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Published by P. F. Volland Company, Joliet, Illinois, 1921
- Hardcover
Seller: Gargoyle Books, IOBA, La Mesa, CA, U.S.A.Gargoyle Books, IOBA
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 5th or later Edition. Part of this publisher's "Fairy Children" series, this one dedicated "To Young America from the Oldest Americans" with a painting of an elderly Indian man in full tribal regalia. It contains a collection of 9 authentic Native American stories, all except one adapt…ed from legends collected by "Henry R. Schoolcraft, ethnologist & government agent for the Lake Superior country,'' first published in 1839 as "Algic Researches." Orig. published in this format with colorful illustrations by John Rae in 1921, this is the 35th edition, c. same era, as there is an old gift inscription dated 1928 to lower part of half-title page, partially covered by a former owner's bookplate. Octavo has decorative paper-over-boards, with red & black lettering on a background drawn to simulate Indian beadwork. Condition is VG: very clean, binding strong & straight, hinges secure, pages creamy white & completely unmarked save for those previously noted additions to half-title page. Moderate rubbing to extremities, heavy at all corners & both ends of spine, with some paper loss here & in a few small places along spine itself. No DJ. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day. Rae, John (illustrator).
Published by D. Appleton and Company, 1926
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Tacoma Book Center, Tacoma, WA, U.S.A.Tacoma Book Center
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dustjacket. First Edition. ISBN . Twenty Volume Hardback set. No Dust jackets. 1926 to 1930 dates for all tttwenty volumes. First Printing. Bound in green cloth with gold gilt lettering on spine. Good to Very Good Condition. Tight sound unmarked copy with with dust soiling to top edge, minor b…rown stains and spots sprinkled through out the twenty volumes, minor rubs to edges and corners of covers. Nice complete set otherwise. Section 1, Shelf 5. No Signature.
