Lao Folktales: Tales of Turtles, Tigers and Toads; & Xieng Mieng: The Cleverest Man in the Kingdom (two books)
by Epstein, Steve
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Kirkwall, Orkney, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Vientiane, Laos: Vientiane Times Publications, 1996. Two slim soft-cover books. Both have some fading to spine and to adjoining part of covers, but otherwise both good clean tight copies, with no creasing to the spines. Traditional folktales from Laos, re-told by the author and illustrated by the artist who also illustrated the Lao banknotes. The first contains ten stories about animals, the other has twelve stories featuring the trickster character Xieng Mieng. 57pp, 15 b&w drawings (Animal stories), 54pp, 12 b&w drawings (Xieng Mieng).. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Souvanduane, Anoulom. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- JimsOldBooks (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012257
- Title
- Lao Folktales: Tales of Turtles, Tigers and Toads; & Xieng Mieng: The Cleverest Man in the Kingdom (two books)
- Author
- Epstein, Steve
- Illustrator
- Souvanduane, Anoulom
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Vientiane Times Publications
- Place of Publication
- Vientiane, Laos
- Date Published
- 1996
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Lao-Folktales, Indo-China-folktales, Xieng-Mieng, t
- Bookseller catalogs
- Folklore;
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JimsOldBooks
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Kirkwall, Orkney
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Jacket
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.