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Hall, Joseph S.. Smoky Mountain Folk and Their Lore. Natural History Association, Asheville, 1980.
Price: US$14.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The author went to the Smokies in 1937 to collect the speech and oral lore of hill people who were to be displaced by the establishment of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. 72 pages, including INDEX, of biographical sketches of such folks as: Quill Rose, `Black Bill' Walker, `Turkey George' Palmer, Aunt Rhody Caton, Mrs. Clem Enloe, and Aunt Margaret Parton. TEXT assited by b/w photos - note the 5 pipes on page 16. Glossary near the back gives insight into such words and phrases as: worm-fence, red-eye gravy, infare, gritters, Bearwallow Bald, comb, kiver, and swag. Cond : Paper wrapper is deep green with white lettering. Spine is slightly worn. Corners and edges are slightly rubbed. Light soiling, no marks nor tears. Name of p/o on title page. Great ethnological reference ! ! Quote : (p. 41) : " ._._. some people named Black operated an inn and made a practice of robbing those who stayed for the night. Unaware of this, a certain Art Floyd stopped there one evening to take lodging. He was conducted to a room, and, as he was preparing to retire, noticed that the windows were barred. Thinking ._._._. ." Size: 8vo
Seller: Wagon Tongue Books, Linden, AB, Canada
Richard Barber. LIVING LEGENDS. BBC Books, London, 1980.
Price: US$16.01 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: This copy is in fine, unmarked condition bound in red cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dustwrapper is in fine condition International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased charges will be quoted. Robin Hood, Dick Whittington, Guy Fawkes, Captain Kidd, Dick Turpin, Burke & Hare are the legends discussed in this entertaining and very readable book. There is a quite different picture of Robin Hood than that portrayed in the movies, the story-lines for which have obviously been put together from a variety of different, true or untrue, incidents recorded over the years; Dick Whittington did turn again and return to London to become a popular Lord Mayor, complete with cat; Guy Fawkes was perhaps a fall guy for more important people involved in the Gunpowder Plot; Captain Kidd was once an honourable naval officer before becoming a pirate; Dick Turpin perhaps never rode Black Bess to York, despite William Harrison Ainsworth's assertion in Rookwood; Burke was arguably the unlucky resurrection man as he was hanged whilst Hare got away with it, only to suffer punishment from work colleagues in later life in London. All in all a very interesting and informative read, and well written too. Ref OO5
Seller: Amazing Book Company, Liphook, United Kingdom
Price: US$18.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Cover has some light edge and corner wear. Signed and inscribed by author inside front cover. ; As Milton entered the water, he happened to glance up and saw me waving from the bank. He lifted his sombrero, pressed it to his breast, and bowed; then he kissed his hand and called,'Adios, chiquita, bonita Estrelita!' I cherished this memory, as it turned out to be the last time I ever saw him." "Whatever order there had been in these 750 troops under Colonel Rivera was forgotten when our green and lovely village came into view. The foot soldiers and their followers broke ranks and, like a herd of famished cattle, began to run, shouting and throwing themselves into the large canals alongside the streets, hurtling over gates or tearing them off their hinges, swarming into gardens, breaking open melons and clawing out handfuls with red juice dripping, stuffing whole tomatoes into their mouths, gulping onions and radishes." "Lee turned to face the bandits. The setting sun shone on the stocky figure of the leader, on his large head with bold, sensual features, surmounted by a wide hat. The last rays of sunlight also illuminated Lee's boyish figure, and the sheen of his superb mount and trappings. A crafty smile lit the bold, black eyes appraising him. "'Aha, the young caballero! The nephew, is it not, of the Senor Webb? The Senor who fattens like a vampire on the lifeblood of poor Mexico!' His melodramatic tone changed to a bark. 'Up with your hands. We want no unpleasantness if the norteamericano youth has a gun to play with!' Villa rode around Lee, chuckling with pleasure, like a cat toying with a mouse." ; 8.8 X 5.9 X 0.5 inches; 146 pages
Seller: Confetti Antiques & Books, Spanish Fork, UT, U.S.A.
Hagan, William T.. Indian Police and Judges. University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 1980.
Price: US$19.23 + shipping
Description: These 194 pages open with a 1956 case between Marie Little Finger and David Black Cat. The judge in the case choose to adhere to tribunal law dating to 1883. A legal breakthrough. LEARN more about : Court of Indian Offenses, cast-off wife, Captain J. Lee Hall, San Carlos Agency, Tucson Ring, Kicking Bear, Chatka, Five Civilized Tribes, Miniconjou, Cowbedding, and Ghost Dance movement. Section of b/w photographs at back - following the INDEX. Cond : Paper wrapper is red with black lettering. Cover photo is from 1891, it features George Sword an official of the Pine Ridge Agency. Volume clean, square, and bright. Minimal wear. Excellent giftable copy. Quote (p. 101) : " The policeman first drove their attackers away and then took refuge in cabins where they were under long-range fire. Hawk Man No. 1, a policeman, had slipped away during the wild melee. He returned with the cavalry, and the combined fire ._._._. ." Size: 8vo
Seller: Wagon Tongue Books, Linden, AB, Canada
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: Comic Book. Small size and staple bound. 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. 16 pages. First Printing. With black/white/blue illustration to cover and black/white interior art. AS NEW. All corners pointed. Binding firm and square. Without tears, creases, bumps or chips. Not marked and very clean and bright. All items carefully wrapped and sent boxed.
Seller: Tree Frog Fine Books and Graphic Arts, Beaverton, OR, U.S.A.
BB. The Wizard of Boland. Kaye & Ward 1977 Third Impression, 1980.
Price: US$54.42 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Kaye & Ward 1977 Third Impression Bruised at top and base of spine and boards slightly bowed else Fine book in slightly creased and browned Dust Jacket Illustrated by Denys Watkins-Pitchford ''. the Forest of Boland and the creatures who live there - scheming gnomes, black cats, dragons, cowzies, and, most exciting of all, the Wizard. In the valley nearby. a little goosegirl called Helda. upsets the Wizard and he, irritated, decides to cast a spell. ''
Seller: Porcupine Books, Ilford, United Kingdom
. He Is Nothing But A Little Boy. Black Cat Press, Skokie, IL, 1980.
Price: US$115.00 + shipping
Description: 24pp. One of 249 copies, printed by the Schori Press, bound by Bela Blau, and illustrated by Barbara Raheb. Designed by Norman Forgue, the Black Cat Press's proprietor. Mild exterior rubbing else near fine in cream pyroxylin with a gilt teddy bear on the front cover. The smallest Black Cat edition. (Bradbury, p. 23). (3/4 by 5/8; 20x17mm).
Seller: Bromer Booksellers, Inc., ABAA, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
. He Is Nothing But A Little Boy. Black Cat Press, Skokie, IL, 1980.
Price: US$115.00 + shipping
Description: 24pp. One of 249 copies, printed by the Schori Press, bound by Bela Blau, and illustrated by Barbara Raheb. Designed by Norman Forgue, the Black Cat Press's proprietor. Mild exterior rubbing else near fine in cream pyroxylin with a gilt teddy bear on the front cover. The smallest Black Cat edition. (Bradbury, p. 23). (3/4 by 5/8; 20x17mm).
Seller: Bromer Booksellers, Inc., ABAA, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
PARTCH, Virgil (1916 - 1984). Signed Cartoon. , 1980.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: 1 page, 11 x 8.5 inches, no place, December 10, 1980. Original black-and-white captioned cartoon signed "VIP Partch" by the gag cartoonist depicting an unhappy, mustached man standing on a scale as his wife, carrying a folded pile of laundry, speaks to him while his cat stares at the scale. Caption written in pencil (as spoken by his wife): ".and a little round belly, that shook, when he laughed, like a bowlful of jelly." Inscribed in blue pen "To Steve." Two folds and a faint stain in the left margin; still very good condition.
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$155.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: HBDJ, 1980, 1ST EDITION, 2ND PRINTING, NEAR FINE , Oblong BEAUTIFUL thin quarto, Illustrated cloth hardcover in dust jacket, unpaginated, illustrated in color, clean unmarked text, Near Fine copy in NF dust jacket, light rubbing to the tips of the book's covers, a bit of age-toning to the dust jacket, minor rubbing and wear to the edges of the dust jacket. Dust jacket housed in archival dust jacket protector. Near Fine / NF, AS-IS ,their Dead King, their Own Cat, OLD TOM, Listens with a strange Intensity. He had been digginh a Grave that Evening when he looked up & saw 9 Black cats coming towards Him, Cats were carrying a Coffin with Small coronet of Gold on top
Seller: Bluff Park Rare Books, LONG BEACH, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: One of 90 copies, elephant folio size, 8 pp., separate etching signed by José Hernández. Édouard Roditi (1910-1992) achieved acclaim through his "numerous volumes of poetry, short stories, and art criticism starting with 'Poems for F' (his first book, 'inspired by a two-year affair with a married man.Roditi kept the identity of F. secret to the end of his life' " (n.b., info and quotes from Wiki). José Hernández (1944-2013) who (according to Wiki) "was daydreaming at the age of 17 and drew angry cats." He became well-known for his illustrations for works by many famous authors, such as James Joyce, Arthur Rimbaud, Federico Garcia Lorca, and Franz Kafka, among many others (n.b., info and quotes from Wiki). Author and artist merged their considerable talents in this work, "The Temptations of a Saint", a surrealistic short story about a man who lives alone.with all his needs invisibly supplied.but then the dreams start. Vividly brought to life with two original etchings, a smaller one on the title page, and a full-page, separate etching loosely laid in. Note that there is a personal inscription at the colophon: "and this (?) give to Susan & Bert / with my best wishes for the / anniversary of joy, and importance / by the designer (?) / (signature) / La Jolla, 30th Nov. 90 (?)". ___DESCRIPTION: Bound in full taupe laid paper over boards, black lettering stamped onto the spine, the smaller etching (measuring 5 3/4" by 3 1/4") mounted onto the title page with a tissue guard loosely laid in, the separate etching laid in in the middle of the text pages, also with loose tissue guard; printed on heavy Arches paper, elephant folio size (15 1/8" by 11 1/4"), pagination: [i] [2, blanks] 1-2 [2, blanks with separate etching inserted between] 3-4 [1, blank] [1, colophon], this no. 65 of 90 copies (total edition 100). Housed in a sturdy cardboard slipcase covered in the same laid paper as the book. ___CONDITION: Volume fine, with clean boards, straight corners without rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; crisp and as new. The slipcase also fine, strong and sturdy, without tears or splits, clean and without wear. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.
Seller: Swan's Fine Books, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Walnut Creek, CA, U.S.A.