The Faber Book of North American Legends.

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Well documented tales with full page pictures and many illustrations in text: 14 Indian and Eskimo Tales (about half of them), 5 Black American Tales, 5 European Tales Brought by Immigrants, and 5 Tall Tales. Above are are Sedna the Sea Goddess, How Coyote Stole Fire, Poor Turkey Girl; Wiley and the Hairy Man, Black American; and A Stepchild That was Treated Mighty Bad (Snow White), a Jack Tale from Appalachia Nice selection and an interesting introduction by Virginia Haviland on American folk tales and their transmission and their rewriting for children..

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20761 The Faber Book of North American Legends Haviland,ed./Strugnell.
20761 The Faber Book of North American Legends Haviland,ed./Strugnell.
20761 The Faber Book of North American Legends Haviland,ed.
20761 The Faber Book of North American Legends Haviland,ed.
20761 The Faber Book of North American Legends Haviland,ed./Strugnell.
20761 The Faber Book of North American Legends Haviland,ed./Strugnell.
The Faber Book of North American Legends.
Haviland, Virginia, editor.
/Ann Strugnell, illustrator.
London: Boston, Faber and Faber, 1979, 1st "first published"; turquoise boards, brown and turquoise jacket with Raven; 8vo; 214 pp including Introduction, Notes on the Stories and Suggestions for Further Reading.
Juvenile hardback.
CONDITION: Fine in Fine jacket; straight clean, appears unread, in nice jacket; unclipped 4.95 pounds.
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20761