‎Folklore‎

‎Highwater Jamake‎

‎Rama A Legend‎

‎Henry Holt and Company New York 1994. First Edition. Hardcover Original Cloth. Very Good/Good. Illustrator: Kelli Glancey. 230pp. last 4 blank How the Story Was Born. Within the text there are black-and-white illustrations by Kelli Glancey. 1/4 mustard coloured cloth spine with still writing and 3/4 red coloured board. Very faint age toning to the top paper edge. Illustrated dustwrapper again by Kelli Glancey with white coloured titles on the front panel and yellow and white coloured titles on the spine. Very slight crinkling to the top dustwrapper edge. A retelling of a tale from Ramayana -- an epic tale from India and South-East Asia. Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture s. Illustrator: Kelli Glancey. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Fiction -- Fantasy ; Mythology ; ISBN: 0805030522. ISBN/EAN: 9780805030525. Inventory No: 0114126. . 9780805030525 Henry Holt and Company hardcover‎

Referencia librero : 0114126 ISBN : 0805030522 9780805030525

‎De Pierre Mornand; Francois Mauriac‎

‎Le Visage Du Christ‎

‎Paris France: Bibliotheque Francaise Des Arts 1939. Texte De Pierre Mornand precede de Jesus Etait-Il Beau Par Francois Mauriac de l'Academie Francaise. 30 pages de texte 128 planches en noir 24 planches en couleurs contrecoll�es. Pages are clean no writing underlining or highlighting but yellowed with age. Binding is cracked and text block is pulling away from boards but pages are still secure although delicate. Hinges are cracked rather loose and spliting webbing is showing. Covers are sunned and heavily soiled. Head & heel of spine and corners are frayed a few frayed spots to edges moderate rubbing to extremities. Pictorial reproductions are still crisp would be an excellent book to cut out pages are frame prints. . First Thus. Oversized Hardcover. Poor/No Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Bibliotheque Francaise Des Arts Hardcover‎

Referencia librero : 83626

‎Hartman Karen‎

‎Dream Catcher: The Legend The Lady The Woman‎

‎Campbellsport WI: Weeping Heart Publications 1994. A nice reading copy. Pages are clean and bright. Binding is tight. Book shows some shelfwear. No jacket pictorial hardback. Illustrated throughout. Signed by the author first name only on the title page. This is an oversized book and may require extra postage. Signed by Author. First Edition 1st Printing. Oversized Hardcover. Very Good -/No Jacket. Illus. by Bussiere Louise. Weeping Heart Publications Hardcover‎

Referencia librero : 78580 ISBN : 0963520415 9780963520418

‎Creighton Helen 1899 1989.‎

‎FOLKLORE OF LUNENBURG COUNTY NOVA SCOTIA. National Museum of Canada Bulletin No. 117. Anthropological Series No. 29‎

‎Ottawa: Edmond Cloutier 1950. First edition. Canada Department of Resources and Development Developmental Services Branch. Original printed card wraps. 8vo. pp. 163. Bibliography Appendix Index . Very Good. Light cover wear and stain internally near fine. Contents: Treasure Superstitions Forerunners Ghosts witchcraft and enchantment customs and crafts foods - toasts and crops dances - games and songs curios - countercharms and tonics animals and weather expressions - proverbs and old sayings puzzles and riddles anecdotes and tall tales folk tales and legends. Also see her publication "Songs and Ballads from Nova Scotia" 1932 with 1966 Dover reprint. Ottawa: Edmond Cloutier, 1950. paperback‎

Referencia librero : OWBFOL115312

‎EOG. Turville Petre E. O.‎

‎Myth and Religion of Ancient Scandinavia‎

‎New York NY: Holt Rinehart & Winston 1964. 340pp. Photographs notes bibliography index. Original light brown cloth with brown lettering/gilt decoration to spine. Stated First Edition. Pages are clean no writing underlining or highlighting but yellowed with age. Binding is tight with no cracks or breaks. Light scuffing to upper oute page edges. Unclipped pictorial DJ is sunned/finger soiled light ink-rubbed. Shelfwear 1/2" tear/light creasing to head of spine nicking to heel of spine and upper right corner bumping/rubbing to extremities. Looks nice in protective mylar covering. This is not a remainder or ex-library. No previous owner markings. An overview of the pre-Christian religions of Scandinavia. Nice copy of this scarce publication. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good /Good -. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Mylared. Holt, Rinehart & Winston Hardcover‎

Referencia librero : 65864

‎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

Referencia librero : 63322 ISBN : 0195093887 9780195093889

‎Oflaherty Wendy Translator‎

‎Hindu Myths; A Sourcebook Translated from the Sanskrit‎

‎Penguin Harmondsworth Middlesex 1976. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 200 g; 358 10 pages in original colour illustrated paperback binding with a small rub at the lower right-hand corner of the front panel and partial blacking out of the price on the rear panel. Browning of the page edges. The book includes a number of appendices including bibliography bibliographical notes and glossary and index of proper names. this new selection and translation of 75 seminal myths spans the wide range of classical Indian forces and the traditional themes of life and death are set forth and interwoven with many complex variations which give a kaleidoscopic picture of the development of almost 3000 years of Indian mythology. Size: 12mo standard paperback. Please refer to accompanying picture s. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Myths Legends & Folklore; Religion -- Eastern; ISBN: 0140443061. ISBN/EAN: 9780140443066. Inventory No: 0236808. . 9780140443066 Penguin paperback‎

Referencia librero : 0236808 ISBN : 0140443061 9780140443066

‎Gallico Paul Translated and Edited by..‎

‎Ludmila a legend of Lichtenstein‎

‎Michael Joseph London 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Poor Condition. Illustrator: photographic and Drawings. 225 g; 48 pages illustrated with charcoal style part page and full-page drawings by Franz Deak. Colour illustrated dust jacket. The book is in good order with only a touch of foxing to the top edge of the text block. The dust jacket is torn and chipped price clipped and missing the bottom half of the rear panel now protected. . "She was a little Lichtenstein cow with great ambitions. She wished to be champion milk producer of that year where her milking stool as a crown and lead the procession of herds down the mountainside in the age-old Lichtenstein harvest ceremony. But alas she was small and poor quality of her yield gave her no hope of realising her ambition. And then a mountain saint and a little child combined to produce a miracle that shook the hills. -- front fold over blurb Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture s. Illustrator: photographic and Drawings. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Myths Legends & Folklore; Inventory No: 0234966. . Michael Joseph hardcover‎

Referencia librero : 0234966

‎Macfarlane Iris;Campbell J. F‎

‎The Mouth of the Night‎

‎Chatto & Windus London 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: John Lawrence. 400 g; 160 pages illustrated with black-and-white line drawings. Colour illustrated dustjacket. The top edge of text block is foxed. Otherwise a very clean copy. The 14 memorable Gaelic tales of this collection are accompanied by starkly powerful drawings by the distinguished illustrated John Lawrence who has taken every advantage of the humorous and dramatic possibilities. -- Front fold over blurb Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture s. Illustrator: John Lawrence. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Myths Legends & Folklore; Scotland; ISBN: 0701150351. ISBN/EAN: 9780701150358. Inventory No: 0232724. . 9780701150358 Chatto & Windus hardcover‎

Referencia librero : 0232724 ISBN : 0701150351 9780701150358

‎Beatty Bill‎

‎A Treasury of Australian Folk Tales & Traditions‎

‎Ure Smith Sydney 1963. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Cedric Emanuel. 700 g; 320 pages indexed illustrated throughout with small black-and-white line drawings. Illustrated end pages colour illustrated dust jacket; price clipped front fold over flap 1.5 inch tear at the top left of the front panel and half an inch tear at the top right of the front panel 1 inch tear at the bottom left of the rear panel fading of the colour on the spine. No other damage to report. This is the first comprehensive collection of Australian folktales and traditions. There are tales of adventure bushrangers shipwrecks ghosts place names and place lore and there is a wide selection of colonial ballads. Although entertaining the book also provides a reference work for the future. Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture s. Illustrator: Cedric Emanuel. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Myths Legends & Folklore; Australiana; Music; Inventory No: 0230256. . Ure Smith hardcover‎

Referencia librero : 0230256

‎Stevenson Robert Louis Author / Lang Andrew Editor‎

‎Tales From King Arthur / Treasure Island Two Volume Set In Slipcase‎

‎Hertfordshire England: Wordsworth Classics. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 2003. Presumed First Edition. Hard Cover. 1840220422 . 006884: Books in Set in beautiful slipcase: Tales From King Arthur ISBN 1840220481 and Treasure Island ISBN 184022049X. Gilt-stamped faux leather & color paper-covered boards in a fine faux leather slipcase. Books have ribbon bookmarks in each book. Scarce Out Of Print Book. : 7.75 x 9.5 x 1.75 in.: 359 pages . Wordsworth Classics hardcover‎

Referencia librero : 006884 ISBN : 1840220422 9781840220421

‎Kinstler Clysta‎

‎The Moon Under Her Feet; the story of Mari Magdalene in the service of the great Mother‎

‎Harper San Francisco New York 1991. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 300 g; 315 pages includes notes and bibliography and illustrated with some line drawings and a key to the characters. The book shows no damage apart from the usual age darkening of the page edges. -- A reintroducing of the Goddess/mother back into the Bible showing the role of women and the influence of Goddess worship. Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture s. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Myths Legends & Folklore; Religion; Gender Studies; Religion -- Christianity; ISBN: 0062504975. ISBN/EAN: 9780062504975. Inventory No: 0228038. . 9780062504975 Harper San Francisco paperback‎

Referencia librero : 0228038 ISBN : 0062504975 9780062504975

‎Cohn Amy L. Compiler‎

‎From Sea to Shining Sea A Treasury Of American Folklore And Folk Songs‎

‎New York New York: Scholastic. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 1993. Presumed First Edition. Hard Cover. 0590428683 . 006662: Dustjacket now protected by a new Brodart Mylar Cover. Illustrated by: Molly Bang Marcia Brown Barbara Cooney Donald Crews Leo and Diane Dillon Richard Egielski Trina Schart Hyman Anita Lobel Jerry Pinkney John Schoenherr Marc Simont Chris Van Allsburg David Wiesner and Ed Young. "More than 140 American folktales folk songs poems and essays placed in historical context are brought together with over 300 original illustrations by some of today's most distinguished artists. ": 8.75 x 11.25 in.: 399 pages . Scholastic hardcover‎

Referencia librero : 006662 ISBN : 0590428683 9780590428682

‎Madonna Ritchie.‎

‎MR. PEABODY'S APPLES.‎

‎New York: Callaway 2003. Illustrated by Loren Long in full color. First trade printing and stated edition. Reinforced gloss pictorial boards with matching jacket. 4to. pp. 28 6. As New/In like jacket/Unclipped price in mylar. Unread no flaws. "The second of five books for children even grown-up ones". ISBN: 0670058831. New York: Callaway, 2003. hardcover‎

Referencia librero : OWBMR.114582 ISBN : 0670058831 9780670058839

‎Guirand Felix‎

‎Greek Mythology‎

‎Paul Hamlyn Limited London 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Poor. Illustrator: Photographic. VIII 9-154 pages introduction by author and index. Black and white photographic endpapers. The text is illustrated with numerous black and white photographs and the occasional colour photograph. Brown coloured cloth boards with black and white illustration to the front panel. Black titles to the backstrip. ading to the top edge of the cloth of the book. Browning and faint foxing to the text block edges. Light age toning to the internal text. Colour photographic dustwrapper with white titles to the front panel and backstrip. A book detailing the Mythology and folklore of ancient Greece. Translated from the French by Delano Ames. A little bumping to the backstrip edges and to the book corners. Some fading to the top edge of the cloth of the book. Browning and faint foxing to the text block edges. Light age toning to the internal text. Words almost fail on how bad the condition of this dustwrapper truly is !!! Heavy rubbing and chipping to the corners of the dustwrapper and to the lower edge of the dustwrapper and to the edges of the dustwrapper. There are numerous closed tears to the top and bottom dustwrapper edges -- measuring from 0.25 " up to 1 inch -- with very heavy associated creasing. The rear fold over panel has almost become detached from the rest of the dustwrapper. The major damage is to the top half of the backstrip edge and to the top right-hand corner of the rear dustwrapper panel in as much as there are pieces missing multiple tears holes and heavy creasing. There is a tear measuring 7 inches to the top edge of the front dustwrapper panel into the body of the front dustwrapper which has been repaired with tape in the past tape still in situ. There is a 2.5 " tear to the lower corner of the backstrip edge which arcs into the front dustwrapper panel again with heavy creasing. There is a tear that runs from the lower edge of the rear dustwrapper panel to the rear fold over panel measuring 5 inches repaired with tape and tape still in situ. There is not one part of the dustwrapper which does not have some form of damage and only a photograph can accurately detail all the damage present. Clipping of the dustwrapper front fold over lower right-hand corner. Size: 4to 9�" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture s. Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Mythology ; Greece; Inventory No: 0107786. . Paul Hamlyn Limited hardcover‎

Referencia librero : 0107786

‎Various Authors‎

‎Well-Loved Fairy Tales‎

‎Bridlington United Kingdom: Peter Haddock Ltd. Very Good with No Dust Jacket as issued. N.D. Presumed First Edition. Hard Cover. 0710506694 . 006057: No Jacket as Issued. Scarce Out Of Print Book. Thick red pictorial hardcover with pictures of four classic fairy tales on the front illustrated green-striped endpapers with a drawing of a castle in the middle. Corners/edges of boards are lightly rubbed. Beautiful vivid color illustrations many are full-page sized on each page. Has very light scratches outside surfaces of boards. Also pages are clean unmarked tightly bound brightly colored and complete with exception of one page - p.88 found to have a piece cut out of it . Stories include: The Magic Book Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs The Lion And The Carpenter Aesop's Fables More Aesop's Fables Noah's Ark Beauty And The Beast Peter Pan Three Little Pigs Sleeping Beauty Puss In Boots Little Red Riding Hood Pied Piper Of Hamelin Alice In Wonderland Cinderella Pinocchio. : 8.75 x 11 in.: 381 pages . Peter Haddock Ltd. hardcover‎

Referencia librero : 006057 ISBN : 0710506694 9780710506696

‎Sakade Florence Editor‎

‎Japanese Children's Favorite Stories‎

‎Rutland Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Company. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 1997. First Edition: Forty-Seventh Printing. Hard Cover. 080480284X . 005955: Dustjacket now protected by a new Brodart Mylar Cover. LCCN# 58-11620. Scarce Out Of Print Book. "Playful goblins with long noses magic tea kettles and a delightfully brave hero who just happens to be one inch tall-these are some of the wonderful characters you'll meet in this collection of the 20 best-loved Japanese children's stories. Drawn from folklore and passed down for generations these classic tales speak of the virtues of hard work humility kindness and good humor-"Once upon a time . . . " has never sounded so inviting. The 90 new and charming illustrations including 12 in full color are in the typical Japanese style adding double interest and authenticity to the fascinating stories themselves. ": 8.5 x 8 in.: 120 pages . Charles E. Tuttle Company hardcover‎

Referencia librero : 005955 ISBN : 080480284X 9780804802840

‎Pilling Ann‎

‎Realms of Gold Myths and Legends from around the World‎

‎Kingfisher Books London 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Illustrator: Kady MacDonald Denton. 640 g.; VII 93 pages introduction by Ann Pilling. Illustrated endpapers and internal texts by a Kady MacDonald Denton. Illustrated boards with black and red titles to the front panel and backstrip. A little rubbing to the backstrip corner edges and to the book corners. Illustrated dustwrapper same illustration as for underlying board with black and red titles to the front panel and backstrip. Rubbing and creasing to the dustwrapper corners and rubbing to the laminate of the dustwrapper. An anthology of myths and legends from around the world in three sections Earth Air Fire and Water Love and Death and Fools and Heroes. to help set a condition. Size: 4to 9�" - 12" tall. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Illustrator: Kady MacDonald Denton. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Myths Legends & Folklore; ISBN: 0862729327. ISBN/EAN: 9780862729325. Inventory No: 0107025. . 9780862729325 Kingfisher Books hardcover‎

Referencia librero : 0107025 ISBN : 0862729327 9780862729325

‎Tarkington Booth‎

‎Penrod And Sam: Junior Deluxe Editions Series‎

‎Garden City New York: Junior Deluxe Editions. Very Good with no Dust Jacket. 1931. Presumed First Edition. Hard Cover. 005640: Color Frontispiece decorated front and back endpapers and many black/white drawings throughout. Boards are light gray with blue & black illustrations on front and back - black lettering on yellow cloth spine. Boards and pages are clean unmarked brightly colored tightly bound and sharp cornered. Scarce Out Of Print Book. If interested I have several other titles in this Junior Deluxe Edition Series from the 1950's. : 5.75 x 8.5 in.: 220 pages . Junior Deluxe Editions hardcover‎

Referencia librero : 005640

‎Moe Mary Hamilton Rhymes‎

‎Upstairs & Downstairs In A Victorian Dolls' House‎

‎Hamilton Cottage Press. Very Good. 1975. Presumed First Edition. Soft Cover. 005367: "A Child's Introduction to Great-Grandmother's Way of Life." LCCN# 75-34603. Scarce Out Of Print Book. Copy has small stain near edge of inside back cover and edge of last page; otherwise no writing or marks found. Corners/edges of covers are lightly softened. Book's covers are yellow and white striped with black lettering and illustrations. : 8.5 x 11 in.: 14 pages . Hamilton Cottage Press paperback‎

Referencia librero : 005367

‎Moncrieff A. R. Hope‎

‎Romance and Legend of Chivalry with Illustrations in Colour and Monochrome from Drawings and Famous Paintings‎

‎The Gresham Publishing Company London No date. no Indication. Hardcover Original Cloth. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Various. 1.150 kg; XII 440 pages last page blank; indexed colour frontispiece with tissue guard seven other plates in colour 26 monochrome drawings and paintings the one at page 274/275 has partially come away. Top edge of text block tinted a dark green with the spine and front board titled with dark red ink and a small decoration in lemon yellow. Slight bumping to the spine at the bottom and rubbing of the lower corners of the cloth and there is a chip to the cloth on the front edge approximately 3 inches from the top. . This volume and deals with the prose or verse tales styled Romances as told in one of the Romance languages being mainly indeed of French origin. The book is divided into two parts the first giving an account of the character and development of Romance which in the second and larger division is represented by typical tales from its various schools. -- from the preface. Published at the beginning of the last century Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture s. Illustrator: Various. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Myths Legends & Folklore; Inventory No: 0221286. . THIS BOOK WILL INCUR EXTRA POST OUTSIDE OF AUSTRALIA BECAUSE IT IS OVER 1 Kg WITHOUT PACKAGING PLEASE ENQUIRE BEFORE ORDERING. The Gresham Publishing Company hardcover‎

Referencia librero : 0221286

‎Munroe Kirk Editor / Catherwood Mary Hartwell Editor‎

‎Stories Of School And College Days: Young Folks Library Series‎

‎Chicago Illinois: Auxiliary Educational League. Very Good with No Dust Jacket as issued. 1947. Fourth Edition. Hard Cover. 004960: No Jacket as Issued. Boards are pictorial gold with embossed black lettering lines and emblem. Scarce Out Of Print Book. Has full-color frontispiece of a boy and girl "Maggie Obeyed and Took the Open Book". There are many Black & White Sketches and several beautiful Color Plates throughout. Boards and pages are clean unmarked brightly colored tightly bound and sharp cornered. If interested I have several other titles in this series of books. This particular book includes: Early Struggles and Joys Literary Vistas The Cruise of the Dolphin The Turning-Pint in Tom's School Career How We Were Taken to be Examined Leaving School Doctor Garde's Little Girl at School Paradise Mr. Verdant Green Does as He Has Been Done By At School at Lowood Coquette's Arrival John Ridd's School Days A Russian Boy's Tutor Spelling for the Prize The Gradgrind Method Paul's Education Tom Tulliver's First Half and the New School-Fellow School Days in New England Schoolroom and Meeting-House Maisie. : 5.5 x 8.25 in.: 313 pages . Auxiliary Educational League hardcover‎

Referencia librero : 004960

‎Swift Johnathan‎

‎Gulliver's Travels Abridged: Famous Classics Story Books Series‎

‎Minneapolis Minnesota: Merchandising Services. Fine. 1971. Abridged Edition. Soft Cover. 004757: Book is printed with original 25c price in upper corner on front. Is part of the Famous Classics Story Books Series sold as a "pocket book" to be read to children that was popular in the early 1970's. Has a full-color cover with black & white line drawings inside. If interested I have several other titles in this Series also available. Scarce Out Of Print Book. Copy has a stain spot at bottom edge of back cover. : 4 x 5.75 in.: 64 pages . Merchandising Services paperback‎

Referencia librero : 004757

‎Collodi Carlo‎

‎Pinocchio Abridged: Famous Classics Story Books Series‎

‎Minneapolis Minnesota: Merchandising Services. Fine. 1971. Abridged Edition. Soft Cover. 004751: Book is printed with original 25c price in upper corner on front. Is part of the Famous Classics Story Books Series sold as a "pocket book" to be read to children that was popular in the early 1970's. Has a full-color cover with black & white line drawings inside. If interested I have several other titles in this Series also available. Scarce Out Of Print Book. : 4 x 5.75 in.: 64 pages . Merchandising Services paperback‎

Referencia librero : 004751

‎Perrault Charles Retold by Anne Carter‎

‎Love and be Wise : Based on ' Riquet a La Houppe ' By Charles Perrault‎

‎Walker Books London 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Jean Claverie. VI 45 pages. Pale orange coloured endpapers. The text is illustrated with wonderful full page and occasional double page illustrations by Jean Claverie. " "Illustrated front cover again by Jean Claverie with brown background and black titles to the front panel and back strip. Illustrated dustwrapper using the same illustration as for underlying boards. Black titles to the front panel and to the back strip. A trace of foxing to the top edge of the text block. A retelling of the 17th-century French fairytale writer Charles Perraults' story of Riquet of the Quiff and his lady love. . Size: Square Quarto. Please refer to accompanying picture s. Illustrator: Jean Claverie. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Myths Legends & Folklore; Illustrated; Fiction -- Childrens; ISBN: 0744506093. ISBN/EAN: 9780744506099. Inventory No: 0219907. . 9780744506099 Walker Books hardcover‎

Referencia librero : 0219907 ISBN : 0744506093 9780744506099