[publisher: Julian Messner] Hardcover HARDCOVER, no dj; GOOD, ex-lib. w/bumped corners. 238pp. FE, 1940 edition.No markings on text pages. Please email w/questions or to request picture(s); refer to our book inventory number. Free media mail shipping. LOCATION alpha auth HB D
[Waterville, ME, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1940]

[publisher: Julian Messner, Inc., New York] Hardcover Stated seventh printing, June 1956. The Kalevala is a series of folk tales which have been shared by the people of Finland since before history has been recorded. Many of the tales were collected and published by Dr. Elias Lönrott, then translated into English by W. F. Kirby and others. The tales in this volume are based on those writings, but revised and made more coherent by Babette Deutsch. With woodcut illustrations througout by Fritz Eichenberg. --- In full rust cloth-covered boards with decorations and spine titling in blue. Volume wrapped in jacket with color Eichenberg decorations to front panel. --- Evidence of former ownership by a lending library includes rubberstampings, sticker, mylar dust jacket cover taped to boards; also with prior owner's signature to first page & torn-out front free endpaper; else a sound copy. ; Ex-Library; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; 238 pages
[Littleton, CO, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1956]
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[publisher: Julian Messner, New York] Hardcover In fair condition; cloth boards very worn with fraying at edges, separation of cloth from binding along spine (but still attached at edges with front and back boards), heavy rubbing along edges and top of spine; soiling along outside edges of book and end papers, with light soiling spots on pages throughout book; boards separated from pages, but binding intact; vertical tear to page 145 and page 147 at spine; otherwise, bright pages. Edition not stated; printing not stated. 238 pages. Blue cloth decorated boards. 9 3/8 x 6 1/4 in.
[San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1940]
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New York Julian Messner 1959 Hardcover Good+ Original 1959 Good+ Hardcover Good+ Dust Jacket Kalevala Young Adult Fantasy B/W Illus Fritz Eichenberg. Ex-Library. with the markings and engraver punch etc. Still Good+ as is jacket, 238 pp. Ninth Printing Julian Messner, Inc New York I wonder if bold Vainamoinen was not the inspiration for Tom Bombadil and Valar, Tulkas. A great way to approach the difficult verse epic here in easy Young Adult prose and Fritz Eichenberg illustrations now itself difficult to find. See our Three Geese in Flight Scans.

New York Julian Messner 1940 Hardcover Near Fine in Good jacket First edition. Illustrated by Fritz Eichenberg. Large octavo. Pictorial cloth. Modest wear at the crown, very good or better in good dust jacket with a large chip at the crown and on both panels. A very scarce title in any jacket.