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Title:The Anwar-i-Suhaili or Lights of Canopus Commonly Known As Kalilah and Damnah
Price:AUD$1,800.00 (about USD$1,172.70)
Item ID:LU00-0033007
Quantity:1
Publisher:Wm. H. Allen & Co, London, 1877
Edition:First
Binding:Hardcover
Condition:Very Good
Wm. H. Allen & Co, 1877, Hardcover, Book Condition: Very Good, First

32cm x 25cm. xviii, 504 pages, colour borders. Publisher's bevelled cloth, gauffered edges. Being an adaptation by Mulla Husain Bin Ali Al Wai'z-Al-Kashifi of The Fables of Bidpai. Translated from the Persian by Arthur N. Wollaston. The 1877 English translation by Arthur Naylor Wollaston (1842-1922) of the Persian version of the Panchatantra, an ancient collection of animal fables. Wollaston began work as a civil servant in the India ... More Text...
Title:The Odyssey of Homer (5 Volumes Complete)
Price:GBP£600.00 (about USD$757.60)
Item ID:DB03-49108
Quantity:1
Publisher:Bernard Lintot, London, 1726
Edition:First Thus
Binding:Hardcover (Full Leather)
Condition:Good
Bernard Lintot, 1726, Hardcover (Full Leather), Book Condition: Good, First Thus

Size: 16mo <6 3/4". xxxii + 212 / 235 / 275 / 248 / 251 + 24pp. 5-volume set (complete). Bindings generally firm. A couple of cracked hinges. Spines worn with title-pieces absent from vols 2 & 4. Vol 1 title-piece largely absent. Vol 5 title-piece with slight loss. Slight foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Edges foxed and browned. Covers worn. Corners bumped. This set is published over the ... More Text...
Title:The Golden Bough : A Study in Magic and Religion . 13 Vol set
Price:AUD$990.00 (about USD$645.00)
ISBN:0333012828
Item ID:A000-49779
Quantity:1
Publisher:Macmillan, UK, 1976
Edition:Third
Binding:Hardcover
Condition:Very Good
Dust Jacket:Very Good
Macmillan, 1976, Hardcover, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good, Third

A very heavy set - over 10kgs packed Reprint. Size: 8vo Octavo (8 to 9 inches). Text body is clean & unmarked. Binding tight, spine fine. Jacket spine slightly sun-faded. Prior owner name, whited or blacked out . Minor marks and wear to book and jacket. Excellent uniform set . clean bright pages. ISBN: 0333012828. ISBN/EAN: 9780333012826.
Title:Legends of the Lakes: Or, Sayings and Doings at Killarney. Collected chiefly from the manuscripts of R. Adolphus Lynch, Esq. H. P. King's German Legion (two volume set)
Price:GBP£500.00 (about USD$631.30)
Item ID:B009-4012
Quantity:1
Publisher:John Ebers and Co, London, 1829
Edition:First
Binding:Hardcover (Half Leather)
Condition:Very Good
John Ebers and Co, 1829, Hardcover (Half Leather), Book Condition: Very Good, First

Croker published Legends of the Lakes: Or, Sayings and Doings at Killarney in 1829, The legends were collected chiefly from the manuscripts, of R. Adolphus Lynch, Esq. of London & are here arranged in the form of a fictional tour of the Lakes through which the legends & lore are revealed. The characters appearing in it are well known historical nineteenth-century visitors to the lakes mentioned frequently in local ... More Text...
Title:The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion, in Twelve Volumes (Complete): The Magic Art, Vols 1 & 2; Taboo and the Perils of the Soul; The Dying God; Adonis, Attis, Osiris; Spirits of the Corn and of the Wild, Vols 1 & 2; The ... (Truncated)
Price:GBP£500.00 (about USD$631.30)
Item ID:DB03-50987
Quantity:1
Publisher:MacMillan, London, 1935
Edition:Third reprints
Binding:Hardcover
Condition:Good (ex-library)
Dust Jacket:No
MacMillan, 1935, Hardcover, Book Condition: Good (ex-library), Dust Jacket Condition: No, Third reprints

Full Book Title: The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion, in Twelve Volumes (Complete): The Magic Art, Vols 1 & 2; Taboo and the Perils of the Soul; The Dying God; Adonis, Attis, Osiris; Spirits of the Corn and of the Wild, Vols 1 & 2; The Scapegoat; Balder the Beautiful, Vols 1 & 2; Aftermath, Supplementary Volume; Bibliography and General Index

Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". ... More Text...
Title:The Golden Bough : A Study in Magic and Religion . 13 Vol set
Price:AUD$900.00 (about USD$586.40)
ISBN:0333012828
Item ID:A000-48325
Quantity:1
Publisher:Macmillan, UK, 1976
Edition:Third
Binding:Hardcover
Condition:Good
Dust Jacket:No
Macmillan, 1976, Hardcover, Book Condition: Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No, Third

A very good set in blue cloth boards Possibly the best edition for those who wish to read and study it. A very heavy set - over 10kgs packed Reprint. Size: 8vo Octavo (8 to 9 inches). Text body is clean & unmarked. Binding tight, spine fine. Previous owner's inscription in ink, neat. Edges slightly foxed and browned.. Volumes 1 and 13 have wear to front boards, blue covers scratched in a few places. Minor marks and wear to book and jacket. ISBN: 0333012828. ISBN/EAN: 9780333012826.
Title:Contes
Price:USD$500.00
Item ID:RE00-55447
Quantity:1
Publisher:Nilsson, Paris, 1929
Edition:Unstated
Illustrator:Maggy Monier
Binding:Hardcover (Full Leather)
Condition:Fine
Dust Jacket:No
Nilsson, 1929, Hardcover (Full Leather), Book Condition: Fine, Dust Jacket Condition: No, Unstated, Illustrated By: Maggy Monier

JEAN de la FONTAINE. Contes, Paris: Editions Nilsson, 1929. Tall octavo, pp. 236, 7 tipped-in color illustrations, brown morocco boards with gilt-stamped lettering and raised gilt devices to spine, two raised bands, stamped fleurons and rules to front and back panels, image of La Fontaine mounted into the front in a pieced-together gilt frame with a cupid theme, top edge tinted ... More Text...
Title:Gentleman and the Faun Encounters with Pan and the Elemental Kingdom
Price:GBP£355.60 (about USD$449.00)
ISBN:1844091791
Item ID:CC00-092032
Quantity:1
Publisher:Findhorn, 2009
Edition:First
Binding:Hardcover
Condition:Very Good
Findhorn, 2009, Hardcover, Book Condition: Very Good, First

VG 1st ed 2009 Findhorn hardback, no jacket as issued. Light shelf-wear and signs of usage only, bright and unmarked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Myths, Legends & Folklore; ISBN: 1844091791. ISBN/EAN: 9781844091799. The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 092032.
Title:Myths and Legends of Russia
Price:GBP£267.20 (about USD$337.40)
ISBN:00272
Item ID:CC00-088886
Quantity:1
Publisher:Folio Society, 2009
Edition:First
Binding:Hardcover
Condition:Fine
Folio Society, 2009, Hardcover, Book Condition: Fine, First

Fine 1st print 2009 Folio Society hardback, beautifully produced and illustrated. A little surface rubbing to slipcase only, bright and unmarked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Myths, Legends & Folklore; ISBN: B002L7Y2PY. ISBN/EAN: B002L7Y2PY. The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 088886.
Title:Dragons and Dragon Lore
Price:AUD$500.00 (about USD$325.80)
Item ID:LU00-0026683
Quantity:1
Publisher:Payson & Clarke, New York, 1928
Edition:First
Binding:Hardcover
Condition:Good
Payson & Clarke, 1928, Hardcover, Book Condition: Good, First

23cm x 15cm. 203 pages, 13 plates, black and white illustrations in the text. Quarter cloth, gilt lettering. With an introduction by Henry Fairfield Osborn. Gilt lettering worn. Frontispiece a little tender. Foxing, mostly to edges and occasionally throughout. Previous owner's name to front pastedown. Shipped Weight: .53 kilos.
Title:The Thousand and One Nights, Commonly Called, in England, The Arabian Nights' Entertainments
Price:USD$325.00
Item ID:DH00-011821
Quantity:1
Publisher:Bickers and Son, London, 1877
Edition:A New from a copy annotated by the translator
Illustrator:Darbey, William
Binding:Hardcover
Condition:Very Good
Dust Jacket:No
Bickers and Son, 1877, Hardcover, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No, A New from a copy annotated by the translator, Illustrated By: Darbey, William

Size: Octavo (standard book size). 3-volume set (complete). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is sound. Bound by Zaehnsdorf. All volumes: full gilt-stamped leather with inner dentelles, 5 raised bands, marbled end papers, "Illustrated by many hundred engravings on wood, from ... More Text...
Title:Myths and Legends of Russia
Price:GBP£249.80 (about USD$315.40)
ISBN:00272
Item ID:CC00-090673
Quantity:1
Publisher:Folio Society, 2009
Edition:First
Binding:Hardcover
Condition:Near Fine
Folio Society, 2009, Hardcover, Book Condition: Near Fine, First

Near Fine 1st print 2009 Folio Society hardback, beautifully produced and illustrated. A little surface rubbing with minor marks to slipcase only, bright and unmarked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Myths, Legends & Folklore; ISBN: B002L7Y2PY. ISBN/EAN: B002L7Y2PY. The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 090673.
Title:Fables of La Fontaine
Price:USD$300.00
Item ID:DH00-010190
Quantity:1
Publisher:Elizur Wright, Jr. and Tappan and Dennet, Boston, 1841
Edition:Second
Illustrator:Grandville, J. J.
Binding:Hardcover
Condition:Very Good
Dust Jacket:No
Elizur Wright, Jr. and Tappan and Dennet, 1841, Hardcover, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No, Second, Illustrated By: Grandville, J. J.

Size: Octavo (standard book size). 2-volume set (complete). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Two-volume set translated from the French by Elizur Wright, Jr., Volume I does not specify edition, but Volume II is Second Edition stated. Three-quarter ... More Text...
Title:The Heroes
Price:GBP£200.00 (about USD$252.60)
Item ID:TP01-48395
Quantity:1
Publisher:Macmillan, 1889
Edition:Reprint
Binding:Tree Calf Binding
Condition:Very Good
Dust Jacket:No
Macmillan, 1889, Tree Calf Binding, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No, Reprint

Marbled Endpapers, Gilt decorative edges, five gilt raised bands, Black gilt label to spine. Previous Oweners name plate laid in. Marbled edges Size: Octavo (standard book size). Category: Myths, Legends & Folklore;
Title:Malleus Maleficarum The hammer of witchcraft
Price:GBP£137.20 (about USD$173.30)
Item ID:CC00-091392
Quantity:1
Publisher:Folio Society, 1969
Edition:First
Binding:Hardcover
Condition:Collectable - Very Good
Folio Society, 1969, Hardcover, Book Condition: Collectable - Very Good, First

Near Fine 2nd impression 1969 Folio Society hardback, with slipcase, beautifully produced and illustrated. Second printing with the title details printed lengthwise across the spine. Light natural aging and mild sunning to spine of book, else Fine bright and well-preserved internally in excellent slipcase. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Myths, Legends & Folklore; Contemporary Fiction; ISBN: B0000COBMZ. ISBN/EAN: B0000COBMZ. The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 091392.
Title:Folklore Myths and Legends of Britain
Price:GBP£128.80 (about USD$162.70)
ISBN:002
Item ID:CC00-092035
Quantity:1
Publisher:Reader's Digest Association, 1973
Edition:First
Binding:Hardcover
Condition:Collectable - Good
Dust Jacket:Good
Reader's Digest Association, 1973, Hardcover, Book Condition: Collectable - Good, Dust Jacket Condition: Good, First

~~Missing dust-jacket~~Good+ 1st edition 1973 Readers Digest hardback, black boards with gilt design motif, many illustrations throughout. Cited recently by Kate Mosse on Radio 4's Open Book as one of her most treasured books. Terrific contributions (includes Robin Jacques, Charles Keeping, Peter Reddick et al). Surface tears to base of spine. A little corner and spine-end bumping and rubbing ... More Text...
Title:Le Livre des Symboles. Les Metamorphoses de L'Human Entre L'Orient et L'Occident.
Price:GBP£120.00 (about USD$151.60)
ISBN:9782268037394
Item ID:DI00-DSCF3316
Quantity:1
Publisher:ROCHER, 2000
Binding:Hardcover
Condition:Very Good
Dust Jacket:Very Good
ROCHER, 2000, Hardcover, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Le Livre des Symboles. Les Metamorphoses de L'Human Entre L'Orient et L'Occident. Allesandro Grossato. Rocher, 2000. Hardcover, 195 pages, illustrated. French text throughout. Very Good/Very Good. Bright, clean pages, very lightly tanned at the edges. Tightly bound. Top front edge of jacket is curling a little, more so on the rear, which also has an area of 10-12 shallow indentations, which have also marked the rear board. ... More Text...
Title:Beyond Dark Hills: A Personal Story
Price:USD$149.00
ISBN:0070622043
Item ID:AZ00-1560733701
Quantity:1
Publisher:McGraw-Hill, Boston, MA, 1972
Edition:First
Binding:Hardcover
Condition:Very Good
Dust Jacket:Fair
McGraw-Hill, 1972, Hardcover, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: Fair, First

First of this Edition / First Printing with 1 in number line, Signed and inscribed By Jesse Stuart. With warmest greetings and my best wishes. Text clean. Nice book and binding... Some light wear and yellowing to book cover. DJ has done a good job protecting the books cover and spine, DJ has some wear and small tears at the corners. Overall nice book for age. Very Collectable, Rare / Scarce Room, Rack 5 / Shelf 2 328 ... More Text...
Title:The Temple of Man (Inner Traditions, 2 Vols. 1998)
Price:GBP£110.00 (about USD$138.90)
ISBN:0892815701
Item ID:M002-39598
Quantity:1
Publisher:Inner Traditions, UK, 1998
Edition:1998
Binding:Hardcover
Condition:Very Good
Dust Jacket:Good
Inner Traditions, 1998, Hardcover, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: Good, 1998

Two volumes in excellent condition, clean and unmarked throughout, seemingly barely read with no notable creases or signs of wear. Some minor bumps at the corners of the dust jacket from normal handling and shelving, but overall well-presented. Slipcase is firm and secure, but some of the outer paper wrap has been repaired and reglued as a result of wear caused by handling and shelving - contents still very ... More Text...
Title:Introduction to a Science of Mythology, 4 Volumes Complete: The Raw and the Cooked, From Honey to Ashes, The Origin of Table Manners & The Naked Man
Price:GBP£105.00 (about USD$132.60)
Item ID:DB03-50828
Quantity:1
Publisher:Harper & Row (Vols 1, 3 & 4) / Jonathan Cape (Vol 2), New York / London, 1981
Edition:First English Language
Binding:Hardcover
Condition:Good (ex-library)
Harper & Row (Vols 1, 3 & 4) / Jonathan Cape (Vol 2), 1981, Hardcover, Book Condition: Good (ex-library), First English Language

Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". xvi + 389 / 512 / 551 / 746pp. 4-volume set (complete). Bindings firm. Jacket to vol 4 only, in very good condition, with faded spine. Edges foxed and browned. Ex-library, with usual stamps and markings. Covers marked. Corners bumped. This set is published over the period 1969-81. Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-5 kilos. Category: Myths, Legends & Folklore; Anthropology. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 50828.
Title:Freak Show: Freaks, Monsters, Ghouls, Etc. by Masters of the Macabre
Price:USD$125.00
ISBN:0840762445
Item ID:PL00-001772
Quantity:1
Publisher:Thomas Nelson, Nashville, TN, 1972
Edition:First American
Binding:Hardcover
Condition:Very Good
Dust Jacket:Good
Thomas Nelson, 1972, Hardcover, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: Good, First American

Size: 8mo - over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" tall. 239 pp. Pages are tight and clean. Dust Jacket has wear around the edges and numerous scratches. Corners are bumped. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1 - 2 pounds. Category: Theatre & Plays; Myths, Legends & Folklore. ISBN: 0840762445. ISBN/EAN: 9780840762443. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 001772.
Title:Folklore from the Schoharie Hills New York
Price:USD$125.00
Item ID:DH00-014831
Quantity:1
Publisher:University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, 1937
Edition:First
Binding:Hardcover
Condition:Very Good
Dust Jacket:No
University of Michigan Press, 1937, Hardcover, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No, First

Size: 9 1/2" x 6 1/4". Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Gilt-stamped green cloth over boards, 351 pages, folding map of Schoharie County at end of book. Spine sunned, corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 3 lbs 1 oz. Category: Myths, Legends & Folklore; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 014831.
Title:Perrault's Fairy Tales
Price:GBP£90.00 (about USD$113.70)
Item ID:DB03-45907
Quantity:1
Publisher:Herbert & Daniel, London, 1911
Edition:First Thus
Illustrator:Honor C. Appleton
Binding:Hardcover
Condition:Very Good
Herbert & Daniel, 1911, Hardcover, Book Condition: Very Good, First Thus, Illustrated By: Honor C. Appleton

Size: 8vo <9 3/4". xvi + 107pp. Binding firm, spine discoloured. Endpapers browned, text block clean. Top edge gilt in good condition. Illustrator: Honor C. Appleton. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Myths, Legends & Folklore; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 45907.
Title:Talismans and Trojan Horses: Guardian Statues in Ancient Greek Myth and Ritual
Price:GBP£89.60 (about USD$113.20)
ISBN:0195064046
Item ID:CC00-091167
Quantity:1
Publisher:Oxford, 1992
Edition:First
Binding:Hardcover
Condition:Very Good
Dust Jacket:Very Good
Oxford, 1992, Hardcover, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good, First

VG-/VG 1st ed hardback, unclipped DJ. Some pencil notes to rear end-paper, name to fly-leaf, a little discoloration to inside edges of jacket, VG and unmarked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Myths, Legends & Folklore; ISBN: 0195064046. ISBN/EAN: 9780195064049. The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 091167.
Title:Polynesian Mythology : and Ancient Traditional History of the Maori as Told by Their Priests and Chiefs
Price:GBP£88.35 (about USD$111.60)
Item ID:B00B-230121ROSH014012
Quantity:1
Publisher:Whitcombe and Tombs, Christchurch, 1969
Binding:Hardcover
Condition:Good
Whitcombe and Tombs, 1969, Hardcover, Book Condition: Good

Inside front flap is corner-clipped, otherwise dust jacket is fully intact, only lightly rubbed at edges. Clean and bright internally. Contains dedication to previous owner. Solid, secure bindings; spine intact. A presentable used copy without major flaws. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Myths, Legends & Folklore; New Zealand; Legends; Mythology, Polynesian; Maori language; Mythology, Maori; Maori (New Zealand people); Polynesia; Folklore; Add. Inventory No: 230121ROSH014012.
Title:Metamorphoses Book VIII
Price:GBP£86.26 (about USD$109.00)
Item ID:B00B-230321TRW030050
Quantity:1
Publisher:Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1970
Edition:First
Binding:Hardcover
Condition:Good
Oxford University Press, 1970, Hardcover, Book Condition: Good, First

Library binding, with college library name debossed on front cover. No dust jacket. Internally, clean and bright, with unmarked and uncreased pages. Binding is tight, spine fully intact. A good used copy with no major defects. xxx, 168 pp. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Myths, Legends & Folklore; Add. Inventory No: 230321TRW030050.
Title:Folktales of the Native American
Price:GBP£81.20 (about USD$102.60)
Item ID:CC00-091876
Quantity:1
Publisher:Folio Society, 2012
Edition:Folio Society
Binding:Hardcover
Condition:Near Fine
Folio Society, 2012, Hardcover, Book Condition: Near Fine, Folio Society

Near Fine 1st print 2012 Folio Society volume, illustrated, with slipcase, and Intro - beautifully produced. Some areas of rubbing wear to slipcase only, tight and unmarked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Myths, Legends & Folklore; ISBN: B00IKIVOSQ. ISBN/EAN: B00IKIVOSQ. The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 091876.
Title:Five Denials on Merlin's Grave: A Poem with Annotations
Price:GBP£80.00 (about USD$101.10)
ISBN:096028740X
Item ID:DB03-48544
Quantity:1
Publisher:Pig's Whisker Music, Los Angeles, 1979
Edition:First
Illustrator:Janet Williamson
Binding:Softcover
Condition:Very Good
Pig's Whisker Music, 1979, Softcover, Book Condition: Very Good, First, Illustrated By: Janet Williamson

Size: 4to <12". 31 pp. Internally clean. Binding firm. Edges foxed and browned. Covers marked. Illustrator: Janet Williamson. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Poetry; Myths, Legends & Folklore. ISBN: 096028740X. ISBN/EAN: 9780960287406. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 48544.
Title:Cosietattle and Other poems
Price:GBP£78.00 (about USD$98.50)
Signed:By Author
Item ID:BB08-05312010120
Quantity:1
Publisher:Privately Published by the Author, Daniel Carmichael, Liverpool, Liverpool, 1889
Edition:2nd
Binding:Hardcover
Condition:Very Good
Dust Jacket:No
Privately Published by the Author, Daniel Carmichael, Liverpool, 1889, Hardcover, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No, 2nd, Inscribed by Author(s)

Dialect Scottish verse. Dark blue covers with bright gilt lettering, covers firm with bumped spine-ends and corners, front end-paper missing - starts with Opinions of the Press on the First Edition (5 pages) on the reverse of which is handwritten & signed "Mr W J Buchan. With Kind Regards of the Author, Daniel Carmichael". There are also details ... More Text...
Title:Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race
Price:GBP£77.65 (about USD$98.10)
Item ID:B00B-230131ABJ011028
Quantity:1
Publisher:George Harrap & Co, London, 1912
Binding:Hardcover
Condition:Good
George Harrap & Co, 1912, Hardcover, Book Condition: Good

Cover a little scuffed and marked. Occasional foxing, otherwise pages mainly clean. Previous owner's name on first inside page. A good used copy with no significant defects. 374 pp.. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Myths, Legends & Folklore; Heroes; Romances, English; Legends; Great Britain; Mythology; English literature; Heroes in literature; Add. Inventory No: 230131ABJ011028.
Title:Katu Folktales and Society
Price:AUD$150.00 (about USD$97.80)
Item ID:LU00-0030442
Quantity:1
Publisher:Ministry of Information and Culture, Institute of Research on Lao Culture and Society, Vientiane, 1993
Edition:First
Binding:Softcover
Condition:Very Good
Ministry of Information and Culture, Institute of Research on Lao Culture and Society, 1993, Softcover, Book Condition: Very Good, First

26cm x 18cm. [iv], xvii, 942 pages, black and white illustrations. Pictorial wrappers. Text is multilingual, Katu, Lao, and English. A collection of stories of the Katu peoples of Vietnam and Laos. An oral storytelling tradition many stories are here recorded in Katu phonetically and with Lao and English translation. Minor soiling and creasing to wrappers. Title in texta to spine. Shipped Weight: 1.64 kilos.
Title:The Miser and His Bag of Gold
Price:USD$95.00
Item ID:DH00-015415
Quantity:1
Publisher:Carol Cunningham, Sunflower Press, Mill Valley, CA, 1972
Edition:Limited
Binding:Hardcover
Condition:Very Good
Dust Jacket:No
Carol Cunningham, Sunflower Press, 1972, Hardcover, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No, Limited

Size: Miniature (1 1/4" x 1 1/8". Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Gold paper over boards with an additional strip of decorated paper, [13] pages. This book is number 64 of an edition of 75. A few small marks on covers, can see webbing of binding in middle of book, all pages are firmly attached. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1 lb 0 oz. Category: Miniature Books; Myths, Legends & Folklore. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 015415.
Title:WEREWOLF:In Legend, Fact and Art
Price:GBP£75.00 (about USD$94.70)
ISBN:070916193X
Item ID:B500-4381
Quantity:1
Publisher:HALE, 1977
Edition:1st in GB
HALE, 1977, 1st in GB

240 pages. With 15 bw plates from the Gerald McKee Collection. Selected Bibliography, Filmography and Index. Ex library. Front hinge cracket. Maroon boards. G+ in VG sellophane protected dust jacket
Title:Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl and Sir Orfeo
Price:GBP£75.00 (about USD$94.70)
ISBN:0048210358
Item ID:DB03-48535
Quantity:1
Publisher:Allen & Unwin, London, 1975
Edition:First
Binding:Hardcover
Condition:Very Good
Dust Jacket:Very Good
Allen & Unwin, 1975, Hardcover, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good, First

Size: 8vo <9 3/4". 149 pp. Binding firm. Slight marking front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Dust Jacket slightly creased. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Edges browned. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Poetry; Myths, Legends & Folklore. ISBN: 0048210358. ISBN/EAN: 9780048210357. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 48535.
Title:The Iliad
Price:GBP£70.00 (about USD$88.40)
Item ID:B00B-231112NAZPBAD04090
Quantity:1
Publisher:Folio Society, London, 1996
Binding:Hardcover
Condition:Very Good
Folio Society, 1996, Hardcover, Book Condition: Very Good

Comes in protective card slipcase. An excellent copy in great condition. Faint wear to cover. Internally, clean and fresh, with unmarked and uncreased pages. Size: 24.5 x 17 x 16.3 cm. lxxxv, 596 pp. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Myths, Legends & Folklore; Achilles (Mythological character); Epic poetry, Greek; Add. Inventory No: 231112NAZPBAD04090.
Title:The Odyssey
Price:GBP£70.00 (about USD$88.40)
Item ID:B00B-231112NAZPBAD04089
Quantity:1
Publisher:Folio Society, London, 1998
Binding:Hardcover
Condition:Very Good
Folio Society, 1998, Hardcover, Book Condition: Very Good

Complete with slipcase. A very presentable copy with minimal wear. Faint wear to cover. All pages clean, crisp and fresh. Size: 24.5 x 17 x 16.3 cm. lxxxviii, 493 pp. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Myths, Legends & Folklore; Odysseus, King of Ithaca (Mythological character); Epic poetry, Greek; Title and Author; Title; Add. Inventory No: 231112NAZPBAD04089.
Title:The Maninogion : From the Welsh of the Llyfr Coch O Hergest (The Red Book of Hergest), in the Library of Jesus College, Oxford
Price:GBP£69.91 (about USD$88.30)
Item ID:B00B-230307ROSL002007
Quantity:1
Publisher:Bernard Quaritch, London, 1877
Binding:Hardcover
Condition:Good
Bernard Quaritch, 1877, Hardcover, Book Condition: Good

Library sticker on front cover; ink stamps to endpapers. Quarter bound in red leather, with marbled paper covered boards. Spine is chipped and rubbed, with some erosion of leather at the head. Library call number in white ink to lower spine. Pages generally clean and unmarked, with light age-fading. Firm bindings. Sound overall. 504 pp.. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Myths, Legends & Folklore; Wales; Tales; Welsh literature; Mythology, Celtic; Mabinogion; Welsh fiction; Tales, Medieval; Add. Inventory No: 230307ROSL002007.
Title:Life in the Physical and Spiritual Worlds (Signed & Dedicated, 1915)
Price:GBP£65.95 (about USD$83.30)
Item ID:M002-33851
Quantity:1
Publisher:Bennett, UK, 1915
Edition:1915
Binding:Hardcover
Condition:Good
Dust Jacket:No
Bennett, 1915, Hardcover, Book Condition: Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No, 1915

Handwritten dedication to a Miss Nellie Openshaw, signed 'The Writer'. A used but well-presented copy, internally clean throughout with some minor spots and handling marks to outer edges, but no other significant marks, and no notable creases or wear. Covers are secure, very slightly bowed and a little browned around the edges but with no major signs of wear, and gilt titles at spine remaining bright. Why on Amazon do most ... More Text...
Title:The Death-Tales of the Ulster Heroes
Price:GBP£61.54 (about USD$77.70)
Item ID:B00B-230121ROSH014007
Quantity:1
Publisher:Hodges, Figgis & Co, Dublin, 1906
Binding:Hardcover
Condition:Good
Hodges, Figgis & Co, 1906, Hardcover, Book Condition: Good

Former academic library book, with library bookplate to front pastedown; ink stamps to endpapers, including withdrawn stamp. No dust jacket. Internally clean and unmarked. Bindings and spine firm. In good shape overall. vii, 52 pp.. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Myths, Legends & Folklore; Epic literature, Irish; Tales; Celts; Ireland--Ulster; Heroes; Ireland; Irish literature; Add. Inventory No: 230121ROSH014007.
Title:Egyptian Myth and Legend
Price:GBP£60.00 (about USD$75.80)
Item ID:TP01-74511
Quantity:1
Publisher:Gresham Publishing Company, London, 1913
Binding:Hardcover
Condition:Very Good
Gresham Publishing Company, 1913, Hardcover, Book Condition: Very Good

In stunning light green decorated cloth. This is the more elaborate of the decorated bindings that this title was issued in. Some very light foxing here and there inside. Size: Octavo . Category: Myths, Legends & Folklore;
Title:Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk-Tales
Price:GBP£60.00 (about USD$75.80)
Item ID:TP01-73515
Quantity:1
Publisher:A. H. Bullen, London, 1902
Edition:First
Illustrator:E. W. Mitchell
Binding:Hardcover
Condition:Fair
A. H. Bullen, 1902, Hardcover, Book Condition: Fair, First, Illustrated By: E. W. Mitchell

A lovely book with some really nice black and white illustrations, sometimes in the text and a few full-page. This copy has, like most, some chipping and losses to the cloth at the top and bottom of the spine. Size: Octavo . Illustrator: E. W. Mitchell. Category: Myths, Legends & Folklore;
Title:The House of Horus at Edfu: Ritual in an Ancient Egyptian Temple
Price:GBP£60.00 (about USD$75.80)
ISBN:0752414054
Item ID:DB03-41938
Quantity:1
Publisher:Tempus, Stroud, 1998
Edition:First
Binding:Hardcover
Condition:Very Good
Dust Jacket:Very Good
Tempus, 1998, Hardcover, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good, First

Size: 8vo <9 3/4". 158 pp. Internally clean. Binding firm. Dust Jacket slightly creased. Edges browned slightly. Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: History; Egypt; Ancient (BC); Myths, Legends & Folklore. ISBN: 0752414054. ISBN/EAN: 9780752414058. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 41938.
Title:A College Mystery: the story of the apparition in the Fellows' Garden at Christ's College, Cambridge
Price:GBP£60.00 (about USD$75.80)
Item ID:B009-5092
Quantity:1
Publisher:W. Heffer & Sons Ltd, Cambridge, 1918
Edition:First
Illustrator:Frank Harold Round
Binding:Hardcover (Original Cloth)
Condition:Good
Dust Jacket:No
W. Heffer & Sons Ltd, 1918, Hardcover (Original Cloth), Book Condition: Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No, First, Illustrated By: Frank Harold Round

b/w. frontis. illust. & titles followed by dedication & author's preface, contents, list of illustrations & editor's preface. Christ's College, Cambridge, is the location of this intriguing ghost story which relates to three people: one life was destroyed, another ended, and the happiness of the third ruined. Why did four eminent residents of the Fellows building ... More Text...
Title:Legends of the Stars
Price:GBP£60.00 (about USD$75.80)
Item ID:DB03-46912
Quantity:1
Publisher:Jarrold & Sons, London, 1920
Edition:First
Illustrator:Stanger Pritchard
Binding:Hardcover
Condition:Very Good
Dust Jacket:No
Jarrold & Sons, 1920, Hardcover, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No, First, Illustrated By: Stanger Pritchard

Size: 12mo <7 3/4". 183 pp. Binding firm. Foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Previous owner's inscription in pencil. Edges foxed and browned. Covers slightly marked and worn. Boards slightly bowed. The publication date given above is an estimate only, there being no date given in the book. Illustrator: Stanger Pritchard. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Myths, Legends & Folklore; Magic, Paranormal & Occult. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 46912.
Title:Persephone
Price:USD$75.00
Item ID:RE00-55443
Quantity:1
Publisher:Rudge, New York, 1926
Edition:First
Binding:Hardcover (Original Cloth)
Condition:Fine
Dust Jacket:No
Rudge, 1926, Hardcover (Original Cloth), Book Condition: Fine, Dust Jacket Condition: No, First

JOHN DRINKWATER. Persephone, New York: William Edward Rudge, 1926. Quarto, one of an edition of 550, unpaginated with 28 leaves, black cloth boards with gilt lettering and devices to spine, design by Bruce Rogers. A Greek myth retold. Fine copy, some leaves unopened, store and collector tickets on rear paste-down. Special Limited Edition, first issue in this format. Size: Quarto. Text body is clean, and free from ... More Text...
Title:God Had a Dog: Folklore of the Dog
Price:USD$75.00
Item ID:EC00-211196
Quantity:1
Publisher:Rutgers University Press, 1961
Illustrator:Harmon, Mamie
Binding:Hardcover
Condition:Good
Dust Jacket:No
Rutgers University Press, 1961, Hardcover, Book Condition: Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No, Illustrated By: Harmon, Mamie

544 pages. Ex-university library book, sunning to the spine and covers; pages lightly toned, a good solid binding. No jacket. Illustrator: Harmon, Mamie. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Myths, Legends, Folklore; Inventory No: 211196.
Title:Historical Atlas of World Mythology - Volume II: The Way of the Seeded Earth (Full 3 part set)
Price:USD$70.00
Item ID:PL00-112804
Quantity:1
Publisher:Harper & Row, Cambridge, MA, 1988
Binding:Softcover
Condition:Very Good
Harper & Row, 1988, Softcover, Book Condition: Very Good

Includes Part 1: The Sacrifice, Part 2: Mythologies of the Primitive Planters - The Northern Americas, and Part 3: Mythologies of the Primitive Planters - The Middle and Southern Americas. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 387 pp. 3-volume set (complete). Pages are tight and clean. Light shelfwear to the cover. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Over 6 pounds. Category: Myths, Legends & Folklore; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 112804.
Title:The Ghost Guide To Australia
Price:USD$70.00
ISBN:0733801498
Item ID:BB06-20603
Quantity:1
Publisher:Bantam, Sydney, 1998
Edition:Unstated
Binding:Softcover
Condition:Good
Bantam, 1998, Softcover, Book Condition: Good, Unstated

"From the Min Min lights of the outback to angry convicts & kind grey nurses, Australia is teeming with souls who, it seems, have not quite departed this earthly life. You'll meet them all in this wonderful collection of more than 700 true ghost stories gathered first-hand & from reported in from sources in 500 locations across Australia, from Cape York to Port Arthur & Sydney to Perth." All pictures shown are of the actual product offered for sale ... More Text...
Title:Harmonic 33
Price:USD$70.00
Item ID:BB06-51872
Quantity:1
Publisher:A H & A W Reed, New Zealand, 1968
Edition:Unstated
Binding:Hardcover
Condition:Good
Dust Jacket:Fair
A H & A W Reed, 1968, Hardcover, Book Condition: Good, Dust Jacket Condition: Fair, Unstated

One Summer evening in 1952 a young New Zealand pilot and six companions stood outside the local aero club at Mangere airfield Auckland, and for twenty minutes watched a phenomenon that, they7 agreed, could only been an Unidentified Flying Object. From then on the pilot - Brude Cathie, who is now a Fokker Friendship captain with the National Airways Corporation of New Zealand (1968) began a serious study of UFOs. And ... More Text...
Title:The Moon, Myth and Image
Price:GBP£52.40 (about USD$66.20)
ISBN:1844031039
Item ID:BB08-61922031064
Quantity:1
Publisher:Cassell, London, 2003
Edition:First
Binding:Hardcover
Condition:Near Fine
Dust Jacket:No
Cassell, 2003, Hardcover, Book Condition: Near Fine, Dust Jacket Condition: No, First

Fresh covers, sound binding, clean pages and end-papers. Contains many colour and black and white illustrations. No dust-jacket. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2kg. ISBN: 1844031039. ISBN/EAN: 9781844031030. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 61922031064. EU buyers are likely to be charged import VAT and handling charges by the courier/postal service before delivery. Please contact us before ordering to help minimise these charges. Sometimes total costs are less by ordering at abebooks and selecting to pay by paypal.

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