Earth Magic, Sky Magic: North American Indian Stories

by Kerven, Rosalind

Description: Very Good. 1992 Cambridge University Press. Third printing of 1991 edition. Softcover. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. 79 pages. Binding tight. Covers have very light edge and surface wear. Spine NOT creased. Covers lightly curled at corners. Pages clean and unmarked. Read More

The Storytelling Stone: Traditional Native American Myths and Tales

by Feldmann, Susan (Editor)

Description: 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. Read More

African Myths and Legends

by Arnott, Kathleen

Description: Fine. 1989 Oxford University Press. Softcover. Black and white illustrations by Joan Kiddell-Monroe. 211 pages. Retold by Kathleen Arnott. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. No visible wear to book. Book is gift quality. Appears to be unread. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. Read More

Indian Tales and Legends (Oxford Myths and Legends

by Gray, J. E. B.

Description: Very Good. 1989 Oxford University Press. First published in 1961. Trade paperback. Black and white illustrations by Joan Kiddell-Monroe. 230 pages. "Retold by J. E. B. Grey". 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. Pages clean and unmarked. Read More

Tales and Legends of the Dells

by Campbell, Herb

Description: 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 ... Read More

Flora and Fred in Flower Land

by Smith, Laura Rountree

Description: Good+; No jacket. 1923 Van Vliet Books. Apparent first edition. No additional printings listed. Small hardcover has blue cloth-covered boards with gold spine and cover lettering. 12 color illustrations, each of a bouquet arranged in a vase. Each arrangement consists of flowers described in the stories in each chapter. Each chapter has a plain heading page with the title of the chapter; heading page for Chapter 1 is missing. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends bumped and ... Read More

The Green Man: Spirit of Nature

by Matthews, John

Description: Near Fine; No jacket. 2002 Red Wheel. Small six-inch square hardcover has glossy pictorial paper-covered boards. Color photographs and illustrations. 64 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Covers have very light surface wear. Pages clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. Read More

American Indian Mythology

by Marriott, Alice; Rachlin, Carol K.

Description: Near Fine. 1986 Meridian-New American Library. Paperback. Black and white photographs. 252 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Book is in excellent condition with only a hint of shelf wear at the bottom edge and corner. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. Read More

The Hungry Woman: Myths and Legends of the Aztecs

by Bierhorst, John (Editor)

Description: Very Good; Good Jacket. 1984 William Morrow & Company. First Edition. First printing. Full number line on verso. No additional printings listed. Date on title page matches copyright on verso. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has red paper-covered boards with black cloth-covered spine and gold spine lettering. Black and white illustrations. 148 pages. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners of front cover bumped. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has very light edge and surface ... Read More

Garden Gnomes: a History

by Way, Twigs

Description: Very Good. 2010 Shire Publications. Softcover. Color and black and white photographs and illustrations. High-quality glossy paper. 56 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Book is in excellent condition with only a hint of shelf wear. Pages clean and unmarked. One page is dog-eared. Read More

Classic Myths to Read Aloud

by Russell, William F.

Description: Very Good; Good Jacket. 1989 Crown Publishers, Inc. Hardcover has sky blue textured paper-covered boards with blue cloth-covered spine and gold spine lettering. 264 pages. Remainder mark on top page edges. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends lightly bumped. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has light edge and surface wear, with wrinkling at the bottom edge of the front panel. Dust jacket is NOT price clipped. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. "The great stories ... Read More

Ghosts: Ohio's Haunted Landscapes, Lost Arts & Forgotten Places

by McNutt, Randy

Description: Very Good+. 1996 Orange Frazer Press, Wilmington, Ohio. Trade paperback. Black and white illustrations. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. Spine NOT creased. Covers have very light edge and surface wear. Pages clean and unmarked. 261 pages. Read More

Russ Tyson's Australian Christmas Book

by Tyson, Russ

Description: 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 ... Read More

Stories From Chinese Proverbs

by N/A

Description: 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. Read More

The Unicorn Treasury

by Coville, Bruce (Editor)

Description: 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." Read More

The Piko Canoe

by Morse, Gordon

Description: 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. Read More

Gods and Pharaohs From Egyptian Mythology

by Harris, Geraldine

Description: Very Good. 1993 Peter Bedrick Books. Softcover. Oversized, 8.25 x 10.75 inches. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Color illustrations by David O'Connor. Black & white illustrations by John Sibbick. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Spine NOT creased. The bottom edge of the front cover has a small dent that has caused an eighth inch tear; this dent slightly affects the bottom edge first few pages as well. Covers lightly curled at corners. Pages clean and unmarked. 132 pages ... Read More

Great Children's Stories: the Classic Volland Edition

by N/A

Description: Very Good; No jacket. 1989 Checkerboard Press. Oversize hardcover, 9.25 x 11.75 inches, has pictorial paper-covered boards. Color and black and white illustrations by Frederick Richardson. Introduction by Irene Hunt. 160 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, with minor fraying at tips. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Pages clean and unmarked. No dust jacket, as issued. "A collection of 17 traditional tales. ... Read More

The Scottish Orpheus: a Collection of the Most Admired Songs of Scotland

by Hamilton, Adam (Compiler)

Description: 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 ... Read More

The Story on the Willow Plate: Adapted From the Chinese Legend

by Thomas, Leslie

Description: 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 ... Read More

Speaking of Mother Earth

by McMurphy, John H.; Kofalk, Harriet; Martin, Amy; Davis, Jeff

Description: 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. Read More

The Queen of the Air: Being a Study of the Greek Myths of Cloud and Storm

by Ruskin, John

Description: 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 ... Read More

Fables De La Fontaine

by La Fontaine, Jean De; Angel, Marie; Marsh, Edward Howard, Sir

Description: Near Fine; Near Fine DJ; Very Good slipcase. Alphabet Press, 1981. Hardcover book with dust jacket and pamphlet-style accompanying translation with sewn binding, all in slipcase. Tall oversize (8.5" x 13.5") hardcover book has green cloth-covered boards and white paper spine label with black lettering. Scratch in surface only of cloth on back cover and on bottom of front at spine. Facsimile of illustrated manuscript, faithfully reproducing color variations unique to the vellum original. ... Read More

The Ulysses Theme: a Study in the Adaptability of a Traditional Hero

by Stanford, W. B.

Description: Very Good. 1992 Spring Publications. Softcover. With a new foreword by Charles Boer. Other than the foreword, this is a reprint of the 1968 revised 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. Read More

A Book of Old Ballads

by Nichols, Beverley

Description: Good; No jacket. No date. Circa 1935-1940. Loring & Mussey. Illustrated by H. M. Brock. NOT ex-library. Oversize hardcover has maroon cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Small blind-stamped illustration on front cover of a shaft of wheat and a scythe. Illustrated endpapers have a castle, and a knight and a maiden on horseback. 16 full-page color plates and black & white illustrations. Deckle fore edges. Binding has a few light cracks, but still tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners ... Read More