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Grandfather Tales
por Chase, Richard (Editor); Williams, Berkeley, Jr. (Illustrator)
- Usado
- Bom
- Capa dura
- Assinado
- first
- Condição
- Bom/Very Good
- Livreiro
-
La Mesa, California, United States
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
Boston, MA, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin/Riverside Press, 1948. First Edition Later Printing 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Williams, Berkeley, Jr.. A collection of 25 American-English folk tales, handed down through generations, & told to the author by long-lived residents of North Carolina & Virginia. SIGNED by the Author on title page, with a personalized inscription by him ("Uncle Dick") dated 1975 to lower dedication page. In 239 +[1] pages, including Appendix & Preface, illustrated throughout with pen-and-ink drawings of Berkeley Williams, Jr. A 1948 FIRST EDITON, but 8th printing, this hardcover small quarto is bound in teal-blue textured cloth stamped with black design to entire front cover, black lettering to front & spine. Condition is Fine: exceptionally clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages showing just a whisper of tanning, but completely unmarked save for former owner's paper address label to ffep. Corners crisp. The unclipped DJ is VG, with small chips at corners & both ends of spine; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Sinopse
A collection of folk tales from North Carolina and Virginia for a slightly older audience than that for Chase's Jack Tales.
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 023641
- Título
- Grandfather Tales
- Autor
- Chase, Richard (Editor); Williams, Berkeley, Jr. (Illustrator)
- Ilustrador
- Williams, Berkeley, Jr.
- Formato/Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Bom
- Condição de sobrecapa
- Very Good
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- First Edition Later Printing 5th or later Printing
- Editorial
- Houghton Mifflin/Riverside Press
- Local de publicação
- Boston, MA, U.S.A.
- Data de publicação
- 1948
- Palavras-chave
- folklore legends tradition folk culture south southern north carolina virginia children illustrated picture books fairy tales
- Catálogos de livreiros
- Signed Books; Fairy Tales-Folklore-Fables-Mythology;
Termos da venda
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Gargoyle Books
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- Quarto
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- First Edition
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- Title Page
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- Spine
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- FFEP
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- Cloth
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- VG
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