flap; slight edge bumping. Light gray buckram boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 326 pp 8vo. In the Punjab, when work is done and night has come, it is storytelling time for tales old and new. At the turn of the century the author traveled through India listening to the village storytellers and gathering their tales together into this brilliant and definitive collection. Here are the tales of wizards and princes, of serpents and talking beasts, of enchantments, temporary deaths, and restoration of lost limbs. A clean very presentable copy.