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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Hardcover. No DJ. Pages clean and unmarked. Covers show light edge wear with rubbing. Front hinge cracked, but binding still intact.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day.

Hard Back. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. 625 pages indexed. Reprint of the 1961 Edition.There is some moisture damage in the form of minor wrinkling of the last 17 pages which is the index and also the first 5 pages including the title pages. Interior is faultless. Laid in are the dust jacket flaps. In Six Parts: 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864, 1865, and Aftermath. These parts are in turn divided into 44 sections, representing main aspects of the war. Within these sections the they are arranged by date when known. The whole constitutes a collective saga of the human side of the Civil war, its typical experiences, heroes, traditions, myths, legends, fables, foibles, images, and symbols reflecting the American imagination at work on the stuff of our most American war. Over 330 stories. Many small black and white drawing illustrations all throughout the book. Chappell, Warren (illustrator).…

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good +. 407 Pages, Indexed First Pocket Printing # 684.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Dust Jacket. (20)625pp. Indexed. Illustrated. Near fine. Clean & unmarked. Promoting global literacy for over 30 years.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 297pp. Trade paperback, VG, light brown foxing spots on outer page edges, no markings in text, index, list of informants and interviewers, b&w photos, former slaves tell what slavery and emancipation meant to each of them.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Very Good +. Contains "a rich sampling of Civil War storytelling of all types". Illustrated, 625 pages. Warren Chappell (illustrator). Book.

softcover. Condition: Fine copy. 1st. 8vo, 625 pp. Illustrated (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Fine DJ. 2nd Printing. Galahad Books 1992 2nd Printing Fine/Fine DJ Printed in 1982. Pink boards with gilded spine lettering. HEAVY ITEM. No Exp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. Very good in lightly worn dust jacket. hardbound 1 1/4" tear bottom back jacket.

Hard cover. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 625 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. clean and tight, not price clipped. there is a 1 inch tear in the jacket at the rear bottom edge. Very good in very good dust jacket. Chappell, Warren (illustrator).

hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. xx, 625 p. ; illustrated.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Chappell, Warren (illustrator).

Hardcover. First Edition. Stated First EditionClean pages, tight binding, clean boards, dust jacket with heavy rub wear at spine edge, Illustrated dust jacket over cloth boardsPlease contact us about shipping costs for international orders of over-sized books or multi-book sets. We are happy to provide accurate quote prior to purchase. Clean pages, tight binding, clea Illustrated dust jacket over clo.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket showing moderate signs of wear to edges, corners and head and tail of spine and along spine. Book in very good condition with red covers and silver lettering and design to front cover and spine. Pages yellowing with age but clean and unmarked. This book is the first comprehensive collection and interpretation of the popular traditions and fantasies, the folkways and the folksay of the city in America. B. A. Botkin, famous for his national and regional folklore collection, has turned to the city and brought together a wealth of folklore from sources and varied as the life of the city itself. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 12th printing. Near fine book and jacket. Price-clipped.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. dj in mylar; 625 clean, unmarked pages. b/w Illus (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: Good+. First Printing, Aug. 1950. #684. 407pp. Abridged Edition. Light wear, slight soiling. Cover by Simon Greco. Photos on request. Size: Mass Market.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus/Very Good. New York: Promontory Press. Very Good Plus/Very Good. 1960. . Hardcover. Thick 8vo. Slight wear at extremities. Previous owner ink inscription on front free endpaper. Otherwise, contents clean and tight. Dustjacket is slightly faded/soiled with light chipping along the top and bottom edges. Size: 8vo - over 7-1/2" - 9-1/2" tall . 8vo. . Warren Chappell (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Hardcover with dust jacket in FAIR condition. Tears noted along edges that have been reinforced with library tape and age discolorations. Green covers with gold lettering to spine. Top, bottom and fore edges with some age brown discolorations. Pages clean and unmarked. In this revised edition there is much new material and a new emphasis on the quintessence of Yankeeism. The book concentrates on the living lore of the region, the lore that rises above the antiquarian and local to the perennial and basic. In putting the stress on the oral and storytelling traditions, all the freshness and vitality of word-to-mouth lore is retained. In the balancing of myth and historical tradition, the fabulous Yankee is given a solid basis in reality. This book is a compendium of all that's New England.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. Reissue. A rich sampling of Civil War storytelling of all types -- personal narratives, anecdotes, hero tales, legend, historical traditions, yarns, tall tales, jests, strange tales, and fables. Culled from a wide variety of contemporary sources: letters, diaries, newspapers, periodicals, and pamphlets as well as the great body of Civil War reminiscences and regimental histories. Features over 330 stories. Illustrations. Lovely copy. …

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Boards have rubbed edges. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Used-Acceptable. 1st Printing, August 1950. 407 pp. A great study/work/reading copy. This is a used book. Please be advised that it is rated "Used-Acceptable" and/or "Poor" due to likely defects such as highlighting, underlining, folds, creases, etc. Moderate foxing on page edges. First page detached from book.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDVery good paperback with clean pages, minor creasing. Light foxing to edges.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine-. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine--. First Printing Thus. Here, with all the warmth of personal experience and flavor of old times, are the flwoing movement , humor and color of life "on the river." The best of a hundred and fifty years of river lore and stories, short and pinted or tall and rip-roaring -- they're all here. Features over 500 stories and 30 songs. 620 pages including index. Lovely copy. Heavier than average; will require extra postage to ship. …

hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Stated first ed.; 605 p., clean and unmarked anywhere on strong paper mildly age-toned; crease along upper edge of rear end page; in absence of d.j. the red boards with silver gilt lettering and stamped decoration are faded on spine, lightly bumped on cornrs.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Revised Edition. "Stories, ballads, and traditions of Yankee folk." 618 pages. Ex-Library.