Myths and Folk-Tales of the Russians, Western Slavs, and Magyars
by Curtin, Jeremiah
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Staten Island, New York, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1890. Hardcover, dark brown cloth spine over lighter tan cloth boards. Spine lettered in gold, while front board shows elaborate gilt stamping and lower portion and gold lettering at upper. Top edge gilt. Decorative endpapers. 554pp. Name and date written in pencil at top of title-page. No other markings or writing. One or two leaves roughly opened, else a clean, solidly bound copy with giilt lettering still bright. A nice, very good copy of a relatively scarce book.. First Edition. Two-toned Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004815
- Title
- Myths and Folk-Tales of the Russians, Western Slavs, and Magyars
- Author
- Curtin, Jeremiah
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Little, Brown, and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1890
- Keywords
- Mythology, Folk-lore
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About the Seller
Great Expectations Rare Books
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Staten Island, New York
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- Top Edge Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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