Folklore and Customs of Rural England
Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1975. Many photo Illus. 8vo, brown cloth, d.w. Newton Abbot: David & Charles, (1975). Fine. More about Folklore and Customs of Rural England
Books
The Ingoldsby Legends of Mirth & Marvels.
London: Heinemann, 1929. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham with 24 color plates, 12 tinted plates, and 66 black & white drawings in the text. 549pp. Thick tall 8vo, brownish pictorial cloth with gilt lettering (spine repaired). William Heinemann, 1929. Later printing. A good(+) copy. Humorous parodies of medieval folklore and poetry. More about The Ingoldsby Legends of Mirth & Marvels
The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth & Marvels.
London: Dent, 1898. 12 color plates with tissue guards, 90 in-text figures, and pictorial end papers, all by Arthur Rackham. xxiv, 638pp. Thick 8vo, original green gilt pictorial cloth (light wear at spine ends; front end paper detached and with bookplate), t.e.g., uncut edges. London: J.M. Dent, 1898. First edition with these illustrations. A very good copy. Latimore & Haskell 11. Humorous parodies of medieval folklore and poetry. More about The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth & Marvels
The Ingoldsby Legends; or, Myth and marvels.
London: Bentley, 1855. Series I, II & III. Illustrations by George Cruikshank, John Leech, and Dalton. 3 volume, 8vo, full polished calf, gilt backs with green leather labels, gilt tops; original covers bound in. London: Bentley, 1855. Near fine. Eleventh Edition. Humorous parodies of medieval folklore and poetry. More about The Ingoldsby Legends; or, Myth and marvels
China: Lore, Legend and Lyrics.
New York: Philosophical Library, 1960. Illustrated with photos. 238 pages. 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Philosophical Library, (1960). Very good. More about China: Lore, Legend and Lyrics
The Elizabethan Jig and Related Song Drama.
Chicago: Chicago U. Press, 1929. Frontispiece with tissue guard, 642pp., tall thick 8vo, red cloth; ownership signature front free endpaper, small library numbering on spine. Chicago: UP Chicago, (1929). First Edition. Very good copy. More about The Elizabethan Jig and Related Song Drama
Folklore and the Sea.
illus. 4to, 1/2 cloth, boxed. Wesleyan UP, (1973). Limited First Edition. very good Signed by the author. One of 500 copies. More about Folklore and the Sea
Current Superstitions: Collected from the Oral Tradition of English Speaking Folk
Boston: American Folk-Lore Society, 1896. With notes and an introduction by William Wells Newell. x + 161 pages, tall 8vo, purple cloth; ex-lib., with library markings on title page and small stamp on first page, spine ends mended. Boston: American Folk-Lore Society, 1896. A very good copy. Number 137 of 450 copies printed. Memoirs of The American Folk-Lore Society, Vol. IV. More about Current Superstitions: Collected from the Oral Tradition of English Speaking Folk
Adirondack Voices; Woodsmen and Woods Lore
Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1981. Illus. 8vo, green cloth, d.w. faded on spine portion from sun exposure, otherwise very good. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, (1981). More about Adirondack Voices; Woodsmen and Woods Lore
The Dangerous Hour; The Lore and Culture of Crisis and Mystery in Rural Greece.
New York: Scribner, 1970. 410pp. 8vo, blue cloth. New York: Scribner's, (1970). Very good. More about The Dangerous Hour; The Lore and Culture of Crisis and Mystery in Rural Greece
The Counting-Out Rhymes of Children, their Antiquity, Origin, & Wide Distribution: A Study in Folk-lore.
Tall 8vo, 3/4 morocco, spine chipped, joints mended; uncut. London, 1888. More about The Counting-Out Rhymes of Children, their Antiquity, Origin, & Wide Distribution: A Study in...
The Secret Country; An Interpretation of the Folklore of Ancient Sites in the British Isles.
illus. 8vo, tall 8vo, cloth, chipped d.w. N.Y.: Walker, (1976). More about The Secret Country; An Interpretation of the Folklore of Ancient Sites in the British Isles
Sidewalks of America: Folklore, Legends, Sagas, Traditions, Customs, Songs, Stories and Sayings of City Folk.
New York: Bobbs-Merrill, 1954. xxii + 605pp., thick 8vo, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper worn. Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, (1954). First edition. A very good copy in a very good (-) dust wrapper. More about Sidewalks of America: Folklore, Legends, Sagas, Traditions, Customs, Songs, Stories and Sayings...
A Civil War Treasury of Tales, Legends, and Folklore.
illus. 625pp. small 4to, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Random House, (1960). vg. More about A Civil War Treasury of Tales, Legends, and Folklore
Folk-Say IV; The Land is Ours.
8vo, cloth, d.w. Univ. of Oklahoma Press, 1932. First Edition. vg. More about Folk-Say IV; The Land is Ours
A Treasury of American Folklore: Stories, Ballads, and Traditions of the People.
New York: Crown, 1944. Foreword by Carl Sandburg. 932pp. Thick 8vo, tan cloth. New York: Crown, (1944). Very good(+) _. More about A Treasury of American Folklore: Stories, Ballads, and Traditions of the People
A Treasury Of Mississippi River Folklore.
620pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. (d.w. chipped). N.Y.: Crown, (1955). Signed by the author. More about A Treasury Of Mississippi River Folklore
Alt-Russische Heiligen Legenden.
Munich: Hyperion, 1922. 16 plates, mounted on heavy black stock. 125pp. 4to, pictorial cloth. Munchen, 1922. Very good (+). With William Salloch's bookplate. More about Alt-Russische Heiligen Legenden
The English Folk-Play
Oxford: Clarendon, 1933. frontis. plus 1 illustration. vi + 248pp., 8vo, green cloth; spine evenly faded to brown, corners slightly bumped. Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1933. Internally fine, a very good(+) copy. More about The English Folk-Play
Folk-Tales of Angola.; Fifty Tales with Ki-Mbundu Text Literal English Translation, Introduction, and Notes.
Boston: American Folk-Lore Society, 1894. 315 pages, 2 large folding maps, tall 8vo, burgundy cloth (label removed from spine, small blind stamp on title page). Boston: American Folk-Lore Society, 1894. First Edition. Very good. Volume I of the Memoirs of The American Folk-Lore Society. More about Folk-Tales of Angola.; Fifty Tales with Ki-Mbundu Text Literal English Translation, Introduction,...
L'Art Folkorique en Chine
Peking: Langues Etrangeres, 1955. Introduction by Jack Chen. 23 plates plus text illustrations. 69pp., thin 8vo, boards, d.w. Peking: Editions en Langues Etrangeres, 1955. First edition. A very good (+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More about L'Art Folkorique en Chine
The Old Ball Game; Baseball in Folklore and Fiction
New York: Herder and Herder, 1971. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. slightly chipped. (New York): Herder and Herder, (1971). Very good. More about The Old Ball Game; Baseball in Folklore and Fiction
Round About and Long Ago; Tales from the English Counties
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1974. Illus. 8vo, orange cloth, d.w., cloth covers slightly warped, pages throughout are slightly wavy. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1974. Juvenile Edition. More about Round About and Long Ago; Tales from the English Counties
Shuckin' and Jivin', Folklore from Contemporary Black Americans
Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1978. 8vo, green cloth, d.w. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, (1978). Very good. More about Shuckin' and Jivin', Folklore from Contemporary Black Americans
Indiana Folklore; A Reader
Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1980. Illus. 8vo, blue cloth, cloth lightly soiled. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, (1980). More about Indiana Folklore; A Reader