1. Afanas’ev, Aleksandr. [Ed].

Russian Fairy Tales. Translated by Norbert Guterman. Illustrated by Alexander Alexeieff.

New York, Pantheon Books, 1980. 15 x 23.5cm. 662 pages, with black and white illustrations. Original softcover. Sunning to spine, wear to edges, spine joint beginning to loosen, otherwise good condition. Some text annotations. [The Pantheon Fairy Tale & Folklore Library].

2. Arnott, Kathleen.

African Myths and Legends. Illustrated by Joan Kiddell-Monroe.

London, Oxford University Press, 1970. 14.5 x 22cm. 211 pages, with illustrations. Original clothbound hardcover with original dustjacket and illustrated endpapers. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear, including small (1cm) tear to dustjacket spine. Previous owner’s name on front free endpaper. [Oxford Myths and Legends Series].

3. Black, William George.

Folk Medicine: A Chapter in the History of Culture. Publication of the Folk-Lore Society, for collecting and printing relics of popular antiquities & c.

Special reprint edition of London, Elliot Stock, 1883. Delanco NJ, The Classics of Medicine Library, 2001. 14.5 cm x 22 cm. II, 228 pages. Beautifully bound Hardcover with gilt lettering and ornament on spine with raised boards. Gilt design and ruling to boards. All edges gilt. Dutch marbling to pastedowns and endpapers. Red silk ribbon bookmarker. Near fine conditon externally and internally. [The Classics of Medicine Library]

4. Brockett, Eleanor.

Persian Fairy Tales. Retold by Eleanor Brockett. Illustrated by Harry Toothill.

London, Frederick Muller Limited, 1965. 13 x 20cm. (8), 224 pages, with black and white illustrations. Original clothbound hardcover. Minor signs of external wear, including sunned spine and some fraying to cloth edges. Internally in very good condition, other than some minor text annotations on first twenty pages. [Muller World Fairy Tales Collection].

5. Burland, Cottie.

North American Indian Mythology.

London, Paul Hamlyn Ltd., 1965. 21 x 28.5cm. 153 pages, with text illustrations throughout and 26 colour plates. Original clothbound hardcover. Some signs of external wear including fading, bumping and staining. Internally in excellent condition other than minor text annotations.

6. Cagnolo, Fr. C.

The Akikuyu – Their Customs, Traditions and Folklore. English Translation, With Illustrations and a Map.

Nyeri, Kenya, Mission Printing School, no year (c.1933). 17 cm x 24.5 cm. Frontispiece, XV, 324 pages. 3 colour illustrations, 164 monochrome photographs and 18 text drawings. Fold-out map at rear showing Kenyan region. Hardcover [publisher’s original navy cloth] with gilt lettering on spine and front board. Magenta text block trim. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Spine slightly faded. Binding is firm and strong and the book block is square with sharp corners.

7. Dégh, Linda. [Ed].

Folktales of Hungary. Translated by Judit Halász. Foreword by Richard M. Dorson.

Second Impression. Chicago, The University of Chicago Press, 1969. 13 x 20.5cm. (46), 381 pages. Original softcover. Some signs of external wear including some paper loss to spine, creasing to front jacket, bumping to edges. Previous owner’s name on half-title page and some minor text annotations. [Folktales of the World, No. 6, Editor: R.M. Dorson].

8. Ellis, Alfred Burdon.

The Tshi-Speaking Peoples of the Gold Coast of West Africa. Their Religion, Manners, Customs, Laws, Language, Etc.

London, Chapman and Hall, 1887. 15.5 cm x 23 cm. VII, 343 pages. Map near front showing Gold Coast. Hardcover [publisher’s original burgundy cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Blind tooling to boards. Dark brown surface-paper endpapers and pastedowns. Deckled edges. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Rubbing to corners and spine ends with minor scuff marks to boards. Very minor staining to spine. Cracking to gutter between front pastedown and endpapers near head of spine. Cracking to gutter between rear pastedown and endpaper also but binding still strong. A hint of browning to a nice and clean interior.

9. Haviland, Virginia / Danska, Herbert.

Favourite Fairy Tales Told In Russia. Retold from Russian Storytellers by Virginia Haviland. Illustrated by Herbert Danska.

London / Sydney / Toronto, The Bodley Head, 1967. 17 x 24cm. 88 pages, with colour illustrations throughout. Original clothbound hardcover with dustjacket. Some signs of wear to dustjacket, including minor paper loss to edges. Otherwise in good condition. Previous owner’s name on front free endpaper.

10. Jacobs, Joseph. [Ed].

Indian Fairy Tales. Illustrated by John D. Batten.

New York, Dover Publications, Inc., 1969. 13.5 x 21.5cm. (12), 255 pages, with black and white illustrations. Original softcover. Some signs of external wear, including creasing to jacket and minor paper loss to spine. Internally in very good condition, other than some text annotations. [Dover Children’s Classics].