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AMERICA IN LEGEND: FOLKLORE FROM THE COLONIAL PERIOD TO THE PRESENT (SIGNED)
by DORSON Richard M
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very good, clean and unmarked throughout, with some shelfwear at corners of boards and ends of spine. In very good dust jacket w
- ISBN 10
- 0394461401
- ISBN 13
- 9780394461403
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About This Item
New York,, 1973. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket.. Very good, clean and unmarked throughout, with some shelfwear at corners of boards and ends of spine. In very good dust jacket with light shelfwear at edges.. Large 8vo. pp xvi, [viii], 336. Colour illustrated dust jacket. Publisher's beige cloth with gilt illustration at front and gilt lettering at spine. Illustrated in colour and black and white. Signed at the title page from the author Richard Dorson to folklorist and author Venetia Newall; ""For Venetia on whose fair shoulders nests the future of the great English folklore tradition, from Dick. Bloomington, Indiana. 6 December 1973 (date of publication)"". ISBN: 0394461401
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- Any Amount of Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- C59057
- Title
- AMERICA IN LEGEND: FOLKLORE FROM THE COLONIAL PERIOD TO THE PRESENT (SIGNED)
- Author
- DORSON Richard M
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, clean and unmarked throughout, with some shelfwear at corners of boards and ends of spine. In very good dust jacket w
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0394461401
- ISBN 13
- 9780394461403
- Publisher
- Pantheon Books
- Place of Publication
- New York,
- Date Published
- 1973
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