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Post Wheeler
Russian Fairy Tales Senate Paperbacks
London: Senate Books 1995. Book. Good. Paperback. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. N.B. Light rubbing to edges and corners of covers and spine. Darkening to pages edges. Reading crease to spine. Senate Books Paperback
Bookseller reference : 050088 ISBN : 1859581811 9781859581810
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POUCHKINE (Alexandre); BILIBINE (Ivan)
Contes de Pouchkine. Conte du Tsar Saltan
Saint-Pétersbourg, Expédition de lapprovisionnement des papiers dÉtat, 1905 [1906]. In-8, 20 pp., broché, couverture originale illustrée (petits manques au dos, quelques rousseurs et petites taches, quelques décharges).
Bookseller reference : 17403
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Poulsen Richard C
The Pure Experience of Order Essays on the Symbolic in the Folk Material Culture of Western America
Albuquerque: Univ. Of New Mexico Press 1982. Illustrated with numerous black and white plates. Hardback. Very Good/Lightly Worn. Univ. Of New Mexico Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 004717 ISBN : 0826306144 9780826306142
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Poulson Joan
North Country Calendar - part one January to June
Hendon Publishing Nelson 1978 PB Old customs rhymes games work herbs and country lore through the seasons illustrated with line drawings and old photographs. Stapled booklet illustrative covers a little worn no inscriptions good. 40pp 0 Hendon Publishing Nelson 1978 PB paperback
Bookseller reference : BYB9046 ISBN : 0860670260 9780860670261
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Pourtalès, Guy de
Les contes du milieu du monde.
Paris, Gallimard, 1947. In-4°, 205p. Edition au tirage limité et numéroté N°450. Exemplaire sur vélin. Illustré de dessins en noir dans le texte de Eliane Bonabel. Elégante reliure d'après une maquette de Colette Duhamel.
Bookseller reference : LITT3078C63
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Powell JW. Director J. W.
Fifteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1893-1894
Washington D. C.: Government Printing Office 1897. Good hard cover. 1897. 366 pages. color plates . Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Government Printing Office Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 140428-B02
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Powell, Perry
Oldebus.
Ohne Ort, ohne Verlag /Drucker, [ca. 1949]. 72 nn. farb. illustr. Bll. [= Perry colour books, [No. 8]]. Quer-8vo. 19 x 22 cm. OPp. mit mont. farb. VDeckel-Illustr.
Bookseller reference : 85278
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Powers Mabel Yehsennohwehs illustratred by R. Emmett Owen
Around An Iroquois Story Fire
New York: Frederick A. Stokes 1923. Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Signed. 4th Printing 1929. Signed and inscribed by the author on fep. Back cover with a moderate stain near upper corner. Otherwise clean and intact throughout. Please see image. 115 pages Frederick A. Stokes hardcover
Bookseller reference : AX02BOX02017
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Preczang, Ernst
Im Satansbruch. Märchen. Orig.-Holzschnitte von O. R. Schatz.
(Leipzig, Büchergilde Gutenberg, 1925). 30 S., [2] Bl. Mit 9 Original-Holzschnitten (davon 7 ganzseitig). 4to (29 cm). OHPgt mit hellroten Vorsätzen.
Bookseller reference : 95627
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Preller Ludwig & Carl Robert
GRIECHISCHE MYTHOLOGIE 4 VOL SET: VOLS. 1 2.1 2.2 2.3 Erster Band: Theogonie Und Goetter. Zweiter Band: Die Heroen Die Griechische Heldensage II 1: Landschaftliche Sagen; II 2: Die Nationalheroen; II 3 Abt: Die Argonauten. Der Thebanische Kreis
Weidmannsche Buchhandlung. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Very minor shelfwear to all volumes except vol. 1 which has bumped corners and bumping to lower edge of front board. ; V1: 1964 964 pp; vol. 2.1 1966 : xii 419 pp; vol. 2.2 1967 : viii 421-756 pp; Vol. 2.3: 1967 VI 757-1532 ; Vol. 1-2.3; 2496 pages . Weidmannsche Buchhandlung hardcover
Bookseller reference : 29074
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Preller L.
GRIECHISCHE MYTHOLOGIE 2 BDE. IN 1 Erster Band: Theogonie Und Goetter. Zweiter Band: Die Heroen
Weidmannsche Buchhandlung. Good with no dust jacket. 1854. First Edition. Hardcover. Marbled boards with gilt lettering and tooling on spine. Fraying to top of spine. Edgewear to boards. Small discoloration spot on spine. Ffep has traces of removed plate. Small institution stamp on titlepage only trace of ex-library. Former owner's name in ink on ffep. Heavy foxing or browning throughout. ; 528 & 365 pages . Weidmannsche Buchhandlung hardcover
Bookseller reference : 5677
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Prep. by YASEMIN BAYER.
Geleneksel Azerî masallari. Preface: Nizami Caferov. Translator: Yasemin Bayer.
As New English Paperback. Pbo. Mint state. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 215 p. Traditional Azerbaijani folk-tales. Geleneksel Azerî masallari. Preface: Nizami Caferov. Translator: Yasemin Bayer.
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Price Lillian L.; Gilbert Charles B.
Heroes of Myth
New York Boston Chicago: Silver Burdett & Co. 1902. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 176 pp. Binding is tight. Cover shows light rubbing and soiling. Endpapers are lightly tanned. Text is tight and unmarked with slight yellowing at edges and a few small spots of soiling Silver, Burdett & Co. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 400869
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Price Robert
JOHNNY APPLESEED : Man and Myth
Peter Smith 1967. 320pp. Green cloth hardback no DJ VG maps on end pages signed by author on title page 1967 reprint of 1954 edition index b&w photos and illustrations Biography of John Chapman known as Johnny Appleseed . Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Peter Smith Hardcover
Bookseller reference : w160921987
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Price S. and Kearns E. Edit.
The Oxford Dictionary of Classical Myth & Religion
Oxford: Oxford University Press 2003. xl 599 pp. 3 maps. Dust jacket has wear along edges and on corners has minor fraying at top of spine has several small creases at base of spine and as a crease along bottom edge of rear panel. Cover has a crease at top of spine. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Oxford University Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 010009802 ISBN : 0192802887 9780192802880
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Price Simon
The Oxford Dictionary of Classical Myth and Religion
Oxford University Press 2003. clean unmarked copy. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Oxford University Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 358279 ISBN : 0192802887 9780192802880
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Price Simon Editor
The Oxford Dictionary Of Classical Myth And Religion
Oxford Univ Pr 2003. clean unmarked copy. Hardcover. Very Good/Small Tears. Book Club. Oxford Univ Pr Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 353092 ISBN : 0192802887 9780192802880
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Price Simon and Emily Kearns Eds.
The Oxford Dictionary of Classical Myth & Religion
Oxford: Oxford University Press 2003. A nice reading copy. Pages are clean and bright. Binding is tight. Book and jacket show some shelfwear. Jacket has been mylared for protection. . First Edition 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good -/Good . Mylared. Oxford University Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 83483 ISBN : 0192802887 9780192802880
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PRICE Simon & KEARNS Emily.
The Oxford Dictionary of Classical Myth and Religion.
Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2003. 1st ed. "We get closer to the truth of ancient mentalities riven by pluralism particularism and local identities. The brilliant introduction sets just the right tone of learning lightly borne: thoughtful and theoretically informed but brisk practical insightful and comprehensive". Pp 584. 3 maps. 6 genealogies. P/b. Illustrated cover. G. . Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2003. unknown
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Proinsias MacCana
Celtic Mythology
London: Hamlyn 141 pages. Many ilustrations. No publisher's date but published either in the late 1960s or very early 1970s. Hamlyn hardcover
Bookseller reference : 017351
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Prokofjew, Sergej
Peter und der Wolf. Übersetzung aus dem Russischen von Lieselotte Remané. Illustrationen von Frans Haacken.
Berlin, Alfred Holz Verlag, (1949). 22 x 24 cm 29 Bl. Mit 27 (davon 1 doppelblattgroß) Illustrationen in teils farbiger Schabblatt-Technik von Frans Haacken. Illustr. Orig.-Halbleinenband., 12450ab|12450ab 2|12450ab 3 [3 Warenabbildungen] 16.-25. Tsd. Einbandminimal gebräunt, sonst nur geringe Alterungsspuren.
Bookseller reference : 12450AB
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Propertios Sextus translated by H E Butler
Propertius
London: Loeb Classical Library 1976 Reprint. With facing Latin/English text. Red cloth worn and marked name and addresses to front paste-down no other inscriptions or annotation good in worn marked slightly chipped good DJ. Loeb Classical Library hardcover
Bookseller reference : BYB9685 ISBN : 0434990183 9780434990184
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Prosser Lee
Missouri Hauntings
U.S.A.: Schiffer Publishing Ltd. 2008. new trade paperback. Trade Paperback. New. Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. Paperback
Bookseller reference : 161018-MG23 ISBN : 0764331191 9780764331190
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Przerwa Tetmajer Kazimierz 1865 1940.
NA SKALNYM PODHALU: WYBOR OPOWIADAN A Series of Stories on the Rocky Podhale.
Rzym Rome: Polska Y.M.C.A 1946. First thus edition. Blue stiff wraps. 17cm. pp. 264 2 Spiz Rzeczy. Near Fine. prawie nowy stan. Rzym [Rome]: Polska Y.M.C.A, 1946. paperback
Bookseller reference : OWBNA 115928
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PRÖHLE, H
(Hrsg.) Rheinlands schönste Sagen und Geschichten. 2. verbess. Aufl.
Berlin, J. Meidinger, (1892). 8, 232 S., 2 Bl., 6 Lichtdrucktaf. Farbig illustr. OLwd (Einbd etwas fleckig, Ecken u. Kapitale etwas bestoßen, Name a. Titel, durchgehend etwas fingerfleckig, 1 Bl. m. kl. Eckabriß).
Bookseller reference : 1263218
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Pszeniczny Irmina; Ambroziewicz Bohdan translator
Basnie Polskie I Angielskie / Fairy Tales in Polish and English
Wydawnictwo CLIO 1998. 40pp. Over sized hardback with glossy illustrated boards no DJ VG front and rear end pages are word translation lists Collection of ten fairy tales written in both English and Polish . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Anna Sedziwy. Wydawnictwo CLIO Hardcover
Bookseller reference : w181025900 ISBN : 8385338705 9788385338703
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Puppenspiel - Schöneborn, Elisabeth
Alles an Fäden. Ein Leben mit dem Puppenspiel.
Dornach, Verlag am Goetheanum 1997. 244 Seiten. Mit zahlreichen teils farbigen Abbildungen. Farbig illustrierte Originalbroschur. Gutes Exemplar. 24x21 cm
Bookseller reference : 144611
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Puschkin, Alexander
Das goldene Fischlein. Der König Soltan. Das goldene Hähnchen. Illustriert von G. Schlicht. Deutsche Übersetzung: Ervin Walter.
Berlin, Olga Diakow & Co. [ca. 1923]. 69 S. Mit zahlr. farb. Illustr. u. Buchschmuck. 4to (32,5 x 25 cm). Farb. illustr. OHLn.
Bookseller reference : 29538
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Puschkin, Alexander [Puskin, Aleksandr Sergeevic]
Das Märchen vom goldenen Hahn. Mit farbigen Holzschnitten von Wassili Masjutin. (Hrsg. u. mit einem Nachwort von Xenia Werner. Aus dem Russischen übertragen von Ervin Walter. Mit einer Studie von Anna Achmatowa, aus dem Russischen übersetzt von Elena Kramer). (1. Aufl.).
(Leipzig), Kiepenheuer, (1991). 58 S. Mit farb. Titel-Umrahmung u. 14 ganzseit. farb. Illustr. Gr.-4to (39,5 x 30 cm). OPp.
Bookseller reference : 76009
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Puschkin, Alexander [Puskin, Aleksandr Sergeevic]
Der goldene Hahn. Ein Märchen. Aus dem Russ. von Alexander Nitzberg. (1. Aufl.).
(Berlin), Grupello, (1999). 47 S. Mit illustr. Titel u. 10 ganzseit. s/w Illustr. Gr.-8vo (24 x 15). Illustr. OBrosch. mit illustr. Pergamin-Umschlag.
Bookseller reference : 78213
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Puschkin, Alexander [Puskin, Aleksandr Sergeevic]
Dichtungen. Deutsch von Ferdinand Löwe.
Hildburghausen, Bibliographisches Institut, 1869. 1 Bl., 137 S., 1 S. (Inhaltsverz.) (= Bibliothek ausländischer Klassiker). (19x 13 cm). Ln. d. Zt. mit RVergold., Deckel mit blindgeprägtem Dekor, Verlags-Anzeigen auf den Vorsätzen.
Bookseller reference : 78081
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PUSHKIN Alexander
Pushkin's Fairy Tales. Translated by Janet Dalley. Introduction John Bayley. Lithographs Arthur Boyd. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 8vo., First Edition thus, with full-page illustrations throughout; black cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped, mildly age-dust-soiled dustwrapper.
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Pushkin, A. S. [Aleksandr Sergeevic Puskin]
The tale of the golden cockerel. (Translated from the Russian of Alexander Sergeyevitch Pushkin by Hannah Waller with a note on Pushkin and the tale by Raissa Lomonossova).
(London, Golden Cockerel Press, [1936]). 23 S. Mit goldener Titel-Illustr. u. 3 s/w. Illustr. im Text. 12mo (13 x 9,5 cm). Rotes OLn. mit illustr. Orig.-SU (dieser leicht berieben u. mit Randleinriss).
Bookseller reference : 69400
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Putnam James
An Introduction to Egyptology
Rochester England: Grange Books 1990. Very Good with Very Good Hardcover . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Grange Books Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 061001-C008 ISBN : 185627845X 9781856278454
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Pyle Howard
Otto of the Silver Hand
Mineola New York U.S.A.: Dover Pubns 1967. Paper back very good condition. . Paper Back. Very Good. Dover Pubns
Bookseller reference : 120526-J441 ISBN : 0486217841 9780486217840
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Pyle Howard
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Collins London 1986 HB A fine retelling of the traditional tales. VG in VG slightly edge-worn DJ 192pp 0 Collins London 1986 HB hardcover
Bookseller reference : BYB1990
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Pyle Howard
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
New York: Scribner's 1933. Hardcover. Fine.none. Howard Pyle. 1st ptg. in the Brandywine Edition. Large 8vo full red cloth with round color cover plate. Color frontispiece and recollection by Pyle student N.C. Wyeth many line drawings by Pyle. Neat custom bookplate else fine no other owner's marks. <br/><br/> Scribner's hardcover
Bookseller reference : 11078
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Pyle Howard
The Ruby of Kishmoor
New York: Harper & Brothers 1908. Very good 1908 hardcover no dust jacket Ten color plates by Pyle spine slightly faded . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Harper & Brothers Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 040520-K477
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Périer, Jeanne
Pendant qu'on dort ... Décoration d'André Blandin.
Bruxelles, Henri Lamertin, 1914. 107 S. Mit Buchschmuck u. farb. Illustr. 4to (28 x 19,5 cm). OKart. mit farb. VDeckel-Illustr. von A. Wylands.
Bookseller reference : 75159
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Quinn Kenneth
VIRGIL'S AENEID A Critical Description
Routledge & Kegan Paul. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1968. Hardcover. 0710029683 . Foxing/dustsoiling to top of textblock. Light shelfwear to book. DJ has chipping and small tears; A detailed analysis of the twelve books is preceded by a preliminary exploration of the poem's central purpose a careful reconstruction of the historical and artistic circumstances and a description of the main outlines of the poem's structure. ; 460 pages . Routledge & Kegan Paul hardcover
Bookseller reference : 29546 ISBN : 0710029683 9780710029683
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Quinn Kenneth
VIRGIL'S AENEID A Critical Description
University of Michigan Press. Good with no dust jacket. 1968. Hardcover. Ex-library copy with usual stamps call numbers and pocket. Scholar's blindstamp and name to ffep Robert Brown. A few stains to lower corner of textblock. Light fraying to textblock. ; A detailed analysis of the twelve books is preceded by a preliminary exploration of the poem's central purpose a careful reconstruction of the historical and artistic circumstances and a description of the main outlines of the poem's structure. ; 460 pages . University of Michigan Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 25232
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Quinn Kenneth
VIRGIL'S AENEID A Critical Description
University of Michigan Press. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1969. Hardcover. Former owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Tiny tear to front hinge near titlepage. Minor shelfwear to book. DJ has a bit of Edgewear with very light chipping; A detailed analysis of the twelve books is preceded by a preliminary exploration of the poem's central purpose a careful reconstruction of the historical and artistic circumstances and a description of the main outlines of the poem's structure. ; 460 pages . University of Michigan Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 17183
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Quinn Kenneth
VIRGIL'S AENEID A Critical Description
Routledge & Kegan Paul. Very Good- in Fair dust jacket. 1968. Hardcover. 0710029683 . Former owner's name to ffep. Some ink stains to joints of books. DJ is a bit tattered with Edgewear with chipping and tears to DJ. Small pieces of DJ have chipped off from top edge of DJ. ; A detailed analysis of the twelve books is preceded by a preliminary exploration of the poem's central purpose a careful reconstruction of the historical and artistic circumstances and a description of the main outlines of the poem's structure. ; 460 pages . Routledge & Kegan Paul hardcover
Bookseller reference : 17182 ISBN : 0710029683 9780710029683
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Quinn Kenneth
VIRGIL'S AENEID A Critical Description
Routledge & Kegan Paul. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1968. Hardcover. 0710029683 . Spine slightly cocked. Edgewear with chipping and tears to DJ. Small piece of DJ is missing from top of DJ. ; A detailed analysis of the twelve books is preceded by a preliminary exploration of the poem's central purpose a careful reconstruction of the historical and artistic circumstances and a description of the main outlines of the poem's structure. ; 460 pages . Routledge & Kegan Paul hardcover
Bookseller reference : 2711 ISBN : 0710029683 9780710029683
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Quintus Of Smyrna; Alan James Trans. & Ed.
QUINTUS OF SMYRNA: THE TROJAN EPIC Posthomerica
Johns Hopkins University Press. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. 2004. Hardcover. 0801879655 . Spotting to boards. Light foxing to textblock. Dustjacket is protected in mylar. ; Composed in the third century A. D. the Trojan Epic is the earliest surviving literary evidence for many of the traditions of the Trojan War passed down from ancient Greece. Also known as the Posthomerica or "sequel to Homer" the Trojan Epic chronicles the course of the war after the burial of Troy's greatest hero Hektor. Quintus believed to have been an educated Greek living in Roman Asia Minor included some of the war's most legendary events: the death of Achilles the Trojan Horse and the destruction of Troy. But because Quintus deliberately imitated Homer's language and style his work has been dismissed by many scholars as pastiche. A vivid and entertaining story in its own right the Trojan Epic is also particularly significant for what it reveals about its sources The much older now lost Greek epics about the Trojan War known collectively as the Epic Cycle. Written in the Homeric era these poems recounted events not included in the Iliad or the Odyssey. As Alan James makes clear in this vibrant and faithful new translation Quintus's work deserves attention for its literary-historical importance and its narrative power. James's line-by-line verse translation in English reveals the original as an exciting and eloquent tale of gods and heroes bravery and cunning hubris and brutality. James includes a substantial introduction which places the work in its literary and historical context a detailed and annotated book-by-book summary of the epic a commentary dealing mainly with sources and an explanatory index of proper names. Brilliantly revitalized by James the Trojan Epic will appeal to a wide range of readers interested in Greek mythology and the legend of Troy. ; Johns Hopkins New Translations From Antiquity; 9.0 X 6.4 X 1.2 inches; 408 pages . Johns Hopkins University Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 28678 ISBN : 0801879655 9780801879654
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Rabinowicz Harry M
The Slave Who Saved the City; and Other Hassidic Tales
A.S. Barnes & Company New York 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Illustrator: Ahron Gelles. 325 g.; VIII 9-192 pages introduction by author and glossary. The text is illustrated with numerous but and white drawings by Ahron Gelles. Purple coloured cloth boards with white illustration to the front panel and white titles to the backstrip. Rubbing to the backstrip edges and bumping to the top book corners. Fading to the top book edge and to the lower backstrip edge. Light browning to the text block edges. Light age toning of the internal text. Illustrated dustwrapper with white and black titles to the front panel and backstrip. A little rubbing to the dustwrapper edges. Fading to the backstrip and sunning to the rear dustwrapper panel and to the top one quarter of the front dustwrapper panel. Clipping of the front fold over panel both top and bottom corners. Browning to the verso of the dustwrapper. A retelling of the classic Hassidic tales for younger readers. Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Dust Jacket price-clipped. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Illustrator: Ahron Gelles. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Myths Legends & Folklore; Judaica; Inventory No: 0108219. . A.S. Barnes & Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : 0108219
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Rachel Field
American Folk and Fairy Tales
Charles Scribner's Sons 1957. Ex-Library. Illus. by Margaret Freeman. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7� - 9�" tall. Good condition ex-library hardback with jacket. All the usual library markings. Inner pages are free from writing and tears. Illustrated by Margaret Freeman. Tight spine clean pages. . Charles Scribner's Sons Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 062320
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RACKHAM, Arthur. ? DARRELL, Margery (Ed.)
Once Upon A Time. The Fairy-Tale World of Arthur Rackham. With an introduction by Margery Darrell.Gr.-8°. 247 S., zahlr., teils farbige u. ganzseitige Abb. von A. Rackham, OHLn. mit OUmschl. Märchen und Sagen, Fairy tales, Illustrierte Bücher, Illustrated books
London, Heinemann (1972). Gr.-8°. 247 S., zahlr., teils farbige u. ganzseitige Abb. von A. Rackham, OHLn. mit OUmschl.
Bookseller reference : FSKB0478
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Radermacher Ludwig
MYTHOS UND SAGE BEI DEN GRIECHEN
Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1968. Third Edition. Hardcover. Dust-soiling to top of textblock. ; Unchanged Reprint of 1943 edition. ; 403 pages . Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft hardcover
Bookseller reference : 7884
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Raguso Viola M
Olympian Plays: A Comprehensive Introduction to Greek Mythology Written in Television Script Form
V.M. Raguso: Olympian Plays 1989 Most people think of the immortals and mortals in Mythology as staid and remote individuals as remote from them in character as they are in time. But if one reads Mythology as a panarama of life then the personages become very personal. For example Zeus is the Supreme Ruler of the Universe but he is also a father who loses his very own son and is helpless to do anything about it. Aphrodite is the Goddess of Love but she is also a victim of love in her tragic liaison with Adonis. Hermes is the con artist of Olympus yet he is helplessly entrapped by Aphrodite's charms. Apollo is the most beautiful of the gods but he has great difficulty in winning the hearts of young virgins. Mythology is replete with these kinds of ironies which in most books are lost in the tapestry of people places and events. For this reason I have chosen drama as the format to present a comprehensive introduction to Mythology. I believe drama is the perfect vehicle to draw the parallels and to focus on the ironies of life that are present in Mythology. I have further used a simplified television script format to bring Mythology closer to the modern reader. If in some particular life situation a reader recalls a similar event in Mythology and identifies with it my plays will have served a useful purpose. 636p. llllus.B & W. Reprint. Hardcover. Fine. Olympian Plays hardcover
Bookseller reference : 32960 ISBN : 0961967404 9780961967406
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