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BRUNVAND Jan Harold
Study of American Folklore: An Introduction second edition
NY: Norton. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1978. Hardcover. 0393090485 . Second edition. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. . Norton hardcover
Bookseller reference : 30282 ISBN : 0393090485 9780393090482
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Meekins Victor
The Old Sea Captain and the Drummer. Salty Dialogue From the Land of Wind and Water
Manteo NC: Published By Author. 1950 First printing in paper covers. 120 pp. Illustrations. Faint musty smell some spotting to covers at spine. Good. Trade Paperback. Good. Published By Author. paperback
Bookseller reference : 243530
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Malotki Ekkehart Ed
Hopi Tales of Destruction
Lincoln Nebraska U.S.A.: Bison Books 2002. Very large softcover glossy black wrappers with color-illustration of drawings on front wrapper 230 pages creases at top tip of pages 199 to top back tip. Remainder mark at pages' bottom edge. Near Fine. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Bison Books Paperback
Bookseller reference : 36104 ISBN : 0803282834 9780803282834
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Dorsey George A. And Alfred L. Kroeber Eds
Traditions of the Caddo
Lincoln Nebraska U.S.A.: Univ of Nebraska Press 1997. Introduction by Wallace L. Chafe. Very large thinner softcover glossy wrappers with light brown background and naive color art of colorfully dressed American Indians on front wrapper contents from 19th Century document. 136 pages. Mint copy. Soft Cover. As New. Univ of Nebraska Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 34702 ISBN : 0803266022 9780803266025
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Dorsey George A. And Alfred L. Kroeber Eds
Traditions of the Arapaho
Lincoln Nebraska U.S.A.: Univ of Nebraska Press 1997. Intro. by Jeffrey D. Anderson reprinted from original 1903 edition by Carnegie Institution. 1st Bison Large heavy softcover dark background with color-illustration of Indian wearing Plains headdress by Carl Sweezy 487 pages plus list of books in series. Micronick at spine bottom left edge light crease at bottom back tip. Very Fine. First Thus. Soft Cover. Fine. Univ of Nebraska Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 30057 ISBN : 0803266081 9780803266087
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Dorsey George A. Ed
Traditions of the Caddo
Lincoln Nebraska U.S.A.: Univ of Nebraska Press 1997. 1st paperback Large softcover reprinted from original 1905 edition by Carnegie Institution. Glossy light brown background with colorful illustration of naive art depicting Caddo Indians on front wrapper 1880. 136 pages plus a list of titles in series. Mint. First Edition. Soft Cover. As New. Univ of Nebraska Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 30053 ISBN : 0803266022 9780803266025
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Dorson Richard M
Buying the Wind : Regional Folklore in the United States
Chicago IL U.S.A.: University of Chicago Press 1964. Larger softcover beautiful color-illustration on front wrapper 574 pages. Includes sections on Maine Down-Easters Pennsylvania Dutch Southern Mountaineers Louisiana Cajuns Illinois Egyptians Southwest Mexicans Utah Mormons. Light wear to front tips long spine right edge also light crease to top back tip pages lightly browned. Near Fine copy. Soft Cover. Near Fine. University of Chicago Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 18008 ISBN : 0226158624 9780226158624
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Doniger Wendy
The Implied Spider: Politics & Theology in Myth
Columbia Univ Pr 1998. clean unmarked copy. . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Columbia Univ Pr Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 353248 ISBN : 0231111703 9780231111706
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Andersen Hans C
ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALES - SELECTED STORIES - WORDSWORTH CHILDREN'S CLASSICS - ABRIDGED
Wordsworth Children's Classics. NF. 1993. wordsworth Children's Edition. Paperback. 1853261009 . Near fine condition with almost no usage showing. No spine crease. However there is a black magic marker remainder mark on outside top edge. 40 fairy tales. Gift quality condition. Free gift wrapping card and drop shipping. Let us know the occasion and message. ; Remainder; 387 pages . Wordsworth Children's Classics paperback
Bookseller reference : 24538 ISBN : 1853261009 9781853261008
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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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LEHMANN, E
Sudetendeutsche Volkskunde.
Leipzig, Quelle & Meyer, 1926. 11, 229 S. m. einigen Notenbeispielen, 38 Abb. auf 24 Tafeln (Deutsche Stämme - Deutsche Lande). Illustrierter OLwdbd (Reihentitel fehlt, gering stockfleckig).
Bookseller reference : 1306116
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Wallwork Richard
Myths & Legends of the Polynesians
Rutland Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Company 1969 First edition in hardcover without the dust jacket. 513 pp. Figures color plates glossary and index. Minor spine roll some tiny flecks on the foredge. Very Good. Hardcover. Very Good. Charles E. Tuttle Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : 243351 ISBN : 0804804141 9780804804141
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FRERE Mary
Old Deccan Days or Hindoo Fairy Legends
Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. Near Fine. 2002. Hardcover. 1576076806 . Edited and with an introduction by Kirin Narayan. Includes complete original illustrations by Catherine Frances Frere. First printing thus. Near fine in glossy illustrated boards. No dust jacket. . ABC-CLIO hardcover
Bookseller reference : 28862 ISBN : 1576076806 9781576076804
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Ilona Ilse Wittmann Varady
Yulika and Iluska
<p>This is a hardly opened extremely rare copy of an largely unknown Hungarian/Viennese woman surrealist writer who published in Hungarian with this exception. These two early 20th century folk tales reveal a romantic sensibility with fantastic shadings in the vein of Meyrinck even Kafka from a writer virtually unknown in the U.S. She is a discovery waiting to be made for the energetic student of the modern melding of Eastern European artistic traditions.</p><p>Photo on request.</p> Universum Book Publishing Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : biblio423
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Gissis Papageorgiou
Hellenic Traditional Costumes: Crete
<p>Bilingual greek - english edition. Hard coverjacket 37X27 cm 168 pp. ill.</p><p><em>The sixth volume of a major publication devoted to traditional costumes and headdresses from all over Greece. The 12-volume bilingual publication on Hellenic Traditional Costumes is a monumental work of greek folklore. When completed the publication will be the most extensive and possibly most complete inventory of greek dress from the greek world of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Documentation: Hellenic Folklore Research Centre of the Academy of Athens</em>.</p><p>==============================================================</p><p><strong><em><strong>The shipping cost estimated by the system covers books weighing up to 750 gr.; a surcharge depending on the actual weight and destination applies for heavier books.</strong></em></strong></p> Hellenic American Union hardcover
Bookseller reference : 4920433
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Erdoes Richard editor; Ortiz Alfonso editor
American Indian Myths and Legends
Pantheon Books 1984. Crease to faded spine; interior is clean tight and faintly toned. We ship daily. Our books are carefully described and packaged in boxes not envelopes. A gift card and personalized message can be included upon request. Paperback. Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" Tall. Pantheon Books Paperback
Bookseller reference : 617004 ISBN : 0394740181 9780394740188
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Grimm Brothers Author. Crane Lucy translated by
GRIMMS FAIRY TALES SELECTED STORIES - WORDSWORTH CHILDREN'S CLASSICS rabbiy's bride six soldiers of fortune clever grethel death of the hen hans in luckgoose girlravenfrog princecat and mouse in partnershipwolf and the seven little goats faithful john wonderful musician vagabonds brother and sister etc
Wordsworth Childrens Classics. NF. 1993. wordsworth Edition. Softcover. 1853261017 . Near fine condition with almost no usage showing. No spine crease. Text is clean/tight. ; Wordsworth Children's Classics; 4 1/4 x 7; 269 pages . Wordsworth Childrens Classics paperback
Bookseller reference : 24436 ISBN : 1853261017 9781853261015
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Matthews John And Caitlin
A Fairy Tale Reader
London: Aquarian/Thorsons. 1993 Reprintin trade paperback. 304 pp. Illustrations reading list. Minor spine twist light shelfwear. Very Good. Soft Cover. Very Good. Aquarian/Thorsons. paperback
Bookseller reference : 242175 ISBN : 1855382830 9781855382831
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Mathieu Jocelyne et al
FEMMES ET TRADITIONS/WOMEN & TRADITION. In Canadian Folklore Canadien Vol. 15 2 1993
The Folklore Studies Association of Canada 1993 First printing in trade paperback. 209. Some essays in French and some in English. Minor crimping to rear cover. Light pencil underlining on a few pages. Very Good. Soft Cover. Very Good. The Folklore Studies Association of Canada paperback
Bookseller reference : 237742
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Goldstein Kenneth S. Editor
CANADIAN FOLKLORE PERSPECTIVES
St. John's Newfoundland: Memorial University of Newfoundland/ Department of Folklore 1978 First printing in trade paperback. 68 pp. References. Light pencil underlining to a few pages some rubbing to rear cover. . Soft Cover. Very Good. Memorial University of Newfoundland/ Department of Folklore paperback
Bookseller reference : 237743
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How Ivan Went to See the Sun. Ukrainian Folk Tales
Kiev: Dnipro Publishers. 1989 First hardcover in glossary illustrated boards without dust jacket as issued. Tiny corner creases to two pages light wear to boards. Near Fine. Hard Cover. Near Fine. Dnipro Publishers. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 242163 ISBN : 5308004927 9785308004929
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Matthews Caitlin
Mabon and the Guardians of Celtic Britain. Hero Myths in the Mabinogion
Rochester Vermont: Inner Traditions. 2002 First printing in trade paperback. 230 pp. Bibliography index. Hint of a soil mark on the foredge otherwise Fine. Book. Inner Traditions. paperback
Bookseller reference : 43645 ISBN : 0892819200 9780892819201
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De Valera Sinead
The Stolen Child. and Other Stories Fairy Tales
Dublin: C.J. Fallon Limited. 1969 First printing of this edition in hardcover with dust jacket. Originally published in 1959. 120 pp. Drawings. The book has a small split to the top of the spine at rear gutter that has been repaired some minor age toning to spine. Dust jacket has pieces missing from both spine ends moderate age toning to spine and flap folds light soiling. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Maire Eamoinn. Book. C.J. Fallon Limited. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 35548
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Rudnyc'Kyj JB
Readings in Ukrainian Folklore
Winnipeg Manitoba: The University of Manitoba Press. 1951 First printing in stapled card covers. 32 pp. Covers show some creasing and soiling. Text is clean and unmarked. Good. Book. The University of Manitoba Press. unknown
Bookseller reference : 34330
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Crociani Paola
Portraits of Yemen
Cairo Egypt: Hoopoe Books. 1998 First edition hardcover in glossy pictorial boards with dust jacket. Jacket has clean 1.5" tear at top of rear spine fold otherwise fine. Fine/Very Good. Book. Hoopoe Books. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 33394 ISBN : 1883536111 9781883536114
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Juric Fr. Ante Et Al
The 16th Canadian Croatian Folklore Festival. Edmonton May 19 & 20
The Croatian Folklore Federation of Canada. 1990 First printing in card covers. 128 pp. Photographs advertisements. Tiny creases to corners of covers hint of soiling to foredge red pen price on title page contents fine. Very Good. Book. The Croatian Folklore Federation of Canada. unknown
Bookseller reference : 32303
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Dunbar Joyce
The Glass Garden
London: Frances Lincoln Limited. 2000 First printing of the paperback edition. Very minor wear to covers otherwise Fine. Illus. by Fiona French. Book. Frances Lincoln Limited. paperback
Bookseller reference : 30405 ISBN : 071121445X 9780711214453
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Arnold Edwin
The Book of Good Counsels: From the Sanskrit of the "Hitopadesa"
London England: Smith Elder & Co. 1861 First edition in hardcover. The binding is ornate tooled and gilt embossed. Four full page illustrations by Harrison Weir. 167 pp. The binding is cracked but holding nicely gilt on spine is a little dulled tiny bumps/curls to corners. Overall Very Good. Book. Smith, Elder, & Co. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 31108
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Wisniewski David
Golem
New York: Clarion Books. 1996 First edition hardcover in glossy illustrated boards with dust jacket. Jacket is price clipped with hint of rubbing otherwise Fine/Fine. Book. Clarion Books. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 26659 ISBN : 0395726182 9780395726181
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Gold Joseph
The Story Species. Our Life-Literature Connection
Markham: Fitzhenry & Whiteside. 2002 First edition in hardcover with dust jacket. 305 pp. Figures references index. Short crimp on rear board. Jacket has minor edgecreasing. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book. Fitzhenry & Whiteside. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 27448 ISBN : 1550417363 9781550417364
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Garner Alan
The Lad of Gad
London: Collins 1980 First edition hardcover in dust jacket. Small bump to one corner jacket is price clipped with minor rubbing. Very Good/Near Fine. Book. Collins hardcover
Bookseller reference : 10036 ISBN : 0001847112 9780001847118
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Lottridge Celia Barker
Ten Small Tales
Toronto: Groundwood Books/Douglas and & McIntyre. 1993 First edition in hardcover with dust jacket. Tiny crease to FFEP and title page jacket has very minor edgecreasing otherwise Fine/Fine. Illus. by Joanne Fitzgerald. Book. Groundwood Books/Douglas and & McIntyre. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 22303 ISBN : 0888991568 9780888991560
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Baldwin Neil
Legends of the Plumed Serpent. Biography of a Mexican God
N.Y. Public Affairs 1998. First edition hardcover in dust jacket. 205 pp. Illustrations notes bibliography index. Fine/Fine. Book. N.Y. Public Affairs 1998. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 9700 ISBN : 1891620037 9781891620034
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Larsen Stephen;Larsen Robin
A Fire in the Mind: The Life of Joseph Campbell
Doubleday 1991. clean unmarked copy. . Hardback. Fine/Fine. Doubleday Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 352475 ISBN : 0385266359 9780385266352
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Rollo May
CRY FOR MYTH The
Souvenir Press paperback stiff pictorial card cover 1991 320 pages. A renowned therapist explores the link between some of our most durable myths and the dreams and association that trouble us. Light edge staining otherwise good copy. ISBN 0285631330. paperback
Bookseller reference : 5594 ISBN : 0285631330 9780285631335
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Bellingham David
AN INTRODUCTION TO CELTIC MYTHOLOGY
London New Burlington Books A4 hardcover 1990 128 pages illustrated. Has some light stains on one edge name stamp inside front but is otherwise fairly good with worn but useful dust-jacket. ISBN 1853482579. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 4671 ISBN : 1853482579 9781853482571
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Ramsey Jarold compiler/editor
COYOTE WAS GOING THERE. Indian Literature of the Oregon Country
University of Washington Press oversize Paperback 1994 reprint 294p. illsts. Some creases to front and edge and corner wear. Fair. ISBN 029595731X. paperback
Bookseller reference : 4398 ISBN : 029595731X 9780295957319
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Michell John
At the Centre of the World. Polar Symbolism Discovered in Celtic Norse and Other Ritualized Landscapes
London: Thames and Hudson. 1994 First edition hardcover in dust jacket. Illustrations bibliography index. Barest hint of a bump to one corner. Jacket has very minor shelfwear. Near Fine/Near Fine. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Thames and Hudson. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 243056 ISBN : 0500016070 9780500016077
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Stapleton Michael
The Illustrated Dictionary of Greek and Roman Mythology
Peter Bedrick Books 1986. clean unmarked copy. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Peter Bedrick Books Paperback
Bookseller reference : 352414 ISBN : 0872260631 9780872260634
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Katerina Servi
Greek Mythology - Gods and Heroes: The Troian War: The Odyssey
<p>In english. Soft cover 24 cm 184 pp. 285 images.</p><p><em>An authoritative account of the web of Greek mythology. The gods the heroes the Trojan war the Argonauts are just some of the fascinating subjects that the reader will find in Greek Mythology. The vivid imagination of the ancient Greeks has left us a legacy that entertains and unstructs the reader of our time in the captivating world of antiquity. Also available in greek french german italian russian spanish.</em></p><p><strong>CONTENTS:</strong></p><ul><li><em><strong>COSMOGONY:</strong></em></li></ul><p>Theogony<br />Cronus rules the world<br />The battle of the Titans<br />The battle of the Giants<br />Typhon<br />The races of man<br />Prometheus the benefactor of mankind</p><ul><li><em><strong>THE GODS:</strong></em></li></ul><p>Zeus father of gods and men<br />The love life of Zeus<br />Hera first lady of Olympus<br />Athena goddess of wisdom<br />Poseidon lord of the seas<br />Demeter patron of farming<br />Apollo god of light<br />Escapades of Apollo<br />Artemis goddess of the hunt<br />Hermes messenger of the gods<br />Ares god of war<br />Aphrodite goddess of beauty and of love<br />Hephaestus god of metalwork<br />Dionysus god of wine<br />Asclepius god of medicine<br />Gods of the Underworld<br />Lesser gods</p><ul><li><em><strong>THE HEROES:</strong></em></li></ul><p>Heracles - The early years of Heracles - 'Heracles Furens' - Labours of Heracles in the Peloponnese - Labours of Heracles at the ends of the earth - Other feats of Heracles - The end of Heracles<br />Theseus - On the way to Athens - In the palace of Aegeus - Theseus and the Minotaur - Theseus as king<br />Jason - The Golden Fleece - The Expedition of the Argonauts - Jason at Colchis - The return of the Argo - Jason and Medea<br />Perseus and Medusa<br />Cadmus founder of Thebes - The children of Cadmus<br />Oedipus King of Thebes<br />Oedipus at Colonus<br />Antigone and Ismene<br />Bellerophon<br />Meleager and the hunting of the Calydonian Boar<br />Pelops</p><ul><li><em><strong>THE TROJAN WAR:</strong></em></li></ul><p>The marriage of Peleus and Thetis<br />Helen<br />The Mobilization<br />The Achaeans<br />The Trojans<br />The beginning of the Campaign<br />The wrath of Achilles<br />The death of Patroclus<br />Hector and Achilles<br />The end of Achilles<br />Philoctetes and Neoptolemus at Troy<br />The fall of Troy<br />The return of the heroes<br />The murder of Agamemnon and the revenge of Orestes</p><ul><li><em><strong>THE ODYSSEY: </strong></em></li></ul><p>Among the Cicones</p><p>The Lotus-eaters</p><p>In the land of the Cyclopes</p><p>From the island of Aeolus to the island of Circe</p><p>Odysseus in Hades</p><p>From the Sirens to Thrinacia</p><p>From the island of Calypso to the island of the Phaeacians</p><p>Odysseus on Ithaca</p><ul><li><strong><em>INDEX</em></strong></li></ul> Ekdotike Athenon paperback
Bookseller reference : 62855
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Th. Kypre & CA. Protopapa C. A.
Paradosiaka zymomata tes Cyprou - He chrese kai he semasia tous sten ethimike zoe
<p><em><strong>Traditional Dough Making in Cyprus - Its Customary Uses and Importance in Traditional Patterns of Daily Life</strong></em></p><p>In greek. Hrad coverjacket 24 cm 344 pp. ill.</p><p>==============================================================</p><p><strong><i><b>The shipping cost estimated by the system covers books weighing up to 750 gr.; a surcharge depending on the actual weight and destination applies for heavier books.</b></i></strong></p><strong><i><b></b></i><b></b></strong> Cyprus Research Centre hardcover
Bookseller reference : S7299 ISBN : 9963080405 9789963080403
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I. Ionas
Pottery in Cyprus Tradition
<p>In english. Hard cover 24 cm 164 pp. ill.</p> Cyprus Research Centre hardcover
Bookseller reference : S6613
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I. Ionas
La maison rurale de Chypre XIIIe-Xxe siecle: Aspects et techniques de construction
<p>In french. Hard cover 30 cm 238 pp. ill.</p><p>==============================================================</p><p><strong><i><b>The shipping cost estimated by the system covers books weighing up to 750 gr.; a surcharge depending on the actual weight and destination applies for heavier books.</b></i></strong></p><strong><i><b></b></i><b></b></strong> Cyprus Research Centre hardcover
Bookseller reference : S6615
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Steig. William
Hueso Prodigioso The Amazing Bone
<p>Text in Spanish - 1993 first Spanish ed - 1e/4p - hard/4to/29pp ~ Purple and light grey hardcovers with gold letters and a green illustrated dj ~ In very good plus condition with a vg plus dj - The covers have very small library tape scars - the ep have small library sticker and stamp - All else are as new ~ Contents: On her way home from school Pearl Pig finds an unusual bone that has unexpected powers - Translated from English to Spanish by Daniel M. Santacruz - YSB #11659</p> Farrar, Straus and Giroux hardcover
Bookseller reference : 11659 ISBN : 0374335044 9780374335045
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Mother Goose
Mother Goose or the Old Nursery Rhymes
London: Frederick Warne Beautiful small 4 1/4' by 6 1/2" book completely illustrated in color; 54pp. Early Reprint. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine -- Price-Clipped. Illus. by GREENAWAY Kate. 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall. Frederick Warne Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 908894
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DE LA MARE Walter
Broomsticks and Other Tales
New York: Knopf 1925. Fantasy/fairy tales bound in soiled brown buckram sans DW; black & white designs by Bold; small book store label on rear paste down; 334pp. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG Only/No Jacket. Illus. by Bold. Knopf Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 906280
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THEROUX Alexander
Master Snickup's Cloak
New York: Harper & Row 1979. A Medieval moral tale animated by the spirit of Poe and Burroughs; color. First U.S. Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by FROUD Brian. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Harper & Row Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 904695 ISBN : 0060142839 9780060142834
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FARMER Nancy
The Ear the Eye and the Arm
New York: Orchard Books 1994. "Newbery Honor Book"; 311pp. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Orchard Books Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 904803 ISBN : 0531068293 9780531068298
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FRANCE Anatole
Golden Tales
New York: Dodd Mead 1927. Faded spine on DW; illustrated end-papers; black & white plates and illustrations; 352pp. Overall a stunning copy of this book in the scarce dustwrapper beautiful despite the faded spine. A quality production. . Early Reprint. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by PATTERSON L. A. Dodd, Mead Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 903963
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OKRI Ben
Astonishing The Gods
LONDON: Phoenix House 1995. True first edition; previous owners tiny name neatly penned on ffep.; tiny closed tear to top front of DW; 158pp. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Phoenix House Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 904086
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