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By: Honko, Lauri ; Senni Timonen; Michael Branch
Price: $150.00
Publisher: Oxford University Press / Finnish Literature Society: 1994
Seller ID: 141956
ISBN: 0195210921
Condition: Fair
Underlining in green ink to approximately one fifth of the text, mostly at the beginning. Full gray cloth boards. Edge wear to dust jacket. 788 pages. 8 3/8"w x 9 3/8"h. "These 450 poems, songs, charms, prayers and laments in the original languages and in English convey the worldview and an insight into the lives of pre-literate peoples in various stages of cultural and social development. The texts illustrated the beliefs, perceptions, and artistic genius of fiteen peoples scattered across Northern Europe from Scandinavia, deep into Russian and beyond the Urals, and of the... View more info
Price: $35.00
Publisher: N Y, G.P. Putnam's Sons: 1894
Seller ID: 136693
Condition: Very Good
364 pages. 6 1/4"w x 8 7/8"h by 1 1/4"thick. Decorative cover with gilt and blue design and beveled edges is slightly soiled. Gilt top page ends. Decorative borders on every page. Previous owner's inscription and bookplate. Volume I only. Illustrated by Edward W. Kemble. "Washington Irving, an author, biographer, historian, and diplomat, completed his first major work, a satire of contemporary local history and politics entitled A History of New-York from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty, by Diedrich Knickerbocker in 1809. Prior to its publicat... View more info
By: Kennelly, M. S. J. ; Dore, Henry, S.J. (trans)
Price: $43.95
Publisher: Graham Brash Publishers: 1987
Edition: Ex Library
Seller ID: 116573
ISBN: 9812180389
Condition: Very Good
Ex-library copy with the usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text/interion is clean and free of marking of any kind. Good, solid, clean reading copy. 223 pages, first published in 1911, the intro lists about 250 books that were consulted in the writing of this one. Heavily illustrated. View more info
By: Knickerbocker, Diedrich; Irving, Washington
Price: $50.00
Publisher: London, George Bell & Sons: 1877
Seller ID: 138540
Condition: Fair
Spine and corners bound in leather, with marbled paper covered boards. Cracks at both hinges. Previous owner's name inside. Foxing to pages. 4 1/2"w x 6 3/4"h. 340 pages. "Washington Irving, an author, biographer, historian, and diplomat, completed his first major work, a satire of contemporary local history and politics entitled A History of New-York from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty, by Diedrich Knickerbocker in 1809. Prior to its publication, Irving started a promotional hoax (not unlike some modern-day publicity stunts?) by placing fake miss... View more info
Price: $68.95
Publisher: Van Nostrand: 1984
Seller ID: 144469
ISBN: 0442276362
Condition: Very Good
Book shows light wear only, with a curl to the front cover, light edge wear. Binding is solid and square, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Heavily illustrated with b&w photos, drawings, images. Chapters include: The birth of clothes, Anatomy of modesty, A portfolio of monsters, The fashionable body, The decorative arts, Cut and dry goods, Dress reform and reform dress, Sartoriasis, Garments for two, Clothes and the artist. View more info
