Description: Book Details + Condition: Farrar & Rinehart (New York). First Edition, 1942. Hardcover with dust jacket. 272 pages. Illustrated. Assembled here are 78 stories from six of the "ballad-singingest, tale-tellingest" residents of the eastern Kentucky mountain country. Based on stories rooted in European traditions from German fairy tales to Irish hero stories to Greek myths, the tales were handed down through generations of storytelling before Marie Campbell collected them in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Campbell was a teacher and folklorist who, between 1926 and 1934, lived and worked the Kentucky mountains. Signed by the author to title page. Firm binding; rubbed corners and edges; light wear to boards; interior is clean and free of markings, save author's signature to title page, and owner's name in small print to upper text block. Dust jacket shows wear and chipping to edges and corners (along with owner name present). Please don't hesitate to let me know if you have any questions! Also check out our other rare and out-of-print antiquarian books at Black Cat Caboodle. SHIPPING & PAYMENTShipping & Handling — covers shipping via USPS to anywhere in the continental U.S. and within eBay's Global Shipping Program.Payment is due within 3 days of end of auction. Black Cat Caboodle THANKS you for looking!
Price: 85 USD
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
End Time: 2025-01-28T19:36:17.000Z
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Original/Facsimile: Original
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Illustrated, Inscribed
Author: Marie Campbell
Publisher: Farrar & Rinehart
Topic: Folklore, Mythology
Subject: Literature & Fiction
