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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

hardcover. Condition: Fair.

Condition: Good. 1st. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

119 pgs. Toning to spine, light dampstain to lower left corner.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. Shelley, John (illustrator).

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Stiff color pictorial wraps. Light corner wear, a few light surface marks to covers. Square, uncreased binding, clean interior. 112 pp., color plates. 3rd ptg. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Stiff goldenrod and brown wraps, lettered in black. Firm, uncreased binding with modest lean, stray ink mark on lower front cover, light creases and minor loss to bottom front cover corner. 215 pp., w/ color plates, many additional b&w illus. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

Condition: As New. Shelley, John (illustrator). Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New. Shelley, John (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: New. Shelley, John (illustrator). This book is a collection of folk tales from both North and South Korea. They have been selected by the authors, with contemporary English speakers in mind, from thousands of such tales. The authors have retold and translated the tales so that they read well and also retain a quintessentially Korean aesthetic quality.In this book readers will find themselves in an exotic world of ancient Oriental charms and wonders. They will encounter traditional Korean dragons, heavenly maidens, dokkaebis (goblins), bluebirds and many eccentric characters such as naughty children, greedy men and strange old people. Many of the tales involve Shamanistic, Buddhist and Taoist cosmology, transporting readers into a surrealistic fantasy world.As in folk tales from other cultures, a considerable number of protagonists in this book face distressing situations and eventually overcome them. These sequences are usually depicted through humour, jest and wit, which will have readers smile in recognition.Korean folk tales have not been widely translated into English. This book will provide an opportunity for readers to develop a good insight into the unique properties of Korean folk tales.

Paperback. Condition: New. Shelley, John (illustrator). This book is a collection of folk tales from both North and South Korea. They have been selected by the authors, with contemporary English speakers in mind, from thousands of such tales. The authors have retold and translated the tales so that they read well and also retain a quintessentially Korean aesthetic quality.In this book readers will find themselves in an exotic world of ancient Oriental charms and wonders. They will encounter traditional Korean dragons, heavenly maidens, dokkaebis (goblins), bluebirds and many eccentric characters such as naughty children, greedy men and strange old people. Many of the tales involve Shamanistic, Buddhist and Taoist cosmology, transporting readers into a surrealistic fantasy world.As in folk tales from other cultures, a considerable number of protagonists in this book face distressing situations and eventually overcome them. These sequences are usually depicted through humour, jest and wit, which will have readers smile in recognition.Korean folk tales have not been widely translated into English. This book will provide an opportunity for readers to develop a good insight into the unique properties of Korean folk tales.

423 pp.; 23.4 x 15.7 cm.; sewn bound; black-and-white; edition size unknown; unsigned and unnumbered; offset-printed Compendium of critical theory texts on beauty, edited by Bill Beckley with David Shapiro. Texts by John Ashbery, Louise Bourgeois, Hubert Damisch, Arthur C. Danto, Max Fierst, David Freedberg, Jeremy Gilbert-Rolfe, John Hejduk, Dave Hickey, James Hillman, Kenneth Koch, Julia Kristeva, Donald Kuspit, Jacqueline Lichtenstein, Ariane Lopez-Huici, Agnes Martin, Thomas McEvilley, Robert C. Morgan, Frank O'Hara, Carter Ratcliff, William Rubin, Meyer Schapiro, Peter Schjeldahl, David Shapiro, Robert Farris Thompson, Kirk Varnedoe, Marjorie Welish, and John Yau. Includes contributors biographies and an index. Fine. Dust-jacket and contents clean and unmarked. Due to large size and weight additional shipping charges will be required for international orders.

paperback. Condition: New. Priority Mail is available on this item. No international shipping.

Paperback. Condition: new. Shelley, John (illustrator). Paperback. This book is a collection of folk tales from both North and South Korea, in which readers will encounter traditional Korean dragons, heavenly maidens, dokkaebis (goblins), bluebirds and many eccentric characters such as naughty children, greedy men and strange old people. Many of the tales involve Shamanistic, Buddhist and Taoist cosmology, transporting readers into a surrealistic fantasy world. As in folk tales from other cultures, a considerable number of protagonists in this book face distressing situations and eventually overcome them. These sequences are usually depicted through humor, jest and wit, which will have readers smile in recognition. Korean folk tales have not been widely translated into English, and this book provides an opportunity for readers to develop a good insight into the unique properties of Korean folk tales. This book is a collection of folk tales from both North and South Korea. They have been selected by the authors, with contemporary English speakers in mind, from thousands of such tales. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 106 pages. 11.00x8.50x0.24 inches. In Stock.

Softcover. Condition: New. Illustrated by John Shelley (illustrator). B & W ; 5 x 7 3/4"; 138+"This book is a collection of folk t pages; Soft cover is self flaps. Blue spine with black and red lettering. NEW. Pages are clean and tight. B/w illustrations. "This book is a collection of folk tales from both North and South Korea, in which readers will encounter traditional Korean dragons, heavenly maidens, dokkaebis (goblins) , bluebirds and many eccentric characters such as naughty children, greedy men and strange old people. Many of the tales involve Shamanistic, Buddhist and Taoist cosmology, transporting readers into a surrealistic fantasy world.".

Paperback. Condition: New. Shelley, John (illustrator). This book is a collection of folk tales from both North and South Korea, in which readers will encounter traditional Korean dragons, heavenly maidens, dokkaebis (goblins), bluebirds and many eccentric characters such as naughty children, greedy men and strange old people. Many of the tales involve Shamanistic, Buddhist and Taoist cosmology, transporting readers into a surrealistic fantasy world. As in folk tales from other cultures, a considerable number of protagonists in this book face distressing situations and eventually overcome them. These sequences are usually depicted through humor, jest and wit, which will have readers smile in recognition. Korean folk tales have not been widely translated into English, and this book provides an opportunity for readers to develop a good insight into the unique properties of Korean folk tales.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Text is clean and unmarked. A3.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 90 pages. 11.00x8.50x0.21 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: New. Shelley, John (illustrator). Korean folk tales include many supernatural and surrealist elements, influenced variously by Shamanism, Buddhism and Taoism. The 21 stories in this collection, populated with an eclectic cast of dragons, heavenly maidens, dokkaebis (goblins) and bluebirds, explore a universal theme - courage in the face of adversity. Age 9+.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Cover Art by Paul Stahr (illustrator). First Edition. New York: The Frank A. Munsey Company Publisher. Good. 1934. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Good copy with spine torn with a piece of clear tape across each end, creasing and the usual edgewear to the cover, tearing and a small chip to the front cover, text paper tanned as usual. ; Includes the first of five parts of "The Devil and the Deep" by Fred MacIsaac, the fifth of six parts of "Brother of the Cheyennes" by Max Brand, "White Fires" by Anthony M. Rud, "Crime in the Clouds" by Weed Dickinson, "Poker" by H. M. Sutherland, "Alibi" by Edward C. Acheson, etc. Mag 22 / E.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Signed by Burnham Carter (one of the collected authors) on the front free end paper. Octavo 8 1/4" tall, 252 pages, red titles on pale blue boards. A very good (minus), clean hard cover first edition over all with moderate shelf wear and light rubbing at the corners, BUT text paper yellowed; hinges and binding solid. Lacking dust jacket.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 94 pages. 11.00x8.50x0.22 inches. In Stock.