Showing posts with label J Frank Dobie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label J Frank Dobie. Show all posts

Thursday, June 16, 2022

Texas and Southwestern Lore Texas Folk-Lore Society Number VI by J Frank Dobie


Hardcover, no DJ, now in mylar. Original copyright 1927, this is the second printing. Very good condition, front cover has a small ink line and some color lightened in a spot the size of a dime, outside page edges toning and have some foxing, front and rear endpapers toning. Interior is clean and bright. Some of the stories: Folk-Lore of the Texas-Mexican Vaquero by Jovita Gonzales, Lore of the Llana Estacado by J Evetts Haley, The Devil's Grotto by Mody C Boatright, Myths of the Teja Indians by Mattie Austin Hatcher, The Ballad of "Davy Crockett" by Julia Beazley, "Annie Breen from Old Kaintuck" by George E. Hastings, and more!

Title: Texas and Southwestern Lore Texas Folk-Lore Society Number VI

Author Name: J Frank Dobie

Location Published: Texas Folk-lore Society: 1934

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: Very Good

Type: Book

Categories: Americana - Folk Lore, Tall Tales

Seller ID: 018270

Keywords: folklore folk lore tall tales

Price: $75.00

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

Spur-of-the-Cock Texas Folk-Lore Society Number XI by J Frank Dobie


Hardcover, no DJ, now in mylar. Very good condition, minor bumping to corners and spine ends, minor sun darkening of spine and outside page edges, some spotting on spine. Interior is clean and bright. The Spur-of-the-Cock by Hugh M Taylor, El Nino Perdido by Mary R Van Stone and E R Sims, Folk Names of Texas Cacti by David Hall, Cats and the Occult by Martha Emmons, Old-Time Negro Proverbs by J. Mason Brewer.

Title: Spur-of-the-Cock Texas Folk-Lore Society Number XI

Author Name: J Frank Dobie

Edition: First Edition.

Location Published: Texas Folk-lore Society: 1933

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: Very Good

Type: Book

Categories: Americana - Folk Lore, Tall Tales

Seller ID: 018268

Keywords: folklore folk lore tall tales

Price: $50.00

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Foller De Drinkin' Gou'd Texas Folk-Lore Society Publication Number VII by J Frank Dobie


Hardcover, no DJ, in mylar. Very good condition, top of spine bumped, top outside page edges sun darkened and have minor spotting, a little piece of title page is missing at spine . Text and illustrations are clean and bright. Some stories included: Folk-Lore Relating to Texas Birds by John K Strecker, Tall Tales for the Tenderfeet by A W Penn, Fishback Yarns from the Sulphurs by J M Deaver, Paul Bunyan: Oil Man by John Lee Brooks, Pioneer Folk Tales by Mary Jourdan Atkingson and J Frank Dobie, Some Negro Folk-Songs of Texas by Mary Virginia Bates, How Mr. Polecat Got His Scent by Kate Stoner O'Connor, More Ballads and Songs of the Frontier Folk by J Frank Dobie, and more!

Title: Foller De Drinkin' Gou'd Texas Folk-Lore Society Publication Number VII

Author Name: J Frank Dobie

Edition: First Edition.

Location Published: Texas Folk-lore Society: 1928

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: Very Good

Type: Book

Categories: Americana - Folk Lore, Tall Tales

Seller ID: 018269

Keywords: folklore folk lore tall tales

Price: $50.00

Friday, June 21, 2019

Texas and Southwestern Lore Texas Folk-Lore Society Number VI by J Frank Dobie

Hardcover, no DJ, now in mylar. Original copyright 1927, this is the second printing. Very good condition, front cover has a small ink line and some color lightened in a spot the size of a dime, outside page edges toning and have some foxing, front and rear endpapers toning. Interior is clean and bright. Some of the stories: Folk-Lore of the Texas-Mexican Vaquero by Jovita Gonzales, Lore of the Llana Estacado by J Evetts Haley, The Devil's Grotto by Mody C Boatright, Myths of the Teja Indians by Mattie Austin Hatcher, The Ballad of "Davy Crockett" by Julia Beazley, "Annie Breen from Old Kaintuck" by George E. Hastings, and more!

Author Name: J Frank Dobie
Publisher: Texas Folk-lore Society: 1934
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Type: Book
Seller ID: 018270
Price: $75.00

Thursday, June 20, 2019

Foller De Drinkin' Gou'd Texas Folk-Lore Society Publication Number VII by J Frank Dobie

Hardcover, no DJ, in mylar. Very good condition, top of spine bumped, top outside page edges sun darkened and have minor spotting, a little piece of title page is missing at spine . Text and illustrations are clean and bright. Some stories included: Folk-Lore Relating to Texas Birds by John K Strecker, Tall Tales for the Tenderfeet by A W Penn, Fishback Yarns from the Sulphurs by J M Deaver, Paul Bunyan: Oil Man by John Lee Brooks, Pioneer Folk Tales by Mary Jourdan Atkingson and J Frank Dobie, Some Negro Folk-Songs of Texas by Mary Virginia Bates, How Mr. Polecat Got His Scent by Kate Stoner O'Connor, More Ballads and Songs of the Frontier Golk by J Frank Dobie, and more!

Author Name: J Frank Dobie
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Texas Folk-lore Society: 1928
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Type: Book
Seller ID: 018269
Price: $50.00

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Spur-of-the-Cock Texas Folk-Lore Society Number XI by J Frank Dobie

Hardcover, no DJ, now in mylar. Very good condition, minor bumping to corners and spine ends, minor sun darkening of spine and outside page edges, some spotting on spine. Interior is clean and bright. The Spur-of-the-Cock by Hugh M Taylor, El Nino Perdido by Mary R Van Stone and E R Sims, Folk Names of Texas Cacti by David Hall, Cats and the Occult by Martha Emmons, Old-Time Negro Proverbs by J. Mason Brewer.

Author Name: J Frank Dobie
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Texas Folk-lore Society: 1933
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Type: Book
Seller ID: 018268
Price: $50.00

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Coffee in the Gourd Texas Folk-Lore Society Number II by J Frank Dobie

Hardcover, no DJ, now in mylar. Very good condition, minor bumping to corners and spine ends, minor sundarkening of spine and outside page edges. Interior is clean and bright. Original edition 1923, this is the 1935 reprint. Some sample articles: Indian Pictographs of the Big Bend in Texas (illustrated) by Victor J Smith, Brazos Bottom Philosophy by A W Eddins, Customs and Superstitions among Texas Mexicans by Florence Johnson Scott, Pedro and Pancho by Mary A Sutherland.

Author Name: J Frank Dobie
Publisher: Texas Folk-lore Society: 1935
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Type: Book
Seller ID: 018267
Price: $30.00

Sunday, April 24, 2016

Texas and Southwestern Lore Texas Folk-Lore Society Number VI by J Frank Dobie




Author Name    J Frank Dobie 


Binding   Hardcover

Book Condition   Very Good

Type   Book

Publisher    Texas Folk-lore Society 1934

Seller ID   018270

Hardcover, no DJ, now in mylar. Original copyright 1927, this is the second printing. Very good condition, front cover has a small ink line and some color lightened in a spot the size of a dime, outside page edges toning and have some foxing, front and rear endpapers toning. Interior is clean and bright. Some of the stories: Folk-Lore of the Texas-Mexican Vaquero by Jovita Gonzales, Lore of the Llana Estacado by J Evetts Haley, The Devil's Grotto by Mody C Boatright, Myths of the Teja Indians by Mattie Austin Hatcher, The Ballad of "Davy Crockett" by Julia Beazley, "Annie Breen from Old Kaintuck" by George E. Hastings, and more!

FOLKLORE  FOLK  LORE  TALL  TALES  

Price = 75.00 USD

Saturday, April 23, 2016

Spur-of-the-Cock Texas Folk-Lore Society Number XI by J Frank Dobie




Author Name    J Frank Dobie 


Binding   Hardcover

Book Condition   Very Good

Type   Book

Edition   First Edition

Publisher    Texas Folk-lore Society 1933

Seller ID   018268

Hardcover, no DJ, now in mylar. Very good condition, minor bumping to corners and spine ends, minor sun darkening of spine and outside page edges, some spotting on spine. Interior is clean and bright. The Spur-of-the-Cock by Hugh M Taylor, El Nino Perdido by Mary R Van Stone and E R Sims, Folk Names of Texas Cacti by David Hall, Cats and the Occult by Martha Emmons, Old-Time Negro Proverbs by J. Mason Brewer.


Price = 60.00 USD