Thompson, Harold W.

New York State Folktales, Legends and Ballads

New York: Dover Publications, 1967. Paperback. 8 1/2 by 5 1/2 inches; 214 by 136 mm. 530 pages. Softcover, in very good condition. Mild wear to cover edges and spine, in particular a one-inch scuff where the spine meets the rear cover; previous owner's initials in blue ink at top of first page. An unabridged and unaltered republication of the work originally published by J. B. Lippincott Company in 1939 under the title Body, Boots & Britches; Folktales, Ballads and Speech from Country New York. From the rear cover: "a unique blend of scholarly research and the natural human zest for a good story." Item #248

Price: $6.00