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Published by Johnson Publishing Company, Murfreesboro, North Carolina, 1971
ISBN 10: 0930230124ISBN 13: 9780930230128
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very good. First Edition. Illustrated gold publisher's cloth, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches, 112 clean pp., illustrations. A few pp. lightly printed. Frank Roy Johnson (1911-1988), a North Carolina native; Johnson was a newspaperman until 1962, when he began writing about the people and folklore of northeastern North Carolina.A collection of Carolina folklore focusing on animals and nature collected from many individuals and arranged by Johnson. Includes a bibliography.Some samples: The Dog - How the Dog Got Zigzaggy Lips; The Cat - How the Cat is Jesus' Right Hand Friend, Why the Germans Lost Old Frederick's War, How the Cat has Nine Lives, Why the Old Woman Didnt' Get Her Cow Home; The Hog - Why the Hog has a Short Life, How Come the Pig Can See in the Wind.
Published by Johnson Publishing Company, Murfreesboro, North Carolina, 1971
Seller: Americana Books, ABAA, Stone Mt, GA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Octavo. 112 pages. Illustrated with drawings. Burgundy hardcover with title on the front cover and spine. Light shelf wear to the covers. Front paste down has some light staining as if a label was removed. Light foxing to the front end sheets and the title page.