Little Animal Stories

CORY, DAVID. LITTLE JACK RABBIT AND MISS MOUSIE. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1925.
Red cloth boards and spine, illustration of Little Jack Rabbit to boards. Black lettering. DW illustrated in color, two 1/2 closed tears to upper edge, one inch closed tear to lower cover from joint. Small chip to spine ends, with closed joint tears. Inside front flap list of other Jack Rabbit books, flaps squared. Rear DW mild soil, ad for Little Jack Rabbit's Big Blue Book. 1/4 inch chip to upper edge. Tiny chip to upper corner of first three pages. Blue and red illustrations with captions, four to each pastedown and e.p. Text and illustrations very clean, tightly bound. Two illustrations have short closed tear to margin/ Very clean, penciled name to upper margin of e.p. 128 pp, sm. 8 vo. In protective mylar. We have 6 other in DW in this series.

The 12th book of the famous Little Jack Rabbit series. "A unique series about the furred and feathered little people of the woods and meadows." Follow along with Little Jack Rabbit's adventures with Uncle Lucky (Lefthindfoot), Daddy Longlegs, Miss Mousie, as they attend a Lollipop party and meet many many wonderful characters. Four full page color illustrations, including frontispiece by H.S. Barbour. Cloth Very Good in Very Good DJ

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CORY, DAVID. LITTLE JACK RABBIT AND CHIPPY CHIPMUNK. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1921.
Red cloth boards and spine, illustration of Little Jack Rabbit to boards, short area of front hinge rubbed. Black lettering. DW illustrated in color, mild rubbing of extremities, 3/4 inch chip to lower edge. Spine ends rubbed and bumped small chip to each. Upper corner rubbed. Inscription to half-title page, dated 1927, verso list of books in the series. Rear Ad for Little Jack Rabbit series, listing of all books, verso ad for Cory's Journeys To Happyland, small old Strawbridge & Clothier sticker to upper margin. Inside flap lists Journeys to Happyland. All flap edges squared. Rear DW mild soil, ad for Little Jack Rabbit's Big Blue Book, with price of "It's $2.00 a Copy". Blue and red illustrations of Little Jack Rabbit adventures, with captions, four to each pastedown and e.p. Text and illustrations very clean, tightly bound. 127 pp, sm. 8 vo. In protective mylar. We have 6 other in DW in this series. All very nice in mylar.

The 4th book of the famous Little Jack Rabbit series. "A unique series about the furred and feathered little people of the woods and meadows." Follow along with Little Jack Rabbit's adventures with Chippy Chipmunk, Crane Photographer, Teddy Turtle, Yellow Dog Tramp, Professor Jim Crow, and all his other friends. In this series he attends a May Day Party, crosses a bubbling brook on a log, and escapes the Danny Fox and Mr. Wicked Weasel, and more! Four full page color illustrations, including frontispiece by H.S. Barbour. Cloth Very Good in Very Good DJ

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Bemister, Margaret: Thirty Indian Legends of Canada ...by the Author of "The Golden Caravel" ....The Sleep Fairies, The Queer Little Animal, The Daughters of the Star, The Magician of Lake Huron, The Stone Canoe, The Enchanted Moccasins, The Five Water-Spirits, The Red Swan, Vancouver Douglas & McIntyre, Limited 1994
ISBN: 0888940254 Near Fine Illustrations by Douglas Tait

....Large format soft cover (not large print), flat uncreased spine, 153 pages, illustrated through-out by Douglas Tait, former owners inscription on ffep. "Full of mystery, a sense of awe at the surrounding world and the courage of great warriors, themythology of Canada's Indians forms an incredibly rich source of story and legend. Ojibway and Iroquois; Cree and Okanagan, all are here in thirty stories of magicians, beautiful maidens and a disppearing vision of the universe. Contents include: The Giant Bear / The Summer-Maker / The Sleep Fairies / Shingebiss / The Queer Little Animal / The Dormouse / The Windmaker / Moowis / The Daughters of the Star / Koto and the Bird / The Humpbacked Manitou / The Tribe That Grew Out of a Shell / The Story of the Indian Corn / The Magician of Lake Huron / The Fairies' Cliff / The Stone Canoe / The White Feather / The Lone Lightning / The Enchanted Moccasins / The Five Water-Spirits / The Canoe Breaker / The Old Stump / The Cliff of Sinikielt / The Strange Dream / Big Chief's Conquest / The Red Swan / The Whispering Grass / The Legend of Mackinac Island / The Adventures of Wesakchak: The Wonderful Ball; A Wonderful Journey / The Further Adventures of Wesakchak: The Grey Goose; Little Brother Rabit; The Bald-Headed Eagles / Pronouncing Vocabulary. Any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a stock photo! Reprint Soft Cover 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

[SW: INDIANS NORTH AMERICA LEGENDS JUVENILE....Large format soft cover (not large print), flat uncreased spine, 153 pages, illustrated through-out by Douglas Tait, former owners inscription on ffep. "Full of mystery, a sense of awe at the surrounding world and the courage of great warriors, themythology of Canada's Indians forms an incredibly rich source of story and legend. Ojibway and Iroquois; Cree and Okanagan, all are here in thirty stories of magicians, beautiful maidens and a disppearing vision of the universe. Contents include: The Giant Bear / The Summer-Maker / The Sleep Fairies / Shingebiss / The Queer Little Animal / The Dormouse / The Windmaker / Moowis / The Daughters of the Star / Koto and the Bird / The Humpbacked Manitou / The Tribe That Grew Out of a Shell / The Story of the Indian Corn / The Magician of Lake Huron / The Fairies' Cliff / The Stone Canoe / The White Feather / The Lone Lightning / The Enchanted Moccasins / The Five Water-Spirits / The Canoe Breaker / The Old Stump / The Cliff of Sinikielt / The Strange Dream / Big Chief's Conquest / The Red Swan / The Whispering Grass / The Legend of Mackinac Island / The Adventures of Wesakchak: The Wonderful Ball; A Wonderful Journey / The Further Adventures of Wesakchak: The Grey Goose; Little Brother Rabit; The Bald-Headed Eagles / Pronouncing Vocabulary. North American Indians]

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Bettelheim, Bruno: The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales, New York Vintage Books 1977
ISBN: 0394722655 Very Good Plus Gustave Dore

-----Large format soft cover, 328 + XI clean pages, flat uncreased spine, square tight and clean, faint edge wear. Contents include: Life Divined from the Inside / "The Fisherman and the Jinny": Fairy Tale Compared to Fable / Fairy Tale versus Myth: Optimism versus Pessimism / "The Three Little Pigs": Pleasure Principle versus Reality Principle / The Child's Need for Magic / Vicarious Satisfaction versus Conscious Recognition / The Importance of Externalization: Fantasy Figures and Events / Transformations: The Fantasy of the Wicked Stepmother / Bringing Order into Chaos / "The Queen Bee": Achieving Integration / "Brother and Sister": Unifying Our Dual Nature / "Sindbad the Seaman and Sindbad the Porter": Fancy versus Reality / The Frame Story of Thousand and One Nights / Tales of Two Brothers / "The Three Languages": Building Integration / "The Three Feathers"; The Youngest Child as Simpleton / Oedipal Conflicts and Resolutions: The Knignt in Shining Armor and the Damsel in Distress / Fear of Fantasy: Why Were Fairy Tales Outlawed? / Trancsending Infancy with the Help of Fantasy / "The Goose Girl": Achieving Autonomy / Fantasy, recovery, Escape, and Consolation / On the Telling of fairy Stories / "Hansel and Gretel" / "Little Red Riding Hood" / "Jack and the Beanstalk" / The Jealous Queen in "Snow White" and the Myth of Oedipus / "Snow White" / "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" / "The Sleeping Beauty" / "Cinderella" / The Animal-Groom Cycle of Fairy Tales / Notes / Bibliography / Index. Any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a stock photo! Reprint Soft Cover 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

[SW: -----Large format soft cover, 328 + XI clean pages, flat uncreased spine, square tight and clean, faint edge wear. Contents include: Life Divined from the Inside / "The Fisherman and the Jinny": Fairy Tale Compared to Fable / Fairy Tale versus Myth: Optimism versus Pessimism / "The Three Little Pigs": Pleasure Principle versus Reality Principle / The Child's Need for Magic / Vicarious Satisfaction versus Conscious Recognition / The Importance of Externalization: Fantasy Figures and Events / Transformations: The Fantasy of the Wicked Stepmother / Bringing Order into Chaos / "The Queen Bee": Achieving Integration / "Brother and Sister": Unifying Our Dual Nature / "Sindbad the Seaman and Sindbad the Porter": Fancy versus Reality / The Frame Story of Thousand and One Nights / Tales of Two Brothers / "The Three Languages": Building Integration / "The Three Feathers"; The Youngest Child as Simpleton / Oedipal Conflicts and Resolutions: The Knignt in Shining Armor and the Damsel in Distress / Fear of Fantasy: Why Were Fairy Tales Outlawed? / Trancsending Infancy with the Help of Fantasy / "The Goose Girl": Achieving Autonomy / Fantasy, recovery, Escape, and Consolation / On the Telling of fairy Stories / "Hansel and Gretel" / "Little Red Riding Hood" / "Jack and the Beanstalk" / The Jealous Queen in "Snow White" and the Myth of Oedipus / "Snow White" / "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" / "The Sleeping Beauty" / "Cinderella" / The Animal-Groom Cycle of Fairy Tales / Notes / Bibliography / Index. Any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a stock Photo The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales! Bettelheim, Bruno"Fantasy and Science Fiction Reference]

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