Folklore from The Country Bookshop

NY and London: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1893. Tales told to or overheard by the author, with illustrations by Chinese artists. "The Romance of the Stray Arrow, on which the other forty stories are strung, as beads on a thread, runs through the volume to an Oriental climax." Bound in yellow cloth with silver, black, and green decorations (dragons!) and decorative… Read more about this item

Shannon, Ireland: Irish University Press, 1968. The full title: Researches in the South of Ireland Illustrative of the Scenery, Architectural Remains and the Manners and Superstitions of the Peasantry with an Appendix Containing a Private Narrative of the Rebellion of 1798. The introduction id by Kevin Danaher. The book is in Very Good condition as is the Dust Jacket. Bright… Read more about this item

Bucknell Univ Pr, 2000. 2 volumes. Bright, tight, looking new and unread. . Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1943. This copy, of a classic work on industrial folklore and folk music, is signed by folklorist Harace Beck - it was his copy. The book is in Very Good condition. The dust jacket shows a bit of fading to the spine and some spine edgewear - a generally Good DJ.. First Edition. Hard… Read more about this item

London: Oxford University Press., 1950. Cloth binding just starting to bubble up around edges and spine; cover faded in spots; overall Good condition. Dust jacket holding in protective plastic cover. llustrated with b&w photos and drawings. "The Nuer are the most reserved and warlike people in the Souther Sudan and are the last tribe to have come under European administration..… Read more about this item

Glasgow: John Smith, 1961. The Story of Donald of Monkstad and Jessie of Balrandald. "Nearly fifty years ago two young children who had been living for a short time in North Uist returned with their family to their father's homeland, the Isle of Skye." Darkening around spine. Illustrated cover. Included at conclusion of book is a Postscript which includes versus… Read more about this item

Denton, TX, U.S.A.: University of North Texas Press, 1994. Wrapped in plastic. Brand New. . Cloth. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, England: George Bell And Songs, 1895. "Or, Delightful Lessons of Horam The Son of Asmar. Translated from The Persian, by Sir Charles Morell. Formerly Ambassador from the British Settlements in India to the Great Mogul." Collated and Editied by Philo-Juvenis. Illustrated with 64 listed engraving on wood and steel. Green Cloth over board. A Bohn's Libraries release. Top pages… Read more about this item

Livingston, Alabama: Livingston University Press, 1986. Lightly creased on top of cover. Tight and clean chapbook. Beautifully illustrated by Lewis Dickinson. Signed and inscribed by the author on the title page on 3/16/87.. Signed and Inscribed By Author. Paper. Very Good/None. Illus. by Dickinson, Lewis. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Edinburgh: Polygon, 1991. A nice clean, tight copy - Very Good.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1956. Folklore among the Mormons. Soil line at top and bottom from type of jacket cover used. Soil on back of jacket.. Hard Cover. Good Plus/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1905. No date. This is probably the 1905 edition listed in WorldCat. Originally Elliot Stock, London, 1885. X-library with bookplate inside front cover. Stamped inside covers and on end papers. Light soil on covers. Spine browned and title not readable. Frayed at top of spine. Signature separated at pages 208/209. Slight fraying at bottom of… Read more about this item

Charlottetown, PEI, Canada: Tea Hill Press, 1992. An Oral History of Belfast Prince Edward Island.. From the Library of Edward "Sandy" Ives. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Chapel Hill, NC: The North Carolina Folklore Society, 1965. Signed on front cover. Ink and a surface tear on back cover.. Signed by Folklorist Joseph C. Hickerson. Soft Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Austin, TX: published for the American Folklore Society by the University of Texas Press, 1969. Some fading of lettering. Price clipped.. Hard Cover. Good Plus/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1972. Chipping and wear around edges of jacket.. Signed by Folklorist Joseph C. Hickerson. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Little Brown & Co, 1977. Notes from the West of Irelland. Price clipped.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Pantheon Books, 1982. Tales and Traditions from the Smithsonian Collection.. Signed by Folklorist Joseph C. Hickerson. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A.: Univ of Arizona Pr, 1991. Slight wear along edges of jacket.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S.A.: Olympic Marketing Corp, 1980. Slight soil on jacket.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.