Dayton OH, Girl Scouts Inc., 1940, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 10 separate issues, each 50 pages. Wonderful articles, fiction, ads, news of girl scout activities of that period. B&W photos and illustrations.This group features Winter Cottage by Carol Ryrie Brink (Illust. By Fritz Eichenberg), articles by Alan Lomax on folk music, others on Mickey Rooney, baking pies, horseback riding, dog stars of the movies, gardening, etc. Many ads and editorial on Girl Scouts, camp activities, uniforms. Mostly very good with some chipping, dog ears. Mailing label on covers.
Hardcover. Dublin, Pigott & Company, 1st, 1877, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 137 pages. Hardcover. Inscription on front endpaper by William Stokes, M. D. , of which this book is officially dedicated. Green cloth covers with title and decorations in gilt. Light to moderate fraying to cloth at top and bottom of spine, standard wear overall. Rear inside hinge is cracked, but firm.
Hardcover. Hatboro, PA, Folklore Associates, INC., reprint, 1967, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 501 pages. Light shelf-wear and wrinkles to dust jacket with small closed tear to front cover. Internally very good.
Paperback. Huntsport, Nova Scotia, Lancelot Press, Wraps, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Excerpts from her books on Canadian folklore and music. 154 pages. Paperback edition.
Hardcover. Philadelphia, American Folklore Society, 1st, 1954, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 145 pages. Part of the publications of The American Folklore Society - Bibliographical Series - Volume IV. Clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. New York , Dover Publications, Inc., 2nd revised, 1961, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Good, 1301 pages total. Both volumes have a cloth cover, very little wear, and some tape residue. Both dust jackets have light wear to edges and corners. Ex-library copies. Volume I covers "The American People North of Mexico, Including Canada." Volume II covers "The American Indians North of Mexico, Including the Eskimos." Both volumes are clean and bright inside. A nice set.
Hardcover. New York, Doubleday, 3rd, 2010, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 400 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. A very clean copy with minor scratches to dust jacket, minor foxing to top edge of textblock.
Softcover. NY, G.Schirmer, Unk, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 86 pages with music and diagrams of various dances. Illust. cardboard covers with cloth spine. Previous owner's signature front end paper,
Softcover. Edinburgh, Society for Folk Life Studies, 1st, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover. 145 pages, b&w illustrations. A journal devoted to the study of traditional ways of life in Great Britain and Ireland. Articles include: Markets and Fairs in Yorkshire, A Family Spade-making business in County Tyrone, Truro Pottery, A Dictionary of English Folktales, Roof Timbering in Ulster, others. Mild wear, clean.
Softcover. Edinburgh, Society for Folk Life Studies, 1st, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover. 150 pages, b&w illustrations. A journal devoted to the study of traditional ways of life in Great Britain and Ireland. Articles include: English Women's Dress in the Eighteenth Century, Salmon Fishing in Welsh Rivers, Crofting in the Isle of Man, Mining Folklore in Wales, Sheep Marks in Lakeland, others. Mild wear, clean.
Softcover. NY, Clinton County Historical Museum, 1st, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, gray stapled wraps, 20 page exhibition catalog with b&w photos of antique and modern instruments with a list of their makers. From a museum library with light stamping. Otherwise clean.
Hardcover. New York, Macmillan Company, 1st, 1939, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 337 pages. Hardcover. Some light marginalia in pencil on a few pages. Dust jacket with chipping at top of spine.
Hardcover. Edinburgh, Oliver & Boyd, 1st, 1965, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 182 pages. 8 black-and-white illustrations. Some edge wear on dust jacket cover. Small crease on front dust jacket flap. Clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. New York, PublicAffairs, 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 304 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Slight shelfwear and price sticker to dust jacket back. Otherwise a clean, unmarked copy with only only minor edgewear to dust jacket. Color illustrations throughout.
Hardcover. New York, Oxford University Press, 1st, 1965, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 260 pages. Dust jacket covers lightly soiled, including a couple of water stains. Minor edge wear. Price clipped. Some foxing on fore and bottom edges. Clean, tight copy.
Softcover. Washington DC, National Council for the Traditional Arts, N/A, nd, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 12 page stapled brochure for a touring performers showcasing the history and current practitioners of folk fiddling. Illustrated in b&w. From a museum library with light stamping. Otherwise clean.
Hardcover. New York, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1st, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 159 pages. Black-and-white photos throughout. Author assisted by Marjorie Guthrie. Introduction by Arlo Guthrie. Some sun-fading and creasing along dust jacket spine. Small stain on rear dust jacket cover. A little edge wear on rear dust jacket flap. Front dust jacket cover creased, with closed and open tears. Tiny tear on bottom of front flap. Dust jacket price clipped. Dust jacket protected with clear, plastic cover. Clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina Press , 1st, 1960, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 371 pages. Light edgewear, rubbing and chipping to price clipped dust jacket. Internally very good.
Hardcover. New Haven, Yale University Press, First Edition, 2016, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 309 pages. Hardcover with black & grey printed design & black titles to cover. Grey & white titles to spine. Clean, unmarked copy.
Hardcover. London, Macmillan and Co, 1st, 1894, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 163 pages, illustrated throughout in b&w by Hugh Thomson. Unfortunate foxing throughout text. Minor wear to illustrated boards with light soil to rear cover.
Hardcover. New York, Hearst's International Library Co., 1st, 1914, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 96 pages, consists of 3 separate 32 page volumes bound in one. Black leather spine over dark blue cloth covers, gilt lettering and design on front and spine. Illustrated with color art by Paul Woodroffe. Covers worn, back hinge cracked. Some pencil marking on front pastedown, previous owner's signature on front fly leaf. Short musical score pasted on inside rear cover.