Vintage 1957 Why The North Star Stands Still Palmer HC DJ 1st Ed Indian Legends

by Star Stands Still Palmer

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First edition · In dust jacket

Vintage 1957 Why The North Star Stands Still Palmer HC DJ 1st Ed Indian Legends Dust jacket shows light rubbing, surface wear, and age toning with several small stains and spots, especially along the lower back panel and edges. Jacket corners and spine ends display mild shelf wear with small creases and tiny chips. Boards beneath are clean with straight edges and an intact spine. Text block edges and endpapers are evenly toned from age but remain free of heavy foxing. Interior pages are clean, legible, and free of writing or underlining, with illustrations crisp and the binding tight and secure. Title: Why the North Star Stands Still and Other Indian Legends. Author: William R. Palmer. Illustrator: Ursula Koering. Format: Vintage illustrated children's hardcover book with dust jacket. Publisher: Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Publication details: Copyright 1946, 1957 by William R. Palmer; Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 57-11627; first edition; printed in the United States of America. Genre/Topic: Native American folklore, Pahute Indian legends, children's mythology, and cultural storytelling. Narrative type: Fictionalized retellings of traditional Pahute Indian legends presented as individual short stories. Intended audience: Middle-grade readers ages 9–12, families, educators, and collectors of children's folklore and Native American literature. Contents: Collects numerous tales including "Why The Birds Wear Bright Plumage," "The Pahute Fire Danc

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Year: 1957
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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