Tales from the Crescent Moon by McNeer, May; Lederer, Charlotte - 1930

NY: Farrar & Rinehart, 1930. Book. Illus. by Lederer, Charlotte. Good. Cloth. First Edition.. 306 pp. on heavy stock. 6 full page color illustrations; numerous small b&w woodcut-type illustrations. Spine sunned. Blue and silver foil medallion on front board. Vivid multi-colored design on front and rear endpapers; ink gift inscription on half-title page. Some pages of text have faint water spots along bottom margin. Spine edges and corner rubbed A collection of children's folktales, mostly with Muslim characters set in Hungary; a few with Christian references. Some plots are violent, more suitable for the young adult age bracket. A 1930 original, not a facsimile. Size: 4to --9.75 in Tall.