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The rabbit catcher : and other fairy tales / translated and introduced by Randall Jarrell ; illustrated by Ugo Fontana.

Author/creator Bechstein, Ludwig, 1801-1860
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoNew York ; London : Macmillan Co., 1962, ©1961 (Milano, Italy : Fabbristampa)
Descriptionv, 32 pages, 2 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 34 cm
Subject(s)
Other author/creatorJarrell, Randall, 1914-1965 translator, author of introduction, etc.
Other author/creatorFontana, Ugo.
Other author/creatorJarrell, Mary, 1914-2007, former owner.
Other author/creatorMacAdams, Irene, former owner.
Other author/creatorRegan, Anna Campbell, former owner.
Other author/creatorJarrell, Randall, 1914-1965 former owner.
Other author/creatorFabbristampa, printer.
Uniform titleDeutsches Märchenbuch. Selections. English
Contents The rabbit catcher -- The brave flute player -- The man and the wife in the vinegar jug.
Abstract Retells the tale of the shepherd boy who performed three difficult tasks with the aid of an unusual whistle to win the hand of the princess. Also includes The Brave Flute Player and The Man and the Wife in the Vinegar Jug.
Local noteJoyner Wright Coll. copy 30372016235886 is a dedication copy inscribed on front fly-leaf "To my own little Mary [Jarrell] from her Randall [Jarrell] Merry Christmas!" Laid in: "When Santa Claus has come and gone . . . ", by Randall Jarrell [Poems] (undated) Typescript; Michael DiCapue, The Macmillan Company, New York, NY, Letter to Randall Jarrell, Greensboro, North Carolina, regarding his "splendid work on the Bechstein project" and enclosing proofs (23 April 1962) TLS. Stuart Wright Book Collection #56.3. See also related manuscript material in the Stuart Wright Collection, #1169, Randall Jarrell Papers, in Joyner Library Special Collections.
Local noteJoyner Wright Coll. copy 30372016235894 inscribed on front fly-leaf "To Irene [MacAdams, MJ's mother] from Randall and Mary [Jarrell] ... ." Stuart Wright Book Collection #56.4. See also related manuscript material in the Stuart Wright Collection, #1169, Randall Jarrell Papers, in Joyner Library Special Collections.
Local noteJoyner Wright Coll. copy 30372016235902 inscribed on front fly-leaf "To Mother [i.e., Anna Campbell Regan] from Randall [Jarrell] ... Christmas, 1962." Stuart Wright Book Collection #56.5. See also related manuscript material in the Stuart Wright Collection, #1169, Randall Jarrell Papers, in Joyner Library Special Collections.
General noteSelections, translated from the author's Deutsches Märchenbuch.
References Wright, S. Randall Jarrell, A11
Acquisitions source Joyner Wright Collection copies Purchased from Stuart Wright, 2010
LCCN 64004550

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Joyner Stuart Wright Collection GR552 .J377 1962 ✔ Available Request Material
Joyner Stuart Wright Collection GR552 .J377 1962 ✔ Available Request Material
Joyner Stuart Wright Collection GR552 .J377 1962 ✔ Available Request Material