£45
FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE TRANSLATOR, 4to, pp. [iii], VII, [2], 100. Illustrations throughout pagination. Original teal card wrappers, blue dustjacket printed in red. Some toning. Dustjacket torn along crease to inner flaps, but holding. Inscribed on front flyleaf by compiler and translator.
A signed copy of the first edition of this gathering of Lithuanian folk tales by Vytautas F Beliajus (1908-1994). After moving to the United States as a teenager, he sought out folk dancing and built a career as a dancer, instructor, and choreographer, eventually beginning 'Vilitis' in the 1940s, a magazine devoted to folklore, folk music, and folk dance.
