Search Results: Folk Tales from Homeward Bound Books

Charlottetown, PEI: Acorn Press. Very Good-. 2002. Softcover. 1894838025 . 158 p. 23 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Small area of staining on the front edge of the text block, affecting the last few pages a little. Corner tips and edges have some wear. Inside pages are overall clean and bright. A collection of Acadian legends, folk tales, and songs as recorded by folk historian Georges Arsenault. Originally published in French as "Contes, Legendes et Chansons de ''Isle du-Prince-Edward". Translated into English by Sally Ross. Includes footnotes and a bibliography. .

Toronto: NC Press Limited. Very Good. 1979. Softcover. 0919601014 . 144 p. 28 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Light wear to the edges and corners. Some soft creases on the front cover. A few light scratches. Previous owner's name on the half title page. Otherwise, the inside pages are clean and unmarked. A collection of French Canadian folk tales as selected and translated into English by noted Canadian folklorist Edith Fowke. Illustrated with pen and ink drawings. .

London: David Nutt. Good+. 1897. Hardcover. 290 p. 18 cm. Sound and square binding in red, cloth-covered boards with pastedown label titles on the spine and upper board. Corners are bumped and show a little wear. The spine is faded, as is a section of the lower board. A few small soil spots. Top edge of text block is a little dusty. The endpapers are discolored, but the inside pages are overall clean, with a few minor marks and some toning. Illustrations by Walter Crane. .

Quebec City: C.E. Holiwell. Fair. 1898. Hardcover. 203 + ads p. 22 cm. Blue cloth binding with gilt stamped titles and design. Both hinges are cracked, but holding. Worn and softened at the corners and spine ends. Spine is darkened. Both boards show soil. Inside pages are heavily toned and fragile. Two leaves have been torn out but are laid in. .

Edmonton: University of Alberta Press. Very Good- in Very Good dust jacket. 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. 0888641184 . 139 p. 23.5 x 28 cm. oblong Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Foxing along the top edges of boards and text block, with a touch to lower edges. Gift inscription on endpaper. Otherwise, inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has a little wear and slight curling to the edges. Minor amount of soil. Spine lightly faded. A collection of 450 items of Mennonite folklore, including nursery rhymes, songs, and maxims. Presented in Plautdietsch and English. Begins with some historical background to Mennonites. .

Port Townsend: Graywolf Press. Very Good. 1982. 1st Thus. Softcover. 0915308363 . 62 p. 23 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Front corners lightly bumped. A couple of small soil marks. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. A selection of thirteen folk tales from the islands of the Caribbean. Translated by Howard A. Norman. .