American Folk and Fairy Tales
New York: Junior Literary Guild, 1929. Margaret Freeman. Hardcover. Bound in red textured cloth with black title and illustration on the front cover and black title on the spine. American Folk and Fairy Tales is a 1929 collection edited by Rachel Field, who is perhaps best known for her Newbery Medal-winning novel Hitty, Her First Hundred Years. This anthology was one of the first of its kind to gather diverse regional American stories into a single volume for children.
Rachel Field's work as an editor highlighted the unique dialects and storytelling styles of different American regions, preserving the "magic and mischief" inherent in oral traditions. While many stories in the collection are technically legends or folk tales rather than "fairy tales" in the European sense, Field chose them for their enduring appeal to children's imaginations. 302pp.
CONDITION: Light shelf wear. Tiny black mark on the front cover. Pages 32 and 33 have some light staining, otherwise pages are crisp and clean. Binding and text block are square and sound. Full refund if not satisfied. Very Good +.
Item #080134
Price: $20.00