Resultados de búsqueda: Folklore and Mythology from SmarterRat Books

The Crossing Press, 1985. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Very Good. 1985 The Crossing Press, Freedom Press, California. Trade paperback. Black and white illustrations by Daniel Burgevin. 200 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Bottom corner bumped. Pages clean and unmarked.

Club des Libraires de France, 1958. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good ; No jacket. Ex-Library. 1958 Club des Libraires de France. Oblong Hardcover. Text in French. REBOUND in library buckram. Book has been re-cased in olive green library cloth binding with white spine lettering. Very durable binding. Call number printed on spine. 138 songs with lyrics in French. 24 color reproductions of woodblock prints printed on laid paper and pasted in. 7 black & white illustrations. Corners and spine ends bumped; corners lightly rubbed. Pages clean and generally unmarked, except for a few stray pencil marks and some library stamps on first and last few pages. Stamped "Cancelled - Sale Authorized" on top page edges. A few light stains and smudges on page edges. Rear free endpaper has library sticker and card pocket. Library stickers on back of title page. 388 pages plus appendices. No dust jacket. Translation of complete title: 'The book of the songs; or introduction to the knowledge of the French popular song'.… Leer más

Covens & Mortier, 1728. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good ; No jacket. 1728 Covens & Mortier, Amsterdam. Two volumes in one . NOT ex-library. Small hardcover is full-bound in brown leather. Spine has five raised bands; five panels have gilt ruled borders and stamped gilt floral deigns. One spine panel has gilt title: Voyage du Cyrus. Black and white frontispiece. Title page in red and black. Text in French. 187 + 116 pages, followed by "Discours sur la Mythologie", 180 pages. Sections have small header illustrations and decorative initial letters. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, with boards exposed at tips. Leather of the spine is rubbed at bands and has many fine cracks in the panels, but is mostly intact except for a half-inch loss at the head of the spine. Covers have moderate edge wear and surface rubbing. Name in ink on front endpaper, dated 1842. Frontispiece page is missing about half of the top half inch, and there is an indistinct notation at the… Leer más

New American Library, 1964. Paperback. Good. Good. 1964 New American Library.9th printing. circa 1980s. Abridged. A Mentor Book. Paperback. Edited and with notes and foreword by Dr. Theodore H. Gaster. 832 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have moderate edge and surface wear. Spine creased. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked.

Christopher Publishing House, 1927. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good ; No jacket. 1927 The Christopher Publishing House, Boston. First Edition. First printing. No additional printings listed. Hardcover has olive cloth-covered boards with gold spine and cover lettering and decorations; front cover has blind-stamped linear borders. Black and white plates with floral patterned glassine guards. 340 pages. NOT ex-library. Binding cracked at title page; webbing visible, but pages not loose.; binding otherwise intact. Corners and spine ends lightly bumped and rubbed. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Covers have a few light smudges. Several previous owners names stamped and written in ink on front endpapers, as well as a content notation. Nine pages have notations in either pencil or ink. The rear endpapers have extensive notations in pencil and ink. Five pages have a creased corner. Pages lightly tanned, more so at periphery, but still supple. Dust jacket is missing. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

My Island Publishing, 1992. Softcover. Good. Good. 1992 My Island Publishing, Volcano, Hawaii. Softcover, with stapled binding. Translated from the Hawaiian by Kii Kuuipo Kamakani. Illustrated by Joann Morse. Black and white illustrations. Unpaginated.(23 pages). Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear with a few soft dents. Mild soiling to the back cover. Pages clean and unmarked.

Meridian - New American Library, 1985. Paperback. Very Good. Very Good. 1985 Meridian - New American Library. Paperback. 180 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have very light edge and surface wear. Spine NOT creased. Pages lightly tanned, more so at periphery, but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked.

George Allen, 1898. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good ; No jacket. 1898 George Allen, Sunnyside, Orpington. Seventh Edition. Hardcover has olive green cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Top edges gilt. Covers have blind-stamped ruled borders. Deckle fore-edges and bottom edges. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Front hinge partially cracked, but still strong. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, with some fraying at tips and spine ends. Covers have moderate edge wear and surface rubbing. Spine leans a little. Half-title page and corresponding page in the back lightly tanned. Name in ink on page opposite title page, dated 1899. Pages clean and unmarked. 270 pages. "Printed by Ballantyne, Hanson & Co. at the Ballantyne Press". No dust jacket. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. Contents: Lecture I: Athena Chalinitis (Athena in the heavens) - Lecture II: Athena Keramitis (Athena in the earth) - Lecture III: Athena Ergane (Athena in the heart).

Lansdowne Press, 1965. Hardcover. Good/Good. Good+ ; Good Jacket. 1965 Lansdowne Press, Melbourne, Australia. First Edition. First printing. No additional printings listed. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has green textured paper-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Decorative endpapers. 112 pages. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends bumped. Covers have light surface and edge wear. There is a small nick to the front cover near the fore edge. Pages clean and unmarked. Pages very lightly tanned at periphery but still supple. Dust jacket has overall surface rubbing, chipped and nicked edges, and small tears. Dust jacket is NOT price clipped. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

University of California Press, 1990. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Very Good. 1990 University of California Press. Trade paperback. 145 pages. Introduction and translation by Jesse L. Byock. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Covers have very light edge and surface wear. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Appears to be unread. Pages clean and unmarked.

Paterson & Sons. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Fair ; No jacket. Paterson & Sons, no date (ca. 1900). Hardcover book has thin brown pebble-texture leatherette cloth-covered boards with gold cover lettering. No title on spine. All page edges gilt. Endpapers have overall pattern of brown flowers. One full-page yellow, black, & white illustration for the first song: "The Auld House O' Gask". Bottom outer corner of front cover is creased; board is cracked, as well as endpaper. Covers rubbed. Corners and spine ends bumped and rounded; frayed in spots. Front hinge cracked with webbing quite visible. Bottom 2 inches of front free endpaper partially detached. Name and date (1910), and 'Glasgow Scotland' in pencil on verso of front free endpaper. Pages tanned, but unmarked. A few pages are dog eared. Several cracks in binding between signatures, but no pages loose. 223 pages plus 5 pages of publisher's advertisements. No dust jacket. "Arranged for medium voices with pianoforte accompaniment."

Amaranth Publishing, 1994. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Very Good. 1994 Amaranth Publishing, Dallas, Texas. Trade paperback. 219 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Small dent at top corner of front cover. Pages clean and unmarked.

Doctor House. Softcover. Very Good. Very Good. Doctor House. No date in book. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Softcover. Parallel text in Chinese and English, on opposite pages. Black and white illustrations. 250 pages. Binding tight. Spine has only a trace of a crease. Pages lightly tanned, more so at periphery, but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked.

Museum Press, 1945. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good ; No jacket. 1945 Museum Press Limited. Reprint of 1943 edition. Square hardcover, 6.5 inches, has cream cloth-covered boards with purple spine lettering and a blue willow plate illustration on the front cover. Illustrations, all in blue, by the author. 48 pages. NOT ex-library. Hinges NOT cracked. Binding getting loose in a few places in the text, with threads peeking at places but still intact and functional. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, with minor fraying at tips. There is a half-inch brown stain on the spine and another very small spot on the back cover. Front free endpaper has a small ink mark at top corner and a small ink stamp from a bookstore in India at the bottom center. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket is missing. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Delta - Dell, 1999. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Very Good. 1999 Delta - Dell. Trade paperback. 288 pages. Edited and with an intrrdocution by Susan Feldman. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Covers have very light edge and surface wear. Appears to be unread. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked.

n.p.. Softcover. Good. Good+. No date or publication information in book, circa 1960. NOT ex-library. Softcover, with stapled binding, 4 inches wide and 9 inches tall. Light green leather-grain-textured cardstock covers. Front cover has title in center of illustration of a hide pulled between four wooden posts. Illustration of a Native American in feather headdress at top of cover, and of a one paddling a canoe at the bottom. Bottom of spine creased. Covers tanned around the edges. Covers have very light edge and surface wear. Pages clean and unmarked. 32 pages. Bottom of cover states "For Your Consideration and Amusement".

Crown Publishers, Inc., 1955. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Very Good ; Good Jacket. 1955 Crown Publishers, Inc. Third printing, copyright 1954. SIGNED by the editor, Padraic Colum, on front free endpaper. Not personalized. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has green cloth-covered boards with black spine lettering. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends bumped. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Four pages have a one-half inch tear at the top edge in the margin. One page has an ink smudge at bottom corner. Fore edge of pages has a small spot. Pages otherwise clean and unmarked. 620 pages. Color-illustrated dust jacket has overall surface rubbing, chipped and nicked edges, and small tears. Some light foxing on jacket surface; spine is a bit darkened. Dust jacket is price clipped. Edited, with an introduction by Padraic Colum. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Spring Publications, 1992. Softcover. Very Good. Very Good. 1992 Spring Publications. Softcover. With a new foreword by Charles Boer. Other than the foreword, this is a reprint of the 1968 revise and corrected edition. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. Covers have very light edge and surface wear. Spine lightly sunned. Spine has a mild lean. Pages clean and unmarked.

Doubleday Books, 1988. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Very Good. 1988 Doubleday Books. Trade Paperback. Color and black & white illustrations by Tim Hildebrandt. 166 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Covers lightly curled at corners. Fore edges of pages has a few thin black lines. Pages clean and unmarked. "Stories, Poems, and Unicorn Lore."

Ballantine Books, 1992. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Near Fine ; Very Good Jacket. 1992 Ballantine Books. Hardcover has black paper-covered boards with black cloth-covered spine and gold spine lettering. 520 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. Book is in excellent condition with only a hint of shelf wear at the spine ends. Pages clean and unmarked. Glossy dust jacket has very light edge and surface wear. Dust jacket is NOT price clipped; spine of jacket has a small dent. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.