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Schwartz Howard
Gabriel's Place Jewish Mystical Tales
U.S.A.: Oxford University Press 1993. a good reading copy. pages yellowed. binding tight. edge wear. corners creased. general shelf wear. . 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Good. Oxford University Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 63322 ISBN : 0195093887 9780195093889
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Schwartz Howard
Tthe Four Who Entered Paradise
Northvale NJ: Aronson 1995. A nice reading copy. Pages are clean and bright. Binding is tight. Book and jacket show some shelfwear. Jacket spine is slightly faded. First Edition 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good -/Good . Aronson Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 108089 ISBN : 0876685793 9780876685792
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Schweter, Walter
Jaköbchens wundersame Waldfahrt. Ein deutsches Märchen von Walter Schweter. Mit Bildern von Ernst Eimer. 1.-10. Tsd.
Berlin-Grunewald, Hermann Klemm, [1920]. 2 Bll., 91 S. Mit zahlr. s/w. Text-Illustr. u. 11 Farbtaf. (= Deutsche Märchenbücherei, 8). Kl.-4to (27,5 x 20 cm). OHLn. mit mont. farb. VDeckel-Illustr.
Bookseller reference : 75157
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SCHWINDRAZHEIM, O
Studien aus Deutschhausen. Ein Märchen in Wort und Bild.
Berlin, G. H. Meyer, 1902. Gr.-8vo. Illustrierter Titel, Drucktitel, 120 S. m. über 70 Textzeichnungen von der Hand des Autors. OLwdbd m. Deckelillustration.
Bookseller reference : 1251570
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Scott Bill Compiler
Complete Book of Australian Folk Lore
Ure Smith Sydney 1976. First Edition. Hardcover Original Cloth. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Various. 1.7 kg; 429 pages appendix index. Colour illustrated dust jacket numerous black-and-white drawings and reproductions of paintings and advertisements etc; monotone green line drawings musical scores. Divided into five sections The History That Shaped a Tradition; Traditional Songs; The Tall Story; Poems and Ballads; and Oddments and Fragments; along with an appendix of the museums of Australia. "Using material written at the time this book looks at the History that shaped our tradition -- the initial struggle for survival the suffering of the convicts the isolation from all that was familiar the distances tramped from one job to the next the necessity for "sticking together" which formed the code of mateship the struggles of the squatters and the free selectors the excitement of the gold rushes and the hardships of the diggers and especially the daring exploits of the bushrangers." -- front dust wrapper fold over. the dustjacket is rubbed with light chipping to both top and bottom edges the rear panel has a two inch tear top right hand side and one inch tear bottom right-hand side of the rear panel. Previous owner's name at the left-hand side of the front end paper. No other annotations no other damage. Size: 4to 9�" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture s. Illustrator: Various. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Sociology & Culture; mythology; Poetry; Australiana; Local History -- Australia. ISBN: 0725403381. ISBN/EAN: 9780725403386. Inventory No: 0276504. . 9780725403386 THIS BOOK WILL INCUR EXTRA POST OUTSIDE OF AUSTRALIA BECAUSE IT WILL WEIGH OVER 1 Kg WITH PACKAGING PLEASE ENQUIRE BEFORE ORDERING. Ure Smith hardcover
Bookseller reference : 0276504 ISBN : 0725403381 9780725403386
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Scott Bill Compiler
Complete Book of Australian Folk Lore
Child & Henry Brookvale NSW 1986. reprint. Hardcover Original Cloth. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Various. 1.7 kg; 429 pages appendix index. Colour illustrated dust jacket numerous black-and-white drawings and reproductions of paintings and advertisements etc; monotone green line drawings musical scores. Divided into five sections The History That Shaped a Tradition; Traditional Songs; The Tall Story; Poems and Ballads; and Oddments and Fragments; along with an appendix of the museums of Australia. "Using material written at the time this book looks at the History that shaped our tradition -- the initial struggle for survival the suffering of the convicts the isolation from all that was familiar the distances tramped from one job to the next the necessity for "sticking together" which formed the code of mateship the struggles of the squatters and the free selectors the excitement of the gold rushes and the hardships of the diggers and especially the daring exploits of the bushrangers." -- front dust wrapper fold over. a nice clean second-hand copy no damage to the dust jacket and very slight rubbing to the bottom edge of the spine Size: 4to 9�" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture s. Illustrator: Various. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Sociology & Culture; mythology; Poetry; Australiana; Local History -- Australia. ISBN: 0867772824. ISBN/EAN: 9780867772821. Inventory No: 0276785. . 9780867772821 This book weighs over 1 Kg packed and extra postal costs will be asked for when shipping outside Australia. Child & Henry hardcover
Bookseller reference : 0276785 ISBN : 0867772824 9780867772821
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Scott George Ryley
Curious Customs of Sex and Marriage: an Inquiry Relating to All Races and Nations from Antiquity to the Present Day
London: Torchstream Books 1953. Minor bumping to spine ends and corners of buff-coloured boards paper title label on spine is a bit creased some foxing to outer pages otherwise a good clean copy of this book. Deals with customs relating to courtship forms of marriage fertility rites rites in connection with the celebration of marriage and prohibitions and taboos relating to marriage. This was printed as a limited numbered edition this copy is number 865 of 975. ''The Sale of this Book is Restricted to Anthropologists Ethnologists Psychologists Sociologists the Clergy and Members of the Medical and Legal Professions'' is printed on the half-title but the contents are hardly likely to corrupt the general reader. 312pp colour frontispiece 32 b&w illustrations. Limited/Numbered. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Torchstream Books Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 001569
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Scott William Neville "Bill" OAM 4 October 1923 22 December 2005
Many Kinds of Magic; Tales of Mystery Myth & Enchantment
Viking Ringwood Victoria 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Lisa Herriman. 840 g; X 244 pages illustrated throughout with black-and-white line drawings reminiscent in style to rune stones. Colour illustrated dust jacket. This is a collection of folktales from around the world. Size: Quarto -- up to 12 " Tall. Please refer to accompanying picture s. Illustrator: Lisa Herriman. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Myths Legends & Folklore; Folk Song; ISBN: 0670829714. ISBN/EAN: 9780670829712. Inventory No: 0229931. . 9780670829712 Viking hardcover
Bookseller reference : 0229931 ISBN : 0670829714 9780670829712
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Scudder Horace
The Book of Folk Stories
Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company 1887. This antique book is bound in light green cloth boards with dark brown lettering and decorations. Corners bumped; some cover soil mild wear; most inner pages clean. Frontispiece is a black-and-white illustration of Cinderella. Scudder's book includes folk tales like the story of Chicken Licken the Three Bears Puss in Boots Sleeping Beauty and more. 152 pages; approx. 5"x7". First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Illustrated. Houghton, Mifflin and Company
Bookseller reference : 800489
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Scull S. A.
Greek Mythology Systematized
Philadelphia: Porter & Coates 1880 Brown cloth on boards with Zeus of Otricoli in gilt. No writing or foxing. Line drawings page numbers date and publisher identify the First Edition. 397 pp. with index. First. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Uncredited Line Drawings. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. Porter & Coates hardcover
Bookseller reference : 010485
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Seabrook WB. W. B.
The Magic Island
New York: Literary Guild of America 1929. Good hardcover with no dust jacket. Binding soiled boards spotted and worn on surface. Bookplate stamp on first two pages. Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by King Alexander. Literary Guild of America Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 190831-RD33
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Sean Brand; Ivan Hissey
Creating Dragons: Discover the Story of Dragons and Create Your Own Art Book and Kit
Metro Books 2009. Book. Fine. Paperback. 12mo - over 6� - 7�" tall. Near-new condition SOFT COVER book. No remainder marks or clippings. Illustrated throughout. No writing or tears. Tight spine clean pages. Metro Books Paperback
Bookseller reference : 062208 ISBN : 143511485x 9781435114852
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Seare Nicholas.
RUDE TALES AND GLORIOUS: Being the Only True Account of Diverse Feats of Brawn and Bawd Performed by King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table.
New York:: Clarkson Potter 1983. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. light crease on front endpaper one short closed tear to upper edge of dj. First US printing. Purported to be by an ancestor of the author these brief pieces are witty and bawdy re-tellings of the Arthurian stories. The pseudonymous author was Rodney William Whitaker 1931-2005 a film scholar and novelist who wrote under several other names. Ten line illustrations by William Bramhall. Glossary of obsolete words. xv 207 pp Clarkson Potter, hardcover
Bookseller reference : 60362 ISBN : 0517549867 9780517549865
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Sebeok Thomas A. Ed.
MYTH: A SYMPOSIUM
Indiana University Press. Very Good-. 1965. Softcover. Yellowing to wraps. Creasing to spine. Some shelfwear. ; A Midland Book; 180 pages . Indiana University Press paperback
Bookseller reference : 29893
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SEELIGER, E.G
Siebenzehn Schlesische Schwänke. (3. Aufl.).
München, Georg Müller, 1911. 427, (5) S. (Schlesische Historien, Reihe 1). OKart. (unbeschnitten).
Bookseller reference : 1310345
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Segal Charles
ORPHEUS The Myth of the Poet
The Johns Hopkins University Press. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1988. Hardcover. 0801837081 . Very minor shelfwear to DJ at heel of spine else Fine. DJ has minor discoloration to spine and front panel. ; Surveys the literary treatment of the Orpheus myth as the myth of the essence of poetry its ability to encounter the fullest possible intensity of beauty and sorrow and to transform they into song. The first half concentrates on the ancient literary tradiiton. Later chapters focus on the continuities of the myth in modern literature. ; 256 pages . The Johns Hopkins University Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 10127 ISBN : 0801837081 9780801837081
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Segal Charles
PINDAR'S MYTHMAKING The Fourth Pythian Ode
Princeton University Press. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. 1986. Hardcover. 0691054738 . Dustjacket has very minor shelfwear. Book has foxing to textblock. ; Traces the underlying mythical patterns implicit poetics and processes of mythopoesis that animate Pindar's longest and most elaborate victory ode. Particularly concerned with the way in which he incorporates patriarchal and aristocratic ideology myths of creations and first beginnings the voyage to the limits of the world and the myth of the hero. ; 1 x 9.25 x 6 Inches; 223 pages . Princeton University Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 13128 ISBN : 0691054738 9780691054735
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Segal Charles
PINDAR'S MYTHMAKING The Fourth Pythian Ode
Princeton University Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1986. Hardcover. 0691054738 . Dustjacket and book have minor shelfwear. Dustjacket is protected in mylar. ; Signed on ffep by author: "For Al with all best wishes Charlie". Traces the underlying mythical patterns implicit poetics and processes of mythopoesis that animate Pindar's longest and most elaborate victory ode. Particularly concerned with the way in which he incorporates patriarchal and aristocratic ideology myths of creations and first beginnings the voyage to the limits of the world and the myth of the hero. ; 1 x 9.25 x 6 Inches; 223 pages; Signed by Author . Princeton University Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 2625 ISBN : 0691054738 9780691054735
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Seignolle Claude; Edited and Translated with an Introduction by Eric Hollingsworth Deudon
The Nightcharmer and Other Tales of Claude Seignolle
College Station Texas: Texas A & M University Press 1983. Price-clipped jacket with a small scuff mark and a small top-edge tear to the front panel. Light edge wear. Eight tales of mystery and the supernatural from the distinguished French ethnographer and folklorist. Foreword by Lawrence Durrell. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Parsons Kristen. Texas A & M University Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 02109 ISBN : 0890961697 9780890961698
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Selden Rodman and Carole Cleaver Foreword By Jay Livernods
Spirits of the Night - the Vaudun Gods of Haiti
Texas: Spring Books 1992 A very good copy of this book. No creases to the spine or to the back cover. One very mild and light corner crease to bottom corner tip. 144 clean firm pages. Illustrated. Spring Books paperback
Bookseller reference : 014612 ISBN : 0882143549 9780882143545
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Seltman Charles
THE TWELVE OLYMPIANS
Thomas Y. Crowell. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 1960. Hardcover. Foxing/dustsoiling to top of textblock. Light foxing to endpapers. DJ is price-clipped. DJ spine sunned. Some edgewear to DJ. ; 208 pages . Thomas Y. Crowell hardcover
Bookseller reference : 32088
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Senior Michael
Greece and Its Myths : A Traveller's Guide
London: Gollancz. 1978 Fascinating and well-written guide for travellers to Greece which describes the myths and legends associated wth various places they may visit. 286p. plates.map.bibliography.index. donor inscription on ffep. 1st UK Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine - Price Clipped. Gollancz. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 12706 ISBN : 0575023996 9780575023994
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Senior Michael
Myths of Britain
London: BCA 1979. Examines the rich tradition of Mythology the origins of which lie deep in early history and ancient religions of the British Isles. Some faint sunning to page edges else a clean square hardback in an unclipped d/w protected with a plastic film - 241 pages including index. Prompt dispatch. . Book Club. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. BCA Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 039921 ISBN : 0856132446 9780856132445
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Sergent Bernard
Homosexuality in Greek Myth European thought
U.S.A.: Athlone Press 2000. clean unmarked copy. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Athlone Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 357793 ISBN : 0485113198 9780485113198
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Serraillier Ian
The Clashing Rocks
London: Oxford University Press OUP 1963. Re-telling of the Greek myth of Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece. Expanded condition report/scan on request. 1st Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. VG Shelfwear Dealer Label/VG Edgewear Indentations. Illus. by Stobbs William. Oxford University Press (OUP) Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 014536
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Seth Vikram
Arion and the Dolphin : A Libretto By Vikram Seth
London: Phoenix House 1994 "Arion and the Dolphin is an opera in 9 scenes for professional and community performers. The music is composed by Alec Roth and the libretto is by Vikram Seth. It was commissioned by the Baylis programme at the English National Opera and was first performed in Plymouth on June 1994 " 60 pages Libretto ONLY. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Phoenix House paperback
Bookseller reference : 21866 ISBN : 1897580460 9781897580462
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Seton Williams MV
Greek Legends and Stories
<p>176 p. Audience: General/trade.</p><p>Ancient civilizations</p> Fall River Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : biblio89065 ISBN : 076072153X 9780760721537
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Severin Tim National Geographic
Jason's Voyage : In Search of the Golden Fleece Vol.168 No.2 September 1985
Washington: National Geographic Society 1985 Issue of National Geographic containing an illustrated article on the voyage through the Black Sea from Thessaly to Georgia in a reconstruction of the "Argo". Soft Cover. Very Good. Periodical/Magazine. National Geographic Society paperback
Bookseller reference : 20970
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Severin Tim
The Jason Voyage : The Quest for the Golden Fleece.
London: Arrow 1986 Reconstruction of the Argo and of her voyage under sail and oar from Greece to Colchis Georgia - an exciting questwith illustrations. Reprint. Pbk. Very Good. Illus. by Drawings by Trondur Patursson. Arrow paperback
Bookseller reference : 22998 ISBN : 0099461803 9780099461807
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Severin Tim
The Jason Voyage : The Quest for the Golden Fleece.
London: Arrow 1986 Reconstruction of the Argo and of her voyage under sail and oar from Greece to Colchis Georgia - an exciting questwith illustrations. Reprint. Pbk. Very Good. Illus. by Drawings by Trondur Patursson. Arrow paperback
Bookseller reference : 12574 ISBN : 0099461803 9780099461807
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Severin Tim
The Jason Voyage : The Quest for the Golden Fleece.
London: Arrow 1986 Reconstruction of the Argo and of her voyage under sail and oar from Greece to Colchis Georgia - an exciting questwith illustrations. . Reprint. Pbk. Very Good. Illus. by Drawings by Trondur Patursson. Arrow paperback
Bookseller reference : 12626 ISBN : 0099461803 9780099461807
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Severin Tim
The Jason Voyage : The Quest for the Golden Fleece.
London: Arrow 1986 Reconstruction of the Argo and of her voyage under sail and oar from Greece to Colchis Georgia - an exciting questwith illustrations. . Reprint. Pbk. Very Good. Illus. by Drawings by Trondur Patursson. Arrow paperback
Bookseller reference : 12625 ISBN : 0099461803 9780099461807
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Severin Tim
The Jason Voyage : The Quest for the Golden Fleece.
London: Arrow 1986 Reconstruction of the Argo and of her voyage under sail and oar from Greece to Colchis Georgia - an exciting questwith illustrations. . Reprint. Pbk. Very Good. Illus. by Drawings by Trondur Patursson. Arrow paperback
Bookseller reference : 12627 ISBN : 0099461803 9780099461807
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Severin Tim
The Jason Voyage : The Quest for the Golden Fleece.
London: Arrow 1986 Reconstruction of the Argo and of her voyage under sail and oar from Greece to Colchis Georgia - an exciting questwith illustrations. . Reprint. Pbk. Very Good. Illus. by Drawings by Trondur Patursson. Arrow paperback
Bookseller reference : 12687 ISBN : 0099461803 9780099461807
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Severin Tim
The Jason Voyage : The Quest for the Golden Fleece.
London: Hutchinson 1985 Reconstruction of the Argo and of her voyage under sail and oar from Greece to Colchis Georgia - an exciting questwith illustrations. HC 262p.plates.illus. maps. Name of previous owner on ffep else fine. 1st UK Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. Illus. by Drawings by Trondur Patursson. Hutchinson hardcover
Bookseller reference : 12731
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Shah Idries
World Tales; the Extraordinary Coincidence of Stories Told in All Times in All Places
NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1979. 259 pp. Nicely illustrated with 101 color plates. Blue cloth. 65 tales from all over the world Collected by Idries Shah. The last few pages have creased bottom corners and there is some light sun-fading of the cloth. Binding tight text clean. The jacket is worn at the edges with chips and tears. First Printing. Cloth. Good /Fair. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 46228 ISBN : 015199434x 9780151994342
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Shambhala
Tales from the Land of the Sufis
Shambhala 1994. Book. Good. Paperback. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7� - 9�" tall. Good condition soft cover book. No remainder marks or clippings. Covers show light wear - no tear. No writing or tears inside book. . Shambhala Paperback
Bookseller reference : 064933 ISBN : 0877739552 9780877739555
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Shankar
TREASURY OF INDIAN TALES Book I
New Delhi: Children's Book Trust. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Jacket did have wear and several tears however it is now completely laminated and has a brown paper liner - only verylight wear to outer edges. Interior pages are clean and unmarked other than name marked out on title page with white tape. Page has light age tanning. Colour illustrationsTales Included:Himsuka; Perium and Kachba; Ballu shah the Miser; The Silver Basket; Tejimala; Lakshmi and the Doll; Wit versus Fate; Dakshina; The Snake with a Golden Tail; Ninety-nine; The Magic Shankh and the Dowry of Salt. ; 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall . Children's Book Trust hardcover
Bookseller reference : 7968
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Shankman Steven
POPE'S ILIAD Homer in the Age of Passion
Princeton University Press. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. 1983. Hardcover. 0691065667 . Front panel has small stain at bottom of DJ. Moderate rubbing. Dustjacket has light chipping. Minor rubbing to boards. ; Recovers the interpretive and stylistic aims of Pope and his contemporaries and addresses objections that have lost Pope's Iliad the audience it deserves. Shankman shows that Pope's translation embodies a much finer understanding of the sense and spirit of the original than has been generally recognized. ; Princeton Essays in Literature; 195 pages . Princeton University Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 5186 ISBN : 0691065667 9780691065663
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Shapiro H. A.
MYTH INTO ART Poet and Painter in Classical Greece
Routledge. Near Fine. 1994. Softcover. 0415067936 . Myth into Art is a comparative study of mythological narrative in Greek poetry and the visual arts. Thirty of the major myths are surveyed focusing on Homer lyric poetry and Attic tragedy. On the artistic side the emphasis is on Athenian and South Italian vases. The book offers undergraduate students an introduction both to mythology and to the use of visual sources in the study of Greek myth. ; 220 pages . Routledge paperback
Bookseller reference : 25932 ISBN : 0415067936 9780415067935
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Sharkey John
Celtic Mysteries: The Ancient Religion
Crossroad 1981. Book. Fine. Trade Paperback. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. A photo of this book is available. Fine copy of this oversized book. NO remainder marks or clippings. Tight spine clean pages. Very-nicely illustrated throughout. NO writing marks or tears inside book. Annotation A richly illustrated volume that traces the social life and arts of the Celtics from about 500 B.C. through their spread into Britain and Ireland. Crossroad Paperback
Bookseller reference : 047270 ISBN : 0824500598 9780824500597
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Sharwood Smith John
The Bride From the Sea : An Introduction to the Study of Greek Mythology
London: Macmillan. 1973 1st.UK Ed. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Drawings By Jonathan Wolstenholme. Macmillan. paperback
Bookseller reference : 12448 ISBN : 0333147413 9780333147412
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Shaw Margaret Fay
FROM THE ALLEGHENIES TO THE HEBRIDES : An Autobiography
Birlinn Ltd. 2002. 150pp. trade paperback VG a few light pencil marks in margins last end page and inside rear cover have pencil notes b&w photos Autobiography of Margaret Fay Shaw as she lived iin South Uist Scotland for six years studing and collecting Gaelic music; folklore and songs . Soft Cover. Very Good. Birlinn Ltd. Paperback
Bookseller reference : wb9077903 ISBN : 1841580066 9781841580067
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Shenkman Richard
I Love Paul Revere Whether He Rode or Not
HarperPerennial 1991. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Near-new condition. Stated First Edition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Tight spine clean pages. 226 pages. Pages show slight tanning. Richard Shenkman's bestselling sequel to Legends Lies & Cherished Myths of American History. Provocative and amusingly heretical "I Love Paul Revere Whether He Rode or Not" a quote attributed to Warren Harding offers eye-opening revelations debunking long-held American legends. 12 drawings. HarperPerennial Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 043287 ISBN : 0060163461 9780060163464
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Sherman Josepha
Once Upon a Galaxy American Storytelling
U.S.A.: August House 2005. very good trade paperback. some wear. Trade Paperback. Very Good. August House Paperback
Bookseller reference : 160416-MG15 ISBN : 0874833876 9780874833874
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Sherman Josepha selected and retold by
Rachel the Clever and Other Jewish Folktales
Little Rock Arkansas U.S.A.: August House Pub Inc 1993. Book. Near-Fine. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Very-nice clean copy. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Tight spine - Bright pages. Stated First Edition. NO writing marks or tears inside book. Nicely illustrated. NO writing marks or tears inside book. 171 pages. - Although the 46 tales in this collection are as varied as the countries or regions from which they come Poland central Asia and Morocco for example nearly all of them have been carried and passed on by immigrants to America. As a result this collection is a world tour between two covers but not at the expense of the unifying element common to these stories: their uniquely Jewish flavor an emphasis on doing the right thing on surviving by cleverness and kindness and on the need for keeping . From The Critics Library Journal Sherman author of A Sampler of Jewish-American Folklore August House 1992 has brought together a treasure of stories--46 tales from places as disparate as Poland central Asia and Morocco. All are one or two pages in length perfect for reading aloud and have been passed on by immigrants to their children. The stories are meant for children but their freshness and clarity will find them an adult audience as well. The Jewish emphasis on doing the right thing on surviving by cleverness and kindness and on maintaining a good sense of humor at all costs is seen throughout the collection. There are magical tales such as ``The Sorcerer's Apprentice'' and ``The Dancing Demons'' clever tales such as ``The Slave Who Was a Dectective'' and the title story where Rachel the Clever outwits the the king. Sherman's retelling is masterful making these delightful stories available to a new generation. Highly recommended.-- Molly Abromowitz Silver Spring Md. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. August House Pub Inc Paperback
Bookseller reference : 025462 ISBN : 0874833078 9780874833072
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Shichtman Martin B. And James P. Carley Editors
Culture and the King. the Social Implications of the Arthurian Legend
Albany: State University of New York Press. 1994 First printing in trade paperback. 324 pp. Notes index. Minor curls to covers light soiling to edges of text block text is clean and unmarked. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. BW9-5. State University of New York Press. paperback
Bookseller reference : 246470 ISBN : 0791418642 9780791418642
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Shirley Harrison
Who is Father Christmas :
<p>d & c 1st 1981. F in VG DW. 17.5x12.5cm. the stories and legends of Santa Clauss illus. Hannah Firmin</p> d & c (1st) hardcover
Bookseller reference : 5103 ISBN : 0715382225 9780715382226
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Shive David
NAMING ACHILLES
Oxford University Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1987. Hardcover. 0195048601 . Light shelfwear. Foxing to textblock. ; 0.75 x 8.56 x 5.63 Inches; 204 pages; F. A. Wolf set the "Homeric Question" nearly two centuries ago when he argued convincingly that "Homer" was a non-literate bard incapable of composing and performing the monumental Iliad and Odyssey as we have them. In the long debate that has followed one of the most prominent figures has been Milman Parry who argued that there was great economy and extension of formulaic diction in the Homeric poems that the poet was in effect highly constrained by this formulaic diction and by the strict metrical requirements of the oral tradition. He concluded that only a non-literate bard could have composed such epics under these constraints. In Naming Achilles David Shive takes issue with Parry's findings. Engaging in a close analysis of the hero Achilles as he is named in all the grammatical cases he has concluded that Parry's thesis does not hold that there is more extension and less economy than Milman Parry claimed to find. Homer's poetry can be seen as more creative less restricted and in fact does not differ markedly from subsequent literary work. . Oxford University Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 30586 ISBN : 0195048601 9780195048605
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Shivkumar
STORIES FROM PANCHATANTRA Book II
New Delhi: Children's Book Trust. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1967. Hardcover. Jacket has numerous tears and chips but now is completely laminated with a brown paper liner - only light wear to outer edges. Jacket has been attached to book. Interior pages are clean and unmarked occasional slight wear to edges. Illustrated."Panchatantra makes a delightful reading for children who will discover a deep source of knowledge hidden in it's literary abundance. It 's a collection of stories where the art of practical life with virtues like prosperity security friendship resolute action and prudence are combined in a way as to produce both joy and sheer entertainment. Originally written in Sanskrit the Panchatantrahas been described as the best collection of the most widely known stories in the world."Stories included: The Ass has no brains; The Girl who married a snake; The Mice that ate iron; Union in strength The Bradmin's dream and the Lion-makers. ; 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall . Children's Book Trust hardcover
Bookseller reference : 7967
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