ABOUT THIS VOLUME: The pages are crisp, and the original dust cover is snuggled behind a protective see-through cover that is a bit aged. (The library cellophane can be removed with great care and a bit of steam. You’ll have to use your best judgment on this one.) Two flaws, both normal for an old library book: There is a visible stamp from the New Orleans Public Library on the bottom, and some librarian with a heavy hand used a bit too much glue when adding a card to the frontispiece. Some might call these additions charming. (It’s me—I’m the one who finds the human touch charming. 🤭) If I didn’t own another copy of this volume, I wouldn’t be selling this fascinating, beautifully bound book. • • • This book is volume one of a two volume set printed in 1949 during the post-WWII American fascination with world cultures and anthropology by the map and reference book folks at Funk & Wagnalls. Each entry in this volume covers a different myth, legend, or article of worldwide folklore in crisp, brief detail. • • • #cottagecore #folk #folklore #1940s #40s #global #reference #fairy #fairytales #legends #proverbs #darkacademia