Books about popular myth and beliefs relating to a particular place, activity, or group of people
The N-K-Fairbank Company, 1898. 2nd. Pamphlet. 12mo. Text block is loose and unattached from paper wrappers; all pages are present and without any folds or creases. Fully color illustrated pages are warmly toned and remain unmarked. Paper wraps are decorated with lovely two-tonal red and green illustration and titling and.....
Donohue, Henneberry & Co. Hardcover. 4to. No date listed though likely published in 1890s. Text is unmarked on clean, warmly toned pages with a lovely black and white illustration a vis to each page of text-- front flyleaf with black and white frontispiece on its other side is detached but.....
George G. Harrap & Co., 1932. Laboccetta, Mario. 1st. Hardcover. 4to. 206pp. Color illustrated text remains unmarked on warmly toned pages with 10 full color illustrated plates throughout from Mario Laboccetta. Pages are only marked by a previous owners name penned in ink on the front flyleaf. Text block is.....
E.P. Dustton & Co., 1929. Beverly, Katharine & Ellender, Elizabeth. Hardcover. 8vo. 209pp. Deckle edged pages remain solely marked by faint age spots. Includes a color frontispiece + 49 lovely color illustrated plates in black, white and red throughout and fully illustrated end papers. Red cloth boards are decorated with.....
Macmillan and Co., 1911. Goble, Warwick. Hardcover. 4to. Red cloth covered boards show shiny, intact gilt titling on front board and spine and gilt woman in a dress in the center of the cover- faintly rubbed. Boards are mildly edge worn with bumped corners and a sunned spine. There is.....
Rinehart & Co, New York, 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. Book is in good condition with some staining to the front cover board, there is also a signature from the author on the first page along with some notes from the previous owners, the dust jacket has come apart with wear.....
The Burrows Brothers Company, 1895. 1st edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Numbered 494 of 600 printed. 125pp. Unmarked, handmade pages include double page frontispiece, nine b/w illustrated plates and 14 illuminated pages with woodcut initials from Will H. Bradley. Two tonal text in red and black. Top edge gilt of deckle edged.....
Pantheon Books, 1976. Paperback. 8vo. Text unmarked on white pages. Binding square, faintly creased and secure. Spine bumped at either end. Covers are clean with lightly bumped corners and edges beginning to bubble.
Nairobi University Press, 1994. 1st. 8Vo Softcover. 102pp. Text is unmarked on white pages. Orange covers are glossy with lightly bumped corners and surface wear. Binding is stiff and square; hinges are fully attached. Spine remains uncreased but lightly rubbed on edges. Soiling on bottom of text-block.
Federal-Alpha, 1975. Mei, Kwan Shan. 3rd printing. Oblong Hardcover. 8vo. 236pp. Text is unmarked on slightly patinated pages with beautiful color illustrations from Kwan Shan Mei throughout. Binding is square though crown of spine is heavily chipped. Illustrated covers are edge rubbed with mild foxing along the margins. Rear cover.....
T.C. & E.C. Jack, 1906. Cameron, Katherine. Hardcover. 8vo. Incribed on the recto of the frontispiece, text is otherwise unmarked to barely patinated pages set between sets of gold endpapers. Includes all 29 color illustrated plates from Katherine Cameron. Gilt decorated brown cloth boards are lightly worn along the margins.....
Limited Editions Club, 1933. Limited Edition. 8Vo Hardcover. 211pp. Text remains unmarked on lightly patinated pages with numerous facsimiles of Florentine woodcuts throughout. Bound in brown marbled boards with nice, deckled pages. Binding is stiff and square; hinges are fully attached. A few rusted stains present on front end-paper and.....
University of British Columbia Press, 1997. Reprint. 8Vo Softcover. 217pp. Text is unmarked on clean pages. Covers are glossy with pointed corners, minor surface wear and a sticker on back. Tightly bound with fully attached hinges. Spine is lightly creased with faint foxing present on text-block.
West Australian Texas Publishing, 1989. 1st edition. Paperback. 8vo. Signed by Stan Deyo on the title page. Binding square and secure though cover have a slight bow. Covers show minor edge and surface wear otherwise.
Avon Books, 1980. 1st printing. Paperback. 12mo. Spine square, lightly sunned with a creased cover hinge. Wraps otherwise only show minor edge wear. 401pp. Text unmarked on warmly toned pages with photo illustrated inserts attached in the center.
Frederick Warne & Co., 1908. 1st. Hardcover. 4to. A good copy with bright white pages & colorful illustrations throughout. Binding is square and hinges are intact. Illustrated endpapers are lightly foxed. Brown, illustrated cover boards show shelf wear from age and are lightly rubbed at the edges with a 1/2.....
J.M. Dent & Sons, 1912. Hardcover. 1st. 127pp. Thick, deckle edged pages are warmly toned with all 17 color plates from Charles Robinson protected by original printed tissue. End papers are gilt illustrated. Contents are marked by a penciled in previous owners name on the front flyleaf. Text block is.....
W.H. Allen, 1961. Benvenuti. 1st. Hardcover. Folio. 56pp. Pages are unmarked with plenty of lovely full page and cut color illustrations from Benvenuti throughout. Binding square and tight. Illustrated boards are vibrant with minimal edge rubbing. Includes titled glassine jacket in good condition- minor chips and tears along the edges.....
W.H. Allen, 1961. Benvenuti. 1st edition. Hardcover. Folio. 59pp. Pages are unmarked with plenty of lovely full page and cut color illustrations from Benvenuti throughout. Binding square and tight. Illustrated boards are vibrant with light edge rubbing. Includes titled and illustrated glassine jacket in good condition- two tears present on.....
Greenwich House, 1983. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 315pp. Text is unmarked on clean pages. Navy blue boards show light shelf wear and some bumped corners. Binding is stiff and hinges are fully attached. Beige jacket is glossy and unclipped with some minor tears along the top and spine. Foxing present on.....
Creative Editions, 1996. Hardcover: 136 pages. Hardcover: 136 pages. Book is in very good condition with some minor wear to the cover as well as a signature from the author on the title page.
Dodd, Mead & Company, 1958. Hardcover. 8vo. 624pp. A clean ex-library copy, dust jacket remains in library mylar with all the typical stickers. Book is marked by a remainder mark on the top edge, a sticker on the front flyleaf and rear endpaper. Pages are otherwise unmarked and clean. Binding.....
New York: Bantam, 1979. 4to Softcover. Unpaginated. Binding is strong and square. Covers are bright and intact. Interior illustrations are vibrant and clean. Former owner's name and inscription on first page.
Harry N. Abrams, 1977. 1st. Hardcover. 4to. 212pp. Brown leather boards are clean with pointed corners and bright gilt gnome illustration on the front boards and gilt titling along the spine. The top edge of both boards are lightly dust soiled. Binding is squared and hinges are tight. Bright white.....
W.J. Widdleton, Publisher, 1870. Globe Edition (two volumes in one). Hardcover. 12mo. 406ppg. Text is unmarked with a light patina from age. Purple cloth boards have bright gilt lettering and illustration. Shelf wear to cover boards, bumped corners and sun tanned edges. Spine is sun tanned and edges of spine.....