Princeton University Press, (1967). Bollingen Series LXXXIV. 8vo. 9-1/4" x 6-1/4". Brown cloth, spine stamped in gold. 309 pp. including indices and notes. Translated from the German by Ralph Manheim, with a preface by George Boas and an Introduction by Joseph Campbell. More
New York: Macmillan Co., 1962. Illustrated by Ugo Fontana. Tall 4to. 13-5/16 x 9-3/4". Glossy pictorial boards. 34 pp. More
Simon and Schuster, n.d. (ca. 1950s). Illustrated by Alice and Martin Provensen. Eighth printing. 4to. 11-1/4" x 8-3/8". Pictorial green cloth boards with beige cloth spine. Colorful pictorial endpapers. 323 pp. There is something about the haunting melodies and the simple but inimitable verses of peasants and spinners, of fishermen..... More
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, (1973). 0691097437. Bollingen Series XVII, Third printing, 1973, of the Second 1968 Edition. For the second edition, minor corrections have been made and references to the Collected Works of C.G. Jung and the Standard edition of Sigmund Freud have been substituted wherever appropriate. Large 8vo..... More
Boston: Twayne Publishers, (1978). Stated First Printing. Small 8vo. 8-1/4" x 5-3/4". Green cloth covered boards stamped in gold. 188 pp. including index. Snorri's literary reputation rests primarily on his historic chronicle, Heimskringla, "Sagas of the Norwegian Kings," and to a lesser extent on the charmingly told myths in his..... More
St. Paul: Maacalester Park Publishing Co., (1956). Illustrated by Marcia Brown. 8vo. Sky Blue cloth covered boards stamped in dark blue. 213 pp. Just as great treasures of the Earth are secreted in the depths of the ground -- oil, coal, and gold -- so great treasures of Truth and..... More
New York: Macmillan Co., 1963. Illustrated by Hilary Knight. Afterword by Jean Cocteau, Translated by Richard Howard. 4to. 13-1/4" x 9-7/8". Glossy pictorial boards. 35 pp. More
University of Chicago Press, (1968). Two 8vo. volumes, 9-1/4" x 6-1/4". Red cloth covered boards stamped in silver. 751 pp. in all including extensive index. This work presents a substantial sampling of the brilliant folklorists whose works deserve the attention of all students of the history of modern thought. Among..... More
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, (1983). 0801826055. First English edition. Large 8vo. 9-7/16" x 6-1/2". Green paper covered boards textured to look like buckram. Spine stamped in silver. 209 pp. including index. The Night Battles is a remarkable tale of witchcraft, folk culture, and persecution in early modern Europe. First..... More
Hatboro, Pennsylvania: Folklore Associates, 1964. Stated First Printing. Large 8vo. 9-1/4" x 6-1/4". Blue cloth covered boards. Spine stamped in gold. 346 pp. including index. Table of Contents: The Barriers of Culture and Language; The forms of Literature in the Primitive World; Tricksters, Tar Babies, and Other Heroes; The Anatomy..... More
Independence, MO: Herald Publishing House, (1974). Illustrated by Daniel Nicholas. 0830901086. Second Printing. Small 8vo. 8" x 5-1/2". Brown cloth covered boards stamped in dark brown. 207 pp. Table of Contents: The Call; What is an Indian?: The Wampum; The Missing Wampum; A Search Begins; Legends and Traditions; The Chickasaw-Choctaw..... More
Toronto: Lynx Images, (June 2001). Illustrated with many photos. 1894073118. Third printing. Perfect bound large 8vo. 294 pp. More
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1885. 12mo. 7-1/2" x 5-1/8". Blue cloth covered boards. Spine stamped in gold. 312 pp. including index. 14 pp. publisher's ads. Table of Contents: The Method of Folklore; The Bull-Roarer; The Myth of Cronus; Cupid, Psyche, and the 'Sun-Frog'; A Far-Travelled Tale; Apollo and the..... More
Philadelphia & London: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1896. Illustrated with 8 photographs. First Edition. Two volumes, 12mo. 7-1/4" x 4-5/8" Mustard colored buckram stamped in gold and green. Top edges gilt. 318 pp. in volume I and 335 pp in volume II. Printed on quality laid paper. Decorative title page..... More