Bruce Jackson. The Negro and his Folklore in Nineteenth-Century Periodicals (American Folklore Society Publication No. 18). Austin: University of Texas Press, 1967. First edition. Octavo. 374pp. Publisher's brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt, brown top-stain, endleaves in orange, original unclipped dust jacket. From the collection of Bill Wittliff, highly regarded book designer, typographer, photographer.....
J. Frank Dobie, editor. Tone the Bell Easy: Slave Songs, Mexican Tales, Treasure Lore (Texas Folklore Publication Number X). Dallas: Southern Methodist University Press, 1965. Facsimile of the original 1932 edition. Octavo. 199pp (indexed). With illustrations by Tom B. Smith. Publisher's green cloth, spine lettered and decorated in blue and gilt, original unclipped dust.....
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Mody C. Boatright. The Sky is My Tipi: Kiowa-Apache Tales and Lore (Texas Folklore Society, No. XXII). Austin: Texas Folklore Society, 1949. First edition. With Bill Wittliff ink ownership signature, dated 1963. Octavo. 243pp. Publisher's beige pictorial cloth, spine and front cover lettered and decorated in brown, original unclipped dust jacket. .....
Wilson M. Hudson, editor. Diamond Bessie & the Shepherds (Publications of the Texas Folklore Society Number XXXVI). Austin, TX: The Encino Press, 1972. First edition. Octavo. 158pp (indexed). Illustrated with b/w photos. Publisher's red cloth, spine and front cover lettered and decorated in black, peach-colored endleaves, original unclipped dust jacket. Designed by William D......
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Wilson M. Hudson, editor. Diamond Bessie & the Shepherds (Publications of the Texas Folklore Society Number XXXVI). Austin, TX: The Encino Press, 1972. First edition. Inscribed to Bill Wittliff by Wilson H. Hudson. Octavo. 158pp (indexed). Illustrated with b/w photos. Publisher's red cloth, spine and front cover lettered and decorated in black, peach-colored endleaves.....
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J. Mason Brewer. Chapman J. Milling, foreword. John T. Biggers, illustrator. Dog Ghosts: and Other Texas Negro Folk Tales. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1958. First softcover edition. Inscribed by J. Mason Brewer. Octavo. 124pp. Illustrated with drawings by John T. Biggers. Publisher's illustrated card wraps. From The Dr. Joseph A. and Aaronetta Pierce.....
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J. Mason Brewer. Warren E. Roberts, preface. R. L. Tobin, illustrator. Worser Days & Better Times: The Folklore of the North Carolina Negro. Chicago: Quadrangle Books, 1965. First edition. Inscribed by J. Mason Brewer. Octavo. 192pp (indexed). Illustrated with drawings by R. L. Tobin. Publisher's black quarter cloth over green paper-covered boards, spine lettered in white.....
Padraic Colum (Willy Pogany, illustrator). The Frenzied Prince: Being Heroic Stories of Ancient Ireland. Philadelphia: David McKay Company, 1943. First edition. Octavo. 196pp. Illustrated by Willy Pogany. Publisher's aqua cloth, spine and front cover lettered in gilt, front cover blindstamped, blue topstain, map endleaves, original unclipped dust jacket.
J. Frank Dobie. Tone the Bell Easy (Publications of the Texas Folk-Lore Society, Number X). Austin, TX: Texas Folk-Lore Society, 1932. First edition. Octavo. 199pp (indexed). Illustrated with drawings by Tom B. Smith. Publisher's red cloth, spine and front cover lettered in gilt, original pictorial dust jacket, endleaves in brown.*Contains images depicting racial stereotypes.
Ethel May Gate. Dorothy P. Lathrop, illustrator. Tales From the Enchanted Isles. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1926. First edition. Small quarto. 118pp. With illustrations by Dorothy P. Lathrop. Publisher’s green cloth, stamped in red to spine, original pictorial dust jacket.
Harold Lamb. Alexander of Macedon: The Journey to World’s End. Garden City, NY: Doubleday and Company Inc. 1946. First American edition. Octavo. 402pp. Publisher’s red cloth, spine and front cover lettered and decorated in gilt and black, mapped endleaves, deckled edges, original unclipped dust jacket.
Andrew Lang. H. J. Ford, illustrator. The Animal Story Book. London: Longman's, Green, and Co., 1896. First edition. Octavo. 400pp. Illustrated with drawings by H. J. Ford. Publisher's blue pictorial cloth, spine and front cover lettered and beautifully decorated in gilt, all edges gilt, endleaves in black.
Andrew Lang, editor. H. J. Ford. illustrator. The Animal Story Book. New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1896. Early reprint edition. Twelvemo. 400pp + 8pp ads. Illustrated with drawings by H. J. Ford. Publisher's blue pictorial cloth spine and front cover lettered and decorated in gilt, all edges gilt, endleaves in black.
[A. Wallis Mills] Lang The Red Book of Heroes Longmans, Green, & Co. 1909 Mrs. Lang (Leonora Blanche Alleyne). Andrew Lang, editor. A. Wallis Mills, illustrator. The Red Book of Heroes. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1909. First edition. Small octavo. 407pp. With 8 colored plates and numerous illustrations.....