CANDLE-LIGHTING TIME IN BODIDALEE
(1971)
Collection of 18 Black folk tales adapted by Bagley, inscribed by him.
Mythology & Folklore
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PATSY AND THE LEPRECHAUNS
(1933)
Junior Literary Guild edition of this Irish fantasy, in which young Patsy O'Flaherty plans to make a fortune capturing leprechauns.
THE ARABIAN NIGHTS
[circa 1912]
Early edition of this Golden Age retelling of the 1001 Nights cycle of tales, featuring lavish illustrations by René Bull – with original watercolor.
HAPPY JACK
(1979)
First edition of this I Can Read Book, retelling an old folk tale and wonderfully illustrated in color by the author.
THE PIECE OF FIRE AND OTHER HAITIAN TALES
(1964)
First edition of this collection of twenty-six tales gathered by folklorist Harold Courlander, with charming illustrations.
BROWNIES AND OTHER STORIES
[circa 1915]
US-printed anthology of children's stories "told in prose by E. Veale," including a number of Palmer Cox Brownie stories.
CLAYMORE AND KILT: TALES OF SCOTTISH KINGS AND CASTLES
(1967)
First printing of this collection of Scottish stories for young readers, with stylish illustrations by Leo and Diane Dillon.
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DE TUIN DER GODEN [The Garden of the Gods]
[1947]
Second edition, a lavishly illustrated survey in Dutch of myths and legends from Egypt, Greece, India, Scandinavia, and more.
TALES TOLD NEAR A CROCODILE
(1967)
First American edition of this collection of stories of the Nyanza people of Kenya, owned and annotated by noted storyteller/folklorist Diane Wolkstein.
THE GOLEM
(1996)
Signed first printing of this Hyman-illustrated gem about the golem in Jewish folklore.
WHICH WAS WITCH?
(1963)
Inscribed later printing with an original watercolor by Yashima, this illustrated collection of Korean folk tales "changed, elaborated, and combined" these stories for an American audience.
JUST SO STORIES
1902
First edition, first impression in the second issue binding, of this children's classic with twelve myths about the origins of the animals, illustrated by the author himself.
IN THE BEGINNING: CREATION STORIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD
(1988)
First printing of this Newbery Honor-winning collection of 25 stories of beginnings, with vibrant and evocative illustrations by Barry Moser – with autograph note from Virginia Hamilton laid in.
IN THE BEGINNING: CREATION STORIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD
(1988)
Inscribed early printing of this Newbery Honor-winning collection of 25 stories of beginnings, with vibrant and evocative illustrations by Barry Moser.
THE BEAUTIFUL BLUE JAY AND OTHER TALES OF INDIA
(1967)
First printing of this collection of 25 Indian folk tales, funny, intense, and magical, illustrated early in Jerry Pinkney's vibrant career.
THE GOLEM
(1982)
First printing in English of this retelling of the Jewish folktale, with attractive illustrations by Caldecott Medal-winning artist Uri Shulevitz.
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