Search Results: Folklore from Karen Wickliff - Books

World Publishing, 1954. 305pp. White cloth spine with maroon boards, no DJ, G+, light rubbing and wear to upper spine edge, fading to front cover, Second Printing, collection of short stories about America by Burl Ives, . Hard Cover. Good+/No Jacket. Illus. by Helen Borten .

Hackett Publishing, 2006. 214pp. trade paperback,covers slightly curled, half title page top corner clipped, Collection of epic songs and poetic narratives from the oral tradition of the Miao (Hmong) people of southwest China, . Soft Cover. Good +.

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1990. c.32pp. Large hardback with white cloth spine and red boards, publishers reinforced binding, DJ VG, 4th printing, inscribed and signed by author, "Babushka's doll was special. She had played with it only once, when she was a little girl like her high-spirited granddaughter, Natasha, Now Babushka is going to the store and it's Natasha's turn to take the little doll down from the high shelf. When the naughty doll comes to life -- and is even more rambunctious than the little girl herself -- Natasha finds out why playing once with Babushka's doll is enough", . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Patricia Polacco.

Clearfield Company, 1993. 244pp. Trade paperback, G+, EX-LIB, minimal markings, tape on spine edge, scrape on lower spine edge, library name on upper page edge, indices, glossary, notes, A collection of stories and songs from lumber camps in 1919, . Trade Paperback. Good +.

Wydawnictwo CLIO, 1998. 40pp. Over sized hardback with glossy illustrated boards, no DJ, VG, front and rear end pages are word translation lists, Collection of ten fairy tales written in both English and Polish, . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Anna Sedziwy.

University of Chicago Press, 1989. 247pp. Red cloth hardback, DJ VG with spine edge faded, index, bibliography, chapter notes, b&w and color photos and illustrations, Compares various versions of the fairy tale, . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Dial Books for Young Readers, 1984. 40pp. Green cloth spine with gray board covers, DJ VG with small tear upper spine edge, price clipped, publishers reinforced library edition, owner name on front end page, Celtic folktale of a sea king and a princess, a prince and a mysterious black horse, . First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Katie Thamer .

University of Illinois Press, 1984. 309pp. Red cloth hardback, DJ VG with a small tear on back cover lower edge, Second Printing, index, bibliography, chapter notes, "Traces the history of bluegrass music, examines the influences that affected its development, and discusses the styles of pioneering bluegrass musicians", . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

University of Illinois Press, 1985. 447pp. Blue cloth hardback, DJ has slight rubbing and wear along edges, Second Printing, index, discography, bibliography, b&w photos, "traces the genre through its pivotal developments during the era of Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys in the forties. It describes early bluegrass' role in postwar country music, its trials following the appearance of rock and roll, its embracing by the folk music revival, and the invention of bluegrass festivals in the mid-sixties", . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+.

Laura Geringer / HarperCollins, 2002. 264pp. Brown cloth hardback, DJ VG, EX-LIB, minimal markings, library name on upper page edge, While exploring the area around his new country home, Sander discovers an extraordinary world of dwarfs, pirates, ghosts, and fairies where he is befriended by Alfar the dwarf who asks for Sander's help in his fight against evil Lord of the Dunderburg, . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Brett Helquist .

Simon & Schuster, 1985. 256pp. Over sized hardback, DJ flaps glued to inside covers, EX-LIB, minimal markings, index, b&w photos and ilustrations, Collection of folk songs and experiences that has shaped America, . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Thomas Y. Crowell, 1958. c.36pp. Hardback with illustrated covers, DJ has tiny chips and rubbing at corner and spine tips, price clipped, Crowell Library Binding, (004-008) on lower edge of front DJ flap, Caldecott Gold Medal on front cover of DJ, inscribed and signed by Barbara Cooney, on dedication page, dated 30 June 1980, The delightful fable about Chanticleer the Rooster and the sly fox who tried to capture and eat the rooster, . Signed by Illustrator. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+. Illus. by Barbara Cooney .

Thomas Y. Crowell, 1970. c.50pp. Oblong orange hardback, bound in publisher's reinforced library binding, First Printing, Retelling of a Turkish tale about a shepherd boy who felt fearful of wolves and felt he had no courage, his mother told him to leave home to find some, along the way his fear caused him to have some strange mishaps, . First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by James & Ruth McCrea .

Henry Holt, 1998. 162pp. Hardback with DJ, VG, bibliography, b&w illustrations, Collection of stories from around the world that turn on a question of justice, a problem is given and the reader gets to solve it, then the authors give the reader the answer, . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Whitney Sherman .

Lerner Publications Company, 2008. 48pp. Hardback with glossy illustrated boards, VG, index, photos and illustrations, Creatures from the Deep, what hides in the ocean, real sea monsters, fish tales, creatures that live forever, further reading and websites to visit, movies, . Hard Cover. Very Good.

Studio Print, Kilcock, Co. , 2008. 472pp. Trade paperback, VG, gift inscription on front end page, b&w and color photos, No CDs, Celtic & Ireland in Song and Story, . Trade Paperback. Very Good.

Boyds Mills Press, 1994. c.32pp. Maroon cloth spine with tan boards, DJ VG, First Printing, owner name E. George on front end page, A modern retelling of Cinderella, . First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Debrah Santini .

Amer Alliance for Health Physical, 1993. 161pp. White trade paperback, corner tips slightly rubbed, ink marks and highlighting on c.5pp, 3third printing, 1993 Printing, appendices with six sections, b&w photos, Dance for young children, . Soft Cover. Good +.

Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1988. c.40pp. Gray cloth hardback with DJ, VG, stated First Edition, no names or markings, illustrations by Maurice Sendak, "tells of a mother who sends her daughter into the forest to save her from a terrible war. The child comes upon the hut of an old man, who gives her shelter, and she repays his kindness by serving him faithfully for what she thinks are three days. Actually, thirty years have passed, but Mili has remained safe, and with the old man's blessing there is still time for a tender reunion with her mother", . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Maurice Sendak.

University of California Press, 1980. 359pp. Trade paperback, VG, owner name on front end page, bibliography, glossary. appendix, b&w photos, December's Child : A Book of Chumash Oral Narratives, 111 stories, . Trade Paperback. Very Good.