Memoriile Comisiei de Folclor, Tomul IV (1990)
Bucaresti: Editura Academiei Romane, 1994. Paperback. This issue only. 219p. Original wrapper. 24cm. Cover scuffing. Corners bumped. Romanian text. More
Folklore
Mongolian Folktales, Stories and Proverbs In English Translation
1967. Mongolian Folktales, Stories and Proverbs In English Translation. Bloomington: Mongolia Society, 1967. 86p. Softcover. 22cm. Near Fine. Translated from Mongolian by members and friends of The Mongolia Society. Mongolia Society Occasional Papers, Number Four. More
Legendes Historiques du Pays de Nioro (Sahel)
Paris: August Challamel, 1904. Paperback. 121p. Wrapper. 26cm. Backstrip worn. Front and back covers partially glued to adjacent leaves. INSCRIBED by Adam on half-title -- inscription partly hidden because half-title is partially pasted to front cover. From the John R. Willis Collection of Africana with his bookplate inside front cover..... More
Mmerehua: Twi Folk Tales
n.p. n.d. Paperback. 125p. Wrapper. 19cm. Cover faded at fold. Twi text (Foreword in English). More
The Indian Stories of F. W. Bain
London: Published for the Medici Society by Philip Lee Warner, (1913-1920). 2nd ed. Hardcover. 13 vols. djs (except Vols. III-IV). 23cm. Backstrip on most jacketds chipped at ends and faded. Endpapers browned, as are a few text pages (where newspaper clippings had been laid in). A few marginal tears. Top..... More
The Wit and Wisdom of the Haytians
New York: Scribner & Armstrong, 1877. Hardcover. 112p. Rebound in later 1/2 leather (barbled boards with dark blue leather backing and corners. Original front cover (paper) reinforced around edges and preserved. 20 cm. INSCRIBED by Bigelow to Mrs. A. A. Low and blank leaf preceding title-pagethor on front free endpaper..... More
Arabic Proverbs; or the Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians, Illustrated from Their Proverbial Sayings Current at Cairo
London: Bernard Quaritch, 1875. 2nd edition. Hardcover. viii, 283p. Original green cloth. 23cm. Bookplate. Former owner's name. Extremities moderately worn. A few cover spots and some rubbing. Endpapers browned. The first edition was published in 1830. More
The Hand: A Survey of Facts, Legends, and Beliefs Pertaining to Manual Ceremonies, Covenants, and Symbols
Oxford, NY: The Irving Company, 1905. Hardcover. index, vii, 238p. Original reddish orange cloth. 21 cm. Cover has minor soiling and a few tiny spots. No jacket. More
Recueil des Contes & Legendes Cambodgiens. [Fascs. 2 et 3 Only]
Phnon-Penh: Editions de l'Institut Bouddhique, 1959. 1st ed. Hardcover. These two fascicules only (of 6). Contemporary 1/2 leather. 24cm. Backstrip missing on Fasc. 3. Text browned. Khmer text. Title also in Khmer: Prajum ryan bren khmaer. More
L'Image, La Langue et la Pensee: II. Recueil de Proverbes Karangasso
St. Augustin: Anthropos-Institut, 1980. Paperback. This part only. index, 751p. Wrapper. 24cm. French text. More
Bibliography of Oral Literature in Malawi 1860-1986
Zomba: Chancellor College, n.d. Paperback. ii, 32p. 29cm. Wrapper. More
The Superhuman Life of Gesar of Ling
London: Rider & Company, (1959). Revised Edition. Hardcover. 271p. Red cloth. dj (price-clipped). 21cm. Spine sloped. Edges of jacket rubbed and chipped. More
Le Crime des Lemniennes: Rites et Legendes du Monde Egeen
Paris: Paul Geunthner, 1924. 1st ed. Paperback. 75p. Wrapper. 25cm. Unopened. French text. More
Hausa Tales and Traditions: An English Translation of Tatsuniyoyi na Hausa Originally Compiled by Frank Edgar. Translated and Edited by Neil Skinner. [Volume 1]
New York: Holmes & Meier, (1969). 1st Amer. ed. Hardcover. This volume only. xxxiv, 440p.dj. 24cm. Minor wear only. More
Greek Folk Poesy: Annotated Translations from the Whole Cycle of Romaic Folk-Verse and Folk-Prose
Guildford: 1896. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 2 vols. index, xlv, 477p. viii, 541p. Blue cloth. 23cm. Extremities rubbed. Endpapers and edges browned. Edited by J. S. Stuart-Glennie. More
Manuel de Folklore Francais Contemporain. Tome Premier: Pt. III: Les Ceremonies Periodiques, Cycliques et Saisonnieres. I. Carnaval, Careme, Paques
Paris: A. et J. Picard, 1979. Paperback. This volume ONLY. Wrapper (with dj). 23cm. Cover slightly warped. French text. More
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Leyendas y Notas Historicas [bound with] Palonegro
Bogota: Imprenta Nacional, 1907 and 1900. Hardcover. First item (by Gomez Jaime de Abadia): 202p.; Second item (by Henrique): viii, 222p. Later(?) 1/2 leather. 23cm, Contents moderately browned and missing a few chips in blank margins. Spanish text. More
Echantillons du Folklore Kono
Kono. [Dakar]: Institut Francais d'Afrique Noire, n.d. [1952?]. Paperback. 2p. photos, 90p. Wrapper. 24cm. Light wear. French text. Extrait des Etudes Guineennes, No. 9. More
Over Maleise literatuur
Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1947. Tweede druk (2nd printing). Paperback. xii, 285p. Softcover. 26cm. Unopened. Dutch text. More
Les Chants et les Contes de Ba-Ronga de la Baie de Delagoa
Lausanne: Georges Bridel, (1897). Hardcover. illustrations, 327p. Contemporary cloth-backed boards. 18cm. Inked title on spine label faded out. Former owner's name. French text. More
So They Say
Nairobi: East African Literature Bureau, (1970). Paperback. 164p. Wrapper. 19cm. Moderate cover wear. More
Persian Fables: For the Old and Young
Baltimore: John S. Horton, 1836. First American, from the Last London Edition. [ststement on title-page]. Hardcover. title vignette, woodcut illustrations (we counted 40, all half- or quarter-page), 90p. Original brown cloth. Printed title label on front cover. 15cm. Imperfect -- lacks one leaf (pp. 81-82). Backstrip crudely replaced with modern..... More
African Native Literature, or Proberbs, Tales, Fables & Historical Fragments in the Kanuri or Bornu Language. To Which Are Added a Translation of the Above and a Kanuri-English Vocabulary
London: Church Missionary House, 1854. 1st Edition. Hardcover. xiv, 434p. Cloth. 22cm. Cover basically sound but heavily scuffed and rather worn. Minor foxing. Several pencil marking in portions of text. From the John R. Willis Collection of Africana with his bookplate on endpaper. More
El ano que viene vuelvo
Bogota: Villegas, (1989). First edition. Hardcover. color photos, 96p. Pictorial cover. dj. Oblong 23cm. Coleccion Folclor, No. 1. Spanish text. A mostly photographic look at the Colombian folk tradition of creating stuffed dummies and then burning them at midnight on December 31st. More
Mange ces Dents
Bandundu: Ceeba, 1972 [Preface dated 1972]. Paperback. 203p. Wrapper. 27cm. Library stamp. French text. Ceeba (Publications), Serie II, Vol. 8. More