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Campbell Joseph
Way of the Seeded Earth Vol. 2 Pt. 3 : Mythologies of the Primitive Planters
New York: Harper and Row 1989. Approx 250 pages with numerous color illustrations photos and maps. Book is in very clean condition. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Harper and Row hardcover
Bookseller reference : 002615 ISBN : 0060551593 9780060551599
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Ling Trevor editor; Cavendish Richard editor
Mythology : An Illustrated Encyclopedia
New York NY U.S.A.: Rizzoli International Publications Incorporated 1980. 304pp 400 illustrations maps glossary notes index. Large format illustrated hardcover with dust jacket in very good condition. A comprehensive survey of world mythology. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated hardcover
Bookseller reference : 002450 ISBN : 0847802868 9780847802869
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Antze, G
Metallarbeiten aus d. nördlichen Peru. Ein Beitrag zur Kenntnis ihrer Formen.
Hamburg, Friederichsen, de Gruyter & Co. 1930. 4°. M: 13 Taf. 63 S. Bibl.-Hlwd. m. Rsign. St. a. Tit. (Mitteilungen aus d. Museum für Völkerkunde in Hamburg 15)
Bookseller reference : 160056
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Schlenger, H
Methodische u. technische Grundlagen d. Atlas d. deutschen Volkskunde.
Berlin, Siegismund, 1934. M. Ktn. im Anhang. 180 S. OBr. Umschl. gebräunt. 1 Kte. stärker fleckig. (Deutsche Forschung 27)
Bookseller reference : 159913
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Grimm
Grimm's Fairy Tales
London: Paul Hamlyn 1961. 1st. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Paul Hamlyn London 1961. Book Condition: Good Jiri Trnka illustrator. First Edition. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Numerous colour plates and in-text black and white illustrations pictorial endpapers 280pp 4to Book is fine in light blue cloth with bright gilt embossing small water stain to front board larger stain to back board. Dedication and date to FEP slight sunning to page edges. Paul Hamlyn hardcover
Bookseller reference : 000216
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Hans Andersen Aesop Kipling & the Brothers Grimm
A Kaleidoscope of Fairies & Fables
London: Hamlyn 1988. 1st. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. Slight creasing to fep tape mark on title page tears and wear to d/j. Stories from Hans Andersen Brothers Grimm Rudyard Kipling Aesop's Fables various illustrators. Hamlyn hardcover
Bookseller reference : 000486
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Greer John Michael
Monsters: An Investigator's Guide to Magical Beings
St Paul MN: Llewellyn PublicationsU.S. 2004 282pp. Tight copy. 5th Printing. Softcover. Very Good. Trade Paper. Llewellyn Publications,U.S. paperback
Bookseller reference : 017918 ISBN : 0738700509 9780738700502
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Barham Andrea
Pedant's Revolt Why Most Things You Think Are Right Are Wrong
Delacorte Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2006. Hardcover. 0385340168 . Book is clean and tight. Fun reading about things you just know is true but isn't ; 7.50 X 4.90 X 0.70 inches; 148 pages . Delacorte Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 8134 ISBN : 0385340168 9780385340168
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Snyder Christopher
The World of King Arthur
Thames & Hudson 2011. CLEAN UNMARKED COPY. Trade Paperback. Fine. Thames & Hudson Paperback
Bookseller reference : 349317 ISBN : 0500289042 9780500289044
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Pieris Zarmas
The Cyprus Folk Song
Nicosia: Epiphaniou 2005. Brand new. In english. Soft cover 24 cm 166 pp. weight 440 gr. Epiphaniou paperback
Bookseller reference : S9337
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Guus Houtzager
Hellenike Mythologia - Mythoi theoi kai heroes tes archaeas Helladas Greek Mythology - Legends Gods and Heroes of Ancient Greece
In greek. Hard cover 24 cm 268 pp. richly illustrated. // The shipping cost estimated by the system covers books up to 750 g; if you are going to use PayPal for the payment please ask about the exact shipping cost before ordering. Karakotsoglou hardcover
Bookseller reference : 84482
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Geddes & Grossett
CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY
Scotland: Geddes & Grosset 2002. 479pp. b/white art illustrations of paintings and sculptures intext. Book clean square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated gloss boards undamaged. Like-illustrated loose-plastic protected dustjacket very softly creased to a small portion of lower edge negligibly scuffed only. "A collection of Classical myths retold for the modern reader and with illustrations of paintings and sculptures inspired by them. Introductory material on the origin and development of Greek mythology. A dictionary of the tales characters and traditions of Greek and Roman mythology. Book weight approx. 1.18 KG. Buyers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over 1KG. Please email for quote. . Reprint. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good /Very Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Geddes & Grosset Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 009360 ISBN : 1855343487 9781855343481
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Adams Richard
THE LEGEND OF TE TUNA
London: Sidgwick & Jackson 1986. 71pp. double-page colour art plates and b/white illustrations by Ul de Rico. Book clean square. Black boards lightly bumped at head. Leaves clean negligibly browned at top edge. Art-illustrated Ul de Rico loose-plastic protected dustjacket mildly edgeworn only. Fascinated by the Polynesian legend of Hina the beautiful goddess of the sky; Maui the half-human half-divine trickster-hero; and the feared Te Tuna terrible giant eel of the ocean depths author Richard Adams wrote this narrative poem which retells the greatest of South Sea Legends . . . Book weight approx. 300g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. First Thus. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good /Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Sidgwick & Jackson Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 006328 ISBN : 0283993936 9780283993930
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Foss Michael
THE WORLD OF CAMELOT: King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
London: Michael O'Mara Books 1995. 217pp. unpaginated colour-plate sections. Intext b/w wood-cut style illustrations throughout. Book clean square. Spine firm gilt title there-on. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated loose-plastic protected dustjacket nominally edgeworn only. Michael Foss retells the stories surrounding King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table by 'becoming' Sir Thomas Malory a bookish knight now resident in a low dark room in Newgate Prison with time to consider how life has gone so wrong . . . Contents include: Prologue 13 chapters Index. Book weight approx. 560g. . 1st Impression. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Michael O'Mara Books Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 003279 ISBN : 1854797166 9781854797162
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Wegman William
Cinderella
New York: Hyperion 1993. Inscribed by author on title page minor edge wear. ISBN: 1562823485. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. FAIRY TALES FAIRY TALES. Catalogs: Signed Books Children's Books. Hyperion hardcover
Bookseller reference : 009685 ISBN : 1562823485 9781562823481
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Tillery ZD
Southwest Transformation: The Lost Anasazi World
Pittsburgh PA: Dorrance Publishing Co. 2006. Soft cover very clean tight and bright. ISBN: 0805970088. First Printing. Wraps. Near Fine. Southwest Transformation: The Lost Anasazi World. Catalogs: Native Americans. Dorrance Publishing Co. paperback
Bookseller reference : 009726 ISBN : 0805970088 9780805970081
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ACHT, W
Die Entstehung des Jahresanfangs mit Ostern. Eine historisch-chronologische Untersuchung über Entstehung des Osteranfangs und seine Verbreitung vor dem 13. Jahrhundert. Diss.
Leipzig, 1908. Gr.-8vo. 4, 108 S., 1 Bl. Br.
Bookseller reference : 1209501
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Keesey Pam ed
Women Who Run with the Werewolves Tales of Blood Lust and Metamorphosis
Cleis Press 1996. First edition. Paperback. New. 200 pp. This is a new book from a smoke-free home. Minimal shelf wear. Cleis Press paperback
Bookseller reference : 3659 ISBN : 1573440574 9781573440578
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SCHMIDT, PH
Volkskundliche Plaudereien.
Bonn, Vlg d. Buchgemeinde, (1941). Gr.-8vo. 244 S., 41 Abb. auf Taf. (Belehrende Schriftenreihe der Buchgemeinde 17). OLwd.
Bookseller reference : 1132584
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Ellis Peter Berresford
The Druids
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. Grand Rapids MI 1995 Trade Paperback. Very Good. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., Grand Rapids MI, 1995 Paperback
Bookseller reference : 1117 ISBN : 0802837980 9780802837981
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Stamates A. Fritzilas
Chthonia Gorgona - Ho mythos sten hellenike keramike Chthonia Gorgona - The Myth as Depicted in Greek Pottery
In greek. Soft cover 21 cm 112 pp. 22 B/W plates 215 g. // Γίνονται παÏατηÏήσεις σε εÏμηνευτικά θÎματα και στις σχÎσεις μÏθου και αγγειογÏαφίας κατά την αÏχαϊκή και κλασσική πεÏίοδο. Εδώ δίδεται μια νÎα εÏμηνεία για το μυθολογικό θÎμα μιας μικÏής ομάδας αγγείων του Î±Ï„Ï„Î¹ÎºÎ¿Ï Î¼ÎµÎ»Î±Î½ÏŒÎ¼Î¿Ïφου ÏÏ…Î¸Î¼Î¿Ï ÏƒÏ„Î± οποία εικονίζεται ο ΗÏακλής να οδηγεί δεμÎνο με σχοινί Îνα τετÏάποδο θηÏίο η ταÏτιση του οποίου παÏÎμενε Îως Ï€Ïόσφατα Îνας μυθολογικός γÏίφος κι Îνα άλυτο εικονογÏαφικό Ï€Ïόβλημα για τη νεότεÏη ÎÏευνα. ΠαλαιότεÏα είχε σχετιστεί λανθασμÎνα πιστεÏω με κάποιο από τα γνωστά φόβητÏα ή Ï„ÎÏατα της κλασσικής αÏχαιότητας. Στον τελευταίο σχολιασμό του θÎματος στο ÎγκυÏο εικονογÏαφικό λεξικό της κλασσικής μυθολογίας Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae δεν Ï€Ïοτιμήθηκε ως λÏση καμία εÏμηνεία. Phylla paperback
Bookseller reference : 164515
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Florakes Alekos E
Marmarines krenes tes Tenou
Athens: Erinne 2010. Brand new. Soft cover 160 pp. Erinne paperback
Bookseller reference : 159675
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Chrysostomidou Magda
Melissa kai meli sten archaia hellenike mythologia kai latreia
Soft cover 21 cm 160 pp. 255 g. // Ποια ήταν και ποιο Ïόλο Îπαιζε η Ï€Ïόγονος της ÎÏμφης ÎœÎλισσας μιας εκ των δÏο Ï„Ïοφών του Διός γιατί ονομάζεται ÎœÎλισσα η μÏστης της ΔήμητÏας που κατασπαÏάσσεται επειδή δεν αποκαλÏπτει τα ιεÏά μυστικά γιατί οι ιÎÏειες θηλυκών θεοτήτων ονομάζονται ÎœÎλισσες γιατί οι μÎλισσες αποτελοÏν Îμβλημα πόλεων και απεικονίζονται σε τόσα νομίσματα γιατί το μÎλι γίνεται Ï„Ïοφή θεών και Ï€ÏοστατευομÎνων τους και αποκτά πεÏίοπτη θÎση στα λατÏευτικά Îθιμα; Οι απαντήσεις σ' αυτά τα εÏωτήματα δίνονται με μια πεÏιδιάβαση στις πηγÎÏ‚ αÏχαίες και σÏγχÏονες που αÏχίζει στην ΚÏήτη και παÏακολουθεί τις μετακινήσεις της ΜμÎλισσας σε διάφοÏα ιεÏά κÎντÏα της αÏχαιότητας. Nesides paperback
Bookseller reference : 163761
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Diana Gangades & Iphigeneia Voyiatzis
Cosmemata tes hellenikes paradosiakes foresias 18os - 19os aeonas Greek Traditional Jewellery 18th - 19th Centuries
Nicosia: Politistiko Hidryma Trapezes Kyprou 1995. Brand new. In greek. Soft cover 29 cm 112 pp. ill. An illustrated and well-documented work on greek traditional jewellery. The items of jewellery presented here from the collections of the National Historical Museum of Athens were part of the local traditional greek costumes during the Ottoman period. They cover an area extending from the Black Sea and Macedonia to Crete and Cyprus testifying to common traits in the Hellenic cultural heritage from antiquity and Byzantium to the modern era. The introduction by the curator of National Historical Museum of Athens Maria Lada-Minotou deals with modern greek traditions in jewellery techniques and centres of silver- and goldwork materials and decorative themes. Politistiko Hidryma Trapezes Kyprou paperback
Bookseller reference : S9086
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Brunvand Jan Harold
The Study of American Folklore: An Introduction
W.W. Norton 1978. 2d Slightly smaller book green cloth gilt lettering bright on spine but large brown spot at spine bottom and on opposited inside dust jacket 460 pages. DJ glossy green on front black spine with green lettering white back with contents. DJ is torn along top back edge. DJ and book both just Good. 2d. Cloth. Good/Good. W.W. Norton Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 35491 ISBN : 0393090485 9780393090482
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Lowell Susan
The Three Little Javelinas
Flagstaff Arizona U.S.A.: Northland 1992. unpaged. Extremities lightly rubbed. Dj extremities lightly rubbed & soiled; small tear top spine Dj. Hb. VG/VG-. Illus. by Jim Harris. Northland Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 078027 ISBN : 0873585429 9780873585422
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Price Richard; Price Sally
Two Evenings in Saramaka
Chicago Illinois U.S.A.: Univ of Chicago Pr 1991. 417pp. Refs Notes Illus. Wear boards. 1st. Hb. VG/None. Univ of Chicago Pr Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 075902 ISBN : 0226680614 9780226680613
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Price Richard and Price Sally
Two evenings in Saramaka
Chicago and London: U. Of Chicago 1991 Pb. Vg-. 417pp; references; notes; remainder mark bottom and top edges; wear extremities corner creasing; rubbing; chipping; stamp fep; sticker back; small tears near spine. Soft cover. Chicago and London: U. Of Chicago, 1991 Paperback
Bookseller reference : 102664 ISBN : 0226680622 9780226680620
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Bernardo Anilu
Fitting In
Houston TX U.S.A.: Houston TX U.S.A.: Arte Publico Press 1996 1996. Paperback. VG. 200pp. Corners & ends of spine lightly chipped. Paperback. VG. Houston, TX, U.S.A.: Arte Publico Press, 1996 Paperback
Bookseller reference : 049864 ISBN : 1558851739 9781558851733
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Owen Guy and Richard Walser editors North Carolina Folklore
North Carolina Folklore Volume XVI Number 3 Nov. 1968
North Carolina Folklore Society 1968. cover shows some wear and fading verso has subscription mailing label etc. a good reading copy FREE TRACKING and DELIVERY CONFIRMATION. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo. North Carolina Folklore Society Paperback
Bookseller reference : Folklore3027
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Calhoun Dia
The Phoenix Dance
New York: Farrar Straus And Giroux 2005. Second printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Based on the fairy tale Twelve Dancing Princesses. Book and jacket are fine with minimal edge wear. Farrar, Straus And Giroux hardcover
Bookseller reference : 110877 ISBN : 0374359105 9780374359102
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Ash Jutta
Rapunzel
New York: Holt Rinehart & Winston 1982. First American edition. Hardcover. Very Good . Book is in very good condition with mild edge wear except for a good bump on the upper edge of the front cover. The spine is slightly cocked. There is no dust jacket. Holt, Rinehart & Winston hardcover
Bookseller reference : 110899 ISBN : 0030612195 9780030612190
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Wisniewski David
The Warrior and the Wise Man
<p>New York: Lothrop Lee & Shepard Books 1989. First edition as stated. Hardcover. Fine/good . Glossy pictorial hard cover with matching jacket. Inscribed and signed by the author on the 1/2 title page. 'Tozaemon was the greatest warrior in the land. His twin brother Toemon was the greatest wise man. Their father the emperor set them a task: to bring him the five eternal elements. The brother who returned first with the prize would become the next emperor.' David Wisniewski uses cut paper as an illustration medium and this book shows his craft. The illustrations are wonderful. Book is in Fine condition doesn't appear to have been read. Cover shows some marks residue from a sticker. Dust jacket has small piece missing at the bottom of the spine. Edges a bit bumped. The picture is a scan of the actual book.</p> Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 110060 ISBN : 0688078893 9780688078898
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Botkin B A ed
A Treasury of American Folklore
New York: Crown Publishers 1944. First printing. Hardcover. Good. Red cloth with gold gilt lettering on spine and illustration on cover; 932 p. At the time of publication B A Botkin was in charge of the the Archives of American Folk Song of the Library of Congress. Foreword by Carl Sandburg. For its age this book is in good condition. Edges bumped and the corners worn upper back cover has a small tear. General tanning. Previous owner's name on front end page with date 1945 Interior pages clean and tight. No dust jacket. Crown Publishers hardcover
Bookseller reference : 110070 ISBN : 1199293857 9781199293855
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Hahne, H
Vom deutschen Jahreslauf im Brauch. 6.-10. Tsd.
Jena, Diederichs, (1933). M. 2 Taf. 78 S. OPp. m. OUmschl. (Dt. Volkheit (30)).
Bookseller reference : 107019
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Gayer Anderson RG. John R. G.
Legends of the Bait Al-Kretliya
Ipswich: East Anglian Daily Times 1951 First edition in hardcover with dust jacket. 105 pp. Illustrations. Tiny bump to one corner minor wear to boards. Jacket is aggresively price clipped with some short tears and chipping. Very Good/Good. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. East Anglian Daily Times hardcover
Bookseller reference : 238626
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Luomala Katharine
Voices on the Wind Polynesian Myths and Chants Revised Edition
Honolulu HI: Bishop Museum Pr. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1986. New Edition. Hardcover. 0099458306 . Book is clean and tight. There is a little foxing along top edges. Spine of dust jacket is sunned. Traditions of Polynesia by reknown Anthropologist. Culture mythology. Music. . Bishop Museum Pr hardcover
Bookseller reference : 6208 ISBN : 0099458306 9780099458302
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Loudovikos Roussel
Paramythia tes Myconou
Athens: Indictus 2007. Brand new. Contes de Mycono. In greek. Soft cover book 2 CDs 24 cm 726 pp.; illustrated by Genevieve Couteau & Z. Iosefides. Indictus paperback
Bookseller reference : 122438 ISBN : 9605182955 9789605182953
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Rousounelos Demetres
Tastes of Sacrifice - The Pig Feast on Mykonos
Athens: Indictus 2004. Brand new. In english also available in greek. Cloth 19x20 cm 142 pp. ill. The pig-killing feast is the process-repeated each year so as to have become a custom by which the products of the pig are prepared. Teamwork gastronomic delights celebration and song purge the custom of its central event the killing of the beast. Indeed these celebrations are an essential ingredient of pig-killing providing the Dionysian current through which cultural matter flows direct from antiquity. . Indictus hardcover
Bookseller reference : 87236
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Thede Kal Andreas Karzis
Epeirotika paramythia = Maerchen aus dem Epirus
Thessalonike: USP 2006. Brand new. Bilingual german-greek edition. Soft cover 24 cm 360 pp. ill. USP paperback
Bookseller reference : 108535 ISBN : 9601215204 9789601215204
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Stelios Papadopoulos
Traditional Songs and Dances of Cyprus
Nicosia: Self publication 1980. Brand new. Bilingual greek-english edition. Soft cover 30 cm 162 pp. ill. Self publication paperback
Bookseller reference : S8075
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CENTRALE COMMISSIE VOOR ONDERZOEK VAN HET NEDERLANDSE VOLKSEIGEN
Mededelingen. Nr 1 - 3 in 3 Bdn.
Amsterdam, Selbstverlag, 1949 - 1951. Gr.-8vo. Zus. 28 S., 2 Sprachkarten. OKart.
Bookseller reference : 1311467
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GREEN MOUNTAIN FOLKLORE SOCIETY
Green Mountain Whittlin�s Volume XXVIII 1976
Green Mountain Folklore Society 1976. pbk stapled 50pp illus drawings and photos slight shelfwear and faint spotting to covers otherwise a very good clean tight unmarked copy Green Mountain Folklore Society, 1976 unknown
Bookseller reference : VT237
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Butler Jack
Hawk Gumbo and Other Stories
Little Rock: August House 1983. 163 pages; clean text. Paperback. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. August House Paperback
Bookseller reference : 018649 ISBN : 0935304355 9780935304350
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Forest Heather
Wisdom Tales from Around the World
Little Rock Arkansas U.S.A.: August House Pub Inc 1996. Spotless. This is a New book. 160 pages. Paperback. New/No Dustjacket. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. August House Pub Inc Paperback
Bookseller reference : 018104 ISBN : 0874834791 9780874834796
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Forest Heather
Wisdom Tales from Around the World: Fifty Gems of Story and Wisdom for Such Diverse Traditions As Sufi Zen Taoist Christian Jewish Buddhist African and Native American
Little Rock Arkansas U.S.A.: August House Pub Inc 1996. NF. 156 pp. Hard Cover. Like New/No Jacket. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. August House Pub Inc Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 016676 ISBN : 0874834783 9780874834789
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ANDERSEN Hans Christian
Fairy Tales and Sketches
London: Bell & Daldy 1870. Bound in green cloth stamped in gold and black. All edges gilt top edge faded a bit. Some scuffing to spine but type still very readable. A handsome early copy in English of this 542 pp. book of Fairy Tales by the master storyteller. Handsome tight copy. . Early Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good /No Jacket. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Bell & Daldy Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 0913636
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Strack, A. u. L. Dietrich (Hrsg.)
Volkskundliche Zeitschriftenschau für 1903 u. 1905. Hrsg. im Auftr. d. hess. Verein. f. Volkskunde.
Leipzig, Teubner, 1905-07. Hlwd. M. Rsign. Etwas beschabt. St. a. Tit.
Bookseller reference : 107705
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RETZLAFF, E
Deutsche Trachten.
Königstein/Ts. Vlg Langewiesche, (1940). Gr.-8vo. 112 S. m. zahlr. Abb. (Die Blauen Bücher). OKart. m. OUmschl. (Name a. d. Titel).
Bookseller reference : 1089603
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Bjersby, R
Traditionsbärare pa Gotland vid 1800-talets mitt. Undersökning rörande P.A. Säves sagesmän.
Uppsala u. Kobenhavn, (1964). M. mehr. Abb. 361 S. (Skrifter B/11).
Bookseller reference : 107726
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