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HardPress Publishing, 2012-08-01. Paperback. Good.

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Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2006-06-08. Paperback. Used:Good.

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The The fairy mythology : illustrative of the romance and superstition of various countries.

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Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

A first (thus) edition of Keightley's collection of fairy stories. He published this 'reissue' as he called it some five years after the original, with amendments. Sometimes known as the second issue. Overwhelmingly, pages are very good indeed: bright and clean. Some have spotting, and a few especially at the start have a little light staining. But most are really very nice. Front and rear endpapers have heavy brown tape residue of presumably an earlier protective cover applied. Two small inscriptions are on FEP and opening page. Opening pages condition not as good as rest of book. Front hinge and (less so) rear hinge has a little detachment, though overall binding is generally tight. Spine has a piece missing at top, and is generally eroded here and there. Front and back cover generally fine. Overall, covers are good, spine and initial pages fair, while internal pages are very good. See all photos - we don't use stock photos, all pictures are of the actual edition for sale

Literary Licensing, LLC. paperback. New. 5x1x9. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

ppxvi, 334; [vi], 358, [2, publishers' adverts dated 1828]. Drawings on wood and copper-plate etchings by W. H. Brooke. Sm. 8vos, contemporary quarter morocco over watered silk boards, sl. rubbed and bumped at corners. Scattered foxing, else an attractive very good set. Sometimes referred to as the second issue with a different publisher than the 1828 edition, Keightley has expanded his important work on the fairy legends of Ireland to include discussion of lore in Europe, Britain, and Africa. Keightley was as an important pioneer in the study of folklore by modern scholars in the field. He was a "comparativist" folklore collector, drawing parallels between tales and traditions across cultures. A circumspect scholar, he did not automatically assume similar tales indicated transmission, allowing for that similar tales to arise independently. (Wikipedia ). He is notable for sharing with the Grimm brothers a comparative approach to the national mythologies, coming to the eventual conclusion that to… Read More

London: Whittaker, Treacher and Co, 1833. First Edition, 2nd Issue. Bayntun Binding, half bound leather, 5 raised bands on spine, gilt lettering on spine, 43 illustrations, 7" tall x 4.5" wide x 1.25" thick, Vol 1 334 pages, Vol II 358 pages, Vol I bookseller notes ffep, light foxing, near fine, Vol. II 358 pages, light foxing, indexed, minor scuffing to front cover cloth, rear shows discoloration on cloth, very good. very good to near fine. The drawings on wood and copper-plate etchings designed and executed by W. H. Brooke, F.S.A.. A country by country review of Fairy lore in Europe including Iceland, Persian, ArabianAfrica and Jews.