Search Results: Folklore, Legends and Myths from Sweet Beagle Books

Budapest. Budapest: Zenemukiado Vallalat & Editio Musica. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1956. Softcover. Paper covers are age-toned with a seller stamp and price and light soil and rubbing. Pages are clean and bright. . Csárdás is a traditional Hungarian folk dance, of Magyar and Roma origin. Scores and lyrics for fifty csárdás. Lyrics in German and Hungarian. . 4to 11" - 13" tall. 52 pages. H0 .

Bergen. Bergen: Forlaget Folkekultur. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1984. Softcover. Green paper covers have light edgewear, light bump to bottom corner, affecting first several pages. . 36 papers in all, mainly in English, but also in French and German. Papers treat a variety of topics under the general rubric of folk narratives. . Trade PB. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 448 pages. M2 .

Oslo. Oslo: Norsk Folkeminnelag. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1953. Softcover. Blue paper covers are sunned at extremities, as is the spine. . Norsk Folkeminnelag No. 72. In the Norwegian language. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 160 pages. H4 .

Oslo. Oslo: Norsk Folkeminnelag. Near Fine. 1959. Paperback. Spine is sunned, no other defects. Most pages are unopened. . Norwegian folk tales. Text is in Norwegian. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 163 pages. K3 .

Copenhagen. Copenhagen: Foreningen "danmarks Folkeminder". Very Good with no dust jacket. 1964. 1st Edition. Softcover. Paper covers have corner creasing, sunning, creasing and tiny tears to extremities, which overlap the text block. Pages are opened. . Three volumes covering five years. A table of contents for all three volumes is laid in. In the Danish language. . Trade PB. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 275 pages. M3 .

Pontiac, Michigan. Pontiac, Michigan: Self Published. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1970. 1st Edition. Softcover. Ivory card covers are somewhat sunned, no other defects. . Stapled card covers. This is a limited edition, copy number 223. Down-home New England poetry, describing "town characters and events with brevity and humor." Self-published. Laid in is an sheet that announces the publication; this doubles as an errata sheet. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the Preface page. Scarce. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 64 pages. Signed by Author. T4 .

Helsinki. Helsinki: Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1998. 1st Edition. Softcover. Bump to upper corner of book, affecting paper covers and pages. No other defects; pages are crisp and tight, book appears unread. . Text is in German. . Trade PB. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 325 pages. G1 .

Bruxelles. Bruxelles: Ministere De La Culture Française. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1973. Softcover. Glossy paper covers are heavily rubbed, two crack to spine, mild corner bump. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . Printed on coated paper, illustrated with reproductions and photos. . Trade PB. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 162 pages. M6 .

NY. NY: Pendragon Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 1986. Hardcover. Essays are in English, titles and lyrics in French. No defects. . Brown buckram covers with silver lettering. Book includes bibliography and index. . Juilliard Performance Guides No. 2 Series. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 184 pages. L0 .

Self Published. Near Fine. 1967. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Slight vertical crease to spine, no other defects. Book is new, unread. Bound in red cloth with bright gilt titles and decoration to front cover and spine. . Doctoral dissertation done at the Institute of Folklore, Indiana University. This is the actual dissertation, which was later published in 1968 by Kurusapha Press. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 597 pages. T5 .

Bloomington. Bloomington: Institute of Folklore, Indiana University; Kurusapha Press. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1967. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Bound in red cloth with bright gilt titles and decoration to front cover and spine. Top page ends spotted, mild corner bumps to cover, inscription in Thai to former owner on first endpaper, presumably by the author. Eratta list laid in. This is the author's doctoral dissertation. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 597 pages. M6 .

Kodansha International Ltd. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1978. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust jacket is rubbed, no other defects, now protected by clear mylar sleeve. Book has no defects; pages are crisp and tight, book appears unread. . Errata sheet is laid in. A beautiful copy of the first edition. . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 272 pages. L0 .

Oslo. Oslo: Norsk Folkeminnelag. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1956. Softcover. Blue paper covers are sunned at spine and margins, owner name and date on half-title page. Most pages are unopened. . In Norwegian. . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 172 pages. H4 .

Brasil. Brasil: Cia. De Celulose Do Sul. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1980. Softcover. Light soil to fore-edge of pages, covers are lightly rubbed. . No date of publication. This is a softcover book in wrappers, the latter printed on coated paper. This is all about the gaucho, his dances, costumes, and craftsmanship. Gauchos are popularly thought of as Brazilian cowboys, from Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state of Brazil. Published after 1974, as there is a reference to this date in the text; according to the Library of Congress, publication date is 1980.. Author is a folklorist, composer, broadcaster and Brazilian researcher. Glossary. Book is in English. . Trade PB. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 313 pages. D5 .

Rotten Verlag. Fine with no dust jacket. 1995. Hardcover. Book has no defects; pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square, appears unread. Bound in gray cloth with red and black titles to front cover and spine. . Old myths and legends of Switzerland, from the Canton of Wallis (Valais in French) , retold by Wilhelm Ebener. Eerily illustrated with stunning full-page b/w drawings and paintings. Illustrations are by Ann-Marie Ebener, Werner Zurbriggen, Anton Mutter, Wilhelm Dreesen, Charles Menge, Andreas Henzen and Daniel Salzmann. Text is in German. A beautiful book. . 4to 11" - 13" tall. 181 pages. D5 .

Dublin. Dublin: Town House. Fine with no dust jacket. 1993. New Edition. Hardcover. No defects. Book is As New. . Appears unread. Tight, square, pages clean and bright. This is a beautiful edition, with 35 full-color, glorious and original illustrations (paintings) by Pauline Bewick, alone worth the price of the book. Tales include that of Cuchulain, Children of Lir, Deirdre and the sons of Usna, St. Patrick, The Druid and his Soul, Ossian's Return from Tir na n-Og, and the Countess Cathleen O'Shea. A beautiful copy. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 96 pages. G3 .

Helsinki. Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura. Very Good. 1990. Softcover. Book has scattered ink marks on some pages. . Printed on glossy paper, illustrated with photos. Text is entirely in the Finnish language. Previous owner was Felix Oinas, Estonian scholar at Indiana University until his passing in 2004. There is a lengthy inscription to Oinas by the author on a card glued to the inside of the back cover. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. . Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Toimituksia 205 Series. Trade PB. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 445 pages. Signed by Author. K2 .

NY. NY: The MacMillan Company. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1926. 1st US Edition. Hardcover. Red pebbled cloth covers and slightly rubbed at extremities, spine a little faded, gilt titles dulled. Owner name elegantly written on first endpaper, a little foxing to endpapers and pastedowns. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . The first book in O'Duffy's Goshawk trilogy. First edition. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 319 pages. M2 .

Pineapple Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1995. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine book in like dust jacket. No defects, As New, jacket now protected by fresh mylar sleeve. . "Fascinating look at the development of cartography, myths, and legends" (ALA Booklist). . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 230 pages. A1 .

Budapest. Budapest: Franklin-Társulat. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1906. Hardcover. Brown cloth covers with gilt titles and decoration, beveled edges. Covers are mildly rubbed, a little worn at extremities. A little foxing to endpapers. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . These appear to be Hungarian ballads, or folk songs. In the Hungarian language. Lyrics only. . Magyar Remekirok Series. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 231 pages. E3 .