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Fundamentals of Folk Literature
by J. Russell Reaver, George W. Boswell
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- good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Oosterhout, Netherlands : Anthropological Publications, 1962 Anthropological Publications, Oosterhout, Netherlands. 1962. Softcover/Trade Wraps. First Edition. Book is tight, square and unmarked but for several underlinings in Chapter 1. Book Condition: Good; light wear to head, tail, edges, and tips; scattered coffee splashes on rear wrap; slight soiling to wraps. No DJ. Pictorial French fold wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 221 pp 8vo. Folklore began as early as mankind, but really was not named as such until 1846 found this easier to say than popular antiquities. Folklore exists best in primitive unlettered society where people remember it and transmit it to others. Folklore is really the generic term to designate the customs, beliefs, traditions, tales, magical practices, and songs of a homogeneous unsophisticated people. The problem with folklore is that the wording and meaning can change with the presenter and what he remembers from past tellings, thus a written account is superior and the basis of this book. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014530
- Title
- Fundamentals of Folk Literature
- Author
- J. Russell Reaver, George W. Boswell
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Anthropological Publications
- Place of Publication
- Oosterhout, Netherlands
- Date Published
- 1962
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- folklore, tales, customs, beliefs, traditions, tales, magical practices, and songs of a homogeneous unsophisticated people, country folk, Negro spirituals, folk literature, folk music
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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