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Brunvand Jan Harold
The Vanishing Hitchhiker: American Urban Legends and Their Meanings
New York New York U.S.A.: W. W. Norton & Company Incorporated 1989. Book. Near-Fine. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Near-fine condition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Tight spine bright pages. 208 pages. NO writing marks or tears inside book. - Synopsis The book that launched America's urban legend obsession! The Vanishing Hitchhiker was Professor Brunvand's first popular book on urban legends and it remains a classic. The culmination of twenty years of collection and research this book is a must-have for urban legend lovers. About the Author: : Jan Harold Brunvand lives in Salt Lake City where he is professor emeritus at the University of Utah. W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated Paperback
Bookseller reference : 027178 ISBN : 0393951693 9780393951691
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BRUNVAND JAN HAROLD
The Vanishing Hitchhiker: American Urban Legends And Their Meanings
W. W. Norton and Company New York: 1981. Softcover. Good condition. The noted folklorist Jan Harold Brunvand has written the first book about one of the most common forms of contemporary folklore---the urban legend. Includes an Index. ISBN: 0393951693. W. W. Norton and Company, New York: 1981 paperback
Bookseller reference : 20791X1 ISBN : 0393951693 9780393951691
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Brunvand Jan Harold
Too Good to Be True: The Colossal Book of Urban Legends
W W Norton & Co Inc 1999 Hardback. Fine/Very Good. W W Norton & Co Inc hardcover
Bookseller reference : 331475 ISBN : 0393047342 9780393047349
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Brunvand Jan Harold
Too Good to Be True: The Colossal Book of Urban Legends
W W Norton & Co Inc 1999. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Near-new copy . NO remainder marks or price clippings - NO tears - Illustrated - 480 pages - Price inside dustcover: $29.95 - Stated First Edition - Tight spine - Bright pages. NO writing marks or tears inside book - Alligators in the sewers A pet in the microwave A tragic misunderstanding of the function of cruise control No it didn't really happen to your friend's sister's neighbor: It's an urban legend. And no matter how savvy you think you are you are sure to find at least one story in this colossal collection you always believed and would have sworn was true. Jan Harold Brunvand has been collecting this modern folklore for over twenty years. In Too Good to Be True he captures the best stories in their best retellings along with their latest variations and examples of how the stories have changed as they move from person to person and place to place. To help you find your favorite Brunvand has arranged the tales thematically. W W Norton & Co Inc Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 019818 ISBN : 0393047342 9780393047349
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Brunvand Jan Harold
Too Good to Be True: The Colossal Book of Urban Legends
New York: W. W. Norton & Company 1999. This first printing is in Fine condition with a Near-Fine dust jacket. See photo. It contains over 200 urban legends from stolen kidneys to microwaved pets to sewer alligators to that overly expensive chocolate chip cookie recipe allegedly from Neiman Marcus. Plus the book includes 70 illustrations. The dust jacket's edges are lightly rubbed and there's a tiny hole and rub mark on the spine. The book itself is tightly bound clean and bright throughout. It measures roughly 7 1/2 by 9 3/4 inches and includes 480 fun-filled pages. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. W. W. Norton & Company Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 000324 ISBN : 0393047342 9780393047349
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Brunvand Jan Harold
Too Good to be True: The Colossal Book of Urban Legends
Norton 1999. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Norton Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 0104573 ISBN : 0393047342 9780393047349
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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 books
Bookseller reference : 30282 ISBN : 0393090485 9780393090482
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Brusasco, Patrizio
L'India e i suoi segreti
Una guida alla scoperta della saggezza dell'oriente. La spiritualità indiana nei suoi aspetti letterari e artistici, mitologici e filosofici
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BRUSONI Girolamo - (Herman van der BEEKE).
Elucidario poetico. Raccolto già da Hermanno Torrentino, et ora riformato & accresciuto, e diviso in due Parti da Girolamo Brusoni. Nel quale si contengono Historie, Favole, Isole, Regioni, Città, Fiumi, Monti e altre cose necessarie a tutti gli studiosi di Poesia e belle lettere. Parte prima (-seconda).
In Venezia, presso Zacharia Conzatti, 1771, 2 parti raccolte in volume unico, in-12, cartone rustico coevo con titolo manoscritto al dorso, pp. (8), 254, (2); 360. Ad ambedue i frontepizi marca tipografica (mano che esce da una nuvola e traccia un cerchio con un compasso, in cornice ovale; motto: Constantia et Labore). Iniziali e fregi xilografici. Minimi difetti al dorso; margini esterni dei piatti asportati; rifilati anche i margini della seconda parte dell'opera, specie delle pagine 265-276, con perdita di poche lettere; minima mancanza al margine delle pagine 121-24 con simile perdita.
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Brutails
Pour comprendre les monuments de la France - notions pratiques d'archéologie à l'usage des touristes
Hachette 1919 in12. 1919. Cartonné.
Bookseller reference : 272023
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Bryan Ashley
Lion and the Ostrich Chicks: And Other African Folk Tales
New York New York U.S.A.: Atheneum 1986. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. A photo of this book is available. Near-new condition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Price inside dustcover: $13.95. Number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Very-nicely illustrated by the author. Previous owner's name label small in book front on blank page The Elwoods - Jacksonville Illinois. Tight spine bright pages. Annotation Includes four traditional tales told by the Hausa Angolan Masai and Bushmen people of Africa. Atheneum Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 033392 ISBN : 068931311X 9780689313110
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Bryan, Jessica
Across A Wine-Dark Sea
Fantasy/Romantic novel- set in a VERY imaginative version of Bronze Age mythology- between Thalassa the Amazon and Dorian the sexy King of the underwater Merfolk. 355p.[6 copies found in WolrdCat] Book
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Bryant Frank Egbert
A History of English Balladry through the reign of Elizabeth
Norwood PA: Norwood Editions 1973 A reprint of the author's doctoral thesis originally published in 1913 with a new introduction by Robert S Thomson - a study of ballads in the 14th 15th and 16th centuries. VG no inscriptions no DJ. Norwood Editions hardcover
Bookseller reference : BYB9436 ISBN : 0883050781 9780883050781
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Bryson Bernarda
Gilgamesh; Man's First Story
New York: Holt Rinehart & Winston Brown cloth on boards. One tiny tear head of DJ. Lucky the studious young child who learns of Gilgamesh through this lovely book ! Undated but post-1965. DJ may have been clipped.112 pp. A whisper of foxing on bottom corner edges. First Edition Stated. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good Minus. Illus. by The Author. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Holt, Rinehart & Winston hardcover
Bookseller reference : 010597
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Brändle, Rudolf; Stegemann, Ekkehard W
Franz Overbecks unerledigte Anfragen an das Christentum
München: Kaiser. 1988. 235 Seiten. 20,5cm. Zustand: Gut bis Sehr Gut gering gebräunt (Innen); Einband (Außen) hat geringe bis leichte Gebrauchsspuren; Broschiert
Bookseller reference : 115955
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Brès
MYTHOLOGIE DES DAMES
Louis Janet.Didot l'Aîné.(s.d.)In-32 relié.228 p.Planches en couleurs.Tranches dorées.Riche reliure estampée à froid avec filet doré.Bel exemplaire.
Bookseller reference : 50545
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BRÉAL (Michel).
Mélanges de mythologie et de linguistique. Deuxième édition
Paris, Hachette [Imprimerie Émile Martinet], 1882 in-8, VI pp., un f. n. ch., 416 pp., toile Bradel cerise, pièce de titre verte, tête mouchetée Rousseurs. (reliure moderne).
Bookseller reference : 229862
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Brügmann, Emil
Die Sagen Lütjensee`s. Sagen und Altertümliches aus der Vorzeit Lütjensee`s, unter Benutzung der Sammlungen von Grässe, Frahm u.a. und nach mündlicher Überlieferung mitgeteilt.
Wandsbek, Druck von Fr. Puvogel, 1911. 44 S. Kl.-8°, OBrosch.
Bookseller reference : 150503
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Brünig-Wiebke, Ute
In die Tiefe wachsen. Wege zur Selbsteinweihung. 1. Auflage.
Freiburg im Breisgau, Hermann Bauer Verlag, 1991.
Bookseller reference : 48407
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BT
Bibliothèque de travail N° 1106. Sirènes et siréniens. La Lorelei - Des réserves géologiques en France - Charles Darwin, explorateur et naturaliste.
Couverture souple. Brochure de 48 pages.
Bookseller reference : 143753
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BT
Bibliothèque de travail N° 1106. Sirènes et siréniens. La Lorelei - Des réserves géologiques en France - Charles Darwin, explorateur et naturaliste.
Couverture souple. Brochure de 48 pages.
Bookseller reference : 143854
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Buber Martin; Cohn H. H.; Klotzel Ch. Z.
Drei Legenden. Schriften des Ausschusses für jüdische Kulturarbeit: Jüdische Jugendbücher: I
<p>60 S. Enthält: 1. BuberM. Die Wanderschaft des Kinderlosen.- 2. CohnH.H. Jerusalem.- 3. KlötzelC.Z. Der Lichtsieder und sein Gast. Sprache: Deutsch</p> Jüdischer paperback
Bookseller reference : biblio810
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Buchardon
Triomphe d'Amphitrite
Bellissima incisione. Si tratta di un'acquaforte in discrete condizioni. Si noti che è rovinata (particolare attenzione si deve prestare alla piega nel centro della stampa). Si legge: Graveé a l'eau forte par C x. terminè au Burin par ... Dimensioni: 48 cm x 64 cm. Nell'antica mitologia greca, Anfitrite era una dea del mare e moglie di Poseidone e la regina del mare
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Bucher J. Frank
The South River Pagoda: And Other Legends of China
CA: Fithian Press 1988. Very clean and sound with minimal wear. 233 pp. Wraps. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Soft Cover. Fithian Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : C401 ISBN : 0931832160 9780931832161
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BUCHON (Jean-Alexandre C., sous la direction de) - PELLETAN (Eugène)- ALFRED MAURY (L. F.) - CASSOU (Charles) - SAINT-GERMAIN Le DUC & SPAZIER (M.).
Histoire universelle des religions, théogonies, symboles, mystères, dogmes, livres sacrés, origine des cultes, fourberies sacerdotales, prodiges et miracles, superstitions, crimes des prêtres, moeurs, coutumes et cérémonies religieuses depuis l'origine jusqu'à nos jours [comprenant :] Religions de l'Inde, de la Chine, du Tibet, du Japon, de l'Océanie, de l'Amérique, religions du Nord et de l'Egypte.
Paris, Administration de Librairie, 1845. 5 tomes reliés en 3 vol. au format pt in-4 (248 x 163 mm) de 2 ff. n.fol. et 355 pp. ; 2 ff. n.fol. et 375 pp. ; 3 ff. n.fol. et 359 pp. ; 2 ff. n.fol., 293 pp. et 1 f. n.fol. ; 2 ff. n.fol.et 383 pp. Reliures uniformes de l'époque de demi-basane brune, dos lisses ornés de filets gras et maigres dorés en tête et queue, larges fleurons romantiques dorés, titre doré, tomaison dorée, toutes tranches mouchetées, trois couvertures conservées).
Bookseller reference : 16668
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Budge EA. Wallis E. A.
The Gods of the Egyptians : Studies in Egyptian Mythology Vols.1and 2
New York: Dover Publications Inc 1988. Book. Good. Paperback. Reprint. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Provides definitive coverage of the ancient Egyptian gods mythological figures religious cults priesthoods and esoteric practices and beliefs.This Dover edition is an unabridged republication of the work originally published by the Methuen and Co. in 1904.In addition to the 131 text illustrations from the standard editionthis reprint includes b/w reproductions of the 98 colour plates from the limited edition.Six of these plates are also reproduced in full colour on an insert attached to the inside back cover of Volume II of this edition.Priced for the two volumes.The card covers have been covered in protective clear laminateslight fading to spines. Dover Publications Inc Paperback
Bookseller reference : 048763 ISBN : 0486220559 9780486220550
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BUDGE E. A. Wallis
MAGIA EGIZIA. Riti, incantesimi, misteri dai testi delle piramidi ai papiri. Con una nota bibliografica di Ireneo Bellotta. Traduzione di Marina Tornaghi.
In-8 (cm. 20.40), brossura editoriale illustrata, pp. 159, (1), con illustrazioni in bianco e nero nel testo. Prima edizione italiana. In ottimo stato (nice copy).
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Buirton, Diana; Beth Cohen, Norman Austin, George Dimock, Thomas Gould Et Al.
THE ODYSSEY AND ANCIENT ART An Epic in Word and Image
Minor corner creasing to last few pages. Edgewear with minor colour loss to wraps. Spine a bit sunned and creased. Scholar's name to inner cover (Jenifer Neils). ; 214 pages
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BUISSON Ludwig
Der Bildstein Ardre VIII auf Gotland. Göttermythen, Heldensagen und Jenseitsglaube der Germanen im 8.Jahrhundert n.Chr.
Göttingen, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 1976 136pp.with ills. + 23 plates out-of-text, 25cm., in the series "Abhandlungen der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Göttingen. Philologisch-historische Klasse" nr.102", softcover, G, G71213
Bookseller reference : G71213
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BUISSON Ludwig
Der Bildstein Ardre VIII auf Gotland. Göttermythen, Heldensagen und Jenseitsglaube der Germanen im 8.Jahrhundert n.Chr.
136pp.with ills. + 23 plates out-of-text, 25cm., in the series "Abhandlungen der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Göttingen. Philologisch-historische Klasse" nr.102", softcover, G, G71213
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Bulfinch
Bulfinch's Mythology: The Greek and Roman Fables Illustrated from the Age of Fable by Thomas Bulfinch With 200 Works of Art by Artists from Praxit
Viking Press 1979. Hardback. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Viking Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 338358 ISBN : 0670194646 9780670194643
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Bulfinch Thomas
Bulfinch's Mythology: The Age of Fable The Age of Chivalry Legends of Charlemagne
London: Spring Books 1966. Textblock is very clean and tight. Bright orange cloth binding light bump to head of spine. Unclipped gently sunned dust jacket with moderate edge wear and several closed edge tears; 679p. including index. Second Impression. Orange Cloth. Near Fine/Good in mylar. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Hardcover. Spring Books Hardcover
Bookseller reference : SB10774
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Bulfinch Thomas
BULFINCH'S MYTHOLOGY: THE AGE OF FABLE---THE AGE OF CHIVALRY---LEGENDS OF CHARLEMAGNE
Middlesex: Spring Books / Hamlyn 1968. Hardcover. Very Good in edgeworn dust jacket with a few closed tears; top of text block tinted a spotchy red. 8.25 x 6 x 1.8 inches. Fourth Printing Serviceable copy of this book Spring Books / Hamlyn hardcover
Bookseller reference : 04443
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Bulfinch Thomas.
Bulfinch's Mythology.
London England.: Spring Books. 1967. Hardcover 1967 edition.Text and boards in very good condition. Dust jacket shows wear to edges. Binding firm. Text free from markings. 679 pages. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Spring Books. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 019230
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Bulfinch Thomas
BULFINCH'S COMPLETE MYTHOLOGY
London: Spring Books 1989. vi 679pp. Book clean and square. Boards and spine undamaged. Textblock unmarked. Illustrated loose-plastic protected dustjacket nominally edgeworn and bumped only. Thomas Bulfinch 1796-1867 by profession a teacher spent much of his leisure time continuing the classical studies he began at Harvard. Identifying a neeed for a popular approach to classical literature he produced 'The Age of Fable' followed by 'The Age of Chivalry' and 'Legends of Charlemagne' all of which are presented in this volume . . . Contents include: Prelims. The Age of Fable 41 chapters. The Age of Chivalry 3 'parts' - 38 chapters. The Legends of Charlemagne 26 chapters. Index. Book weight approx. 1.1 KG. Customers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over 1KG. Please email for quote. Size: 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. First Thus. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good /Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Spring Books Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 013054 ISBN : 060056293X 9780600562931
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Bulfinch Thomas
Bulfinch's Mythology: The Age of Fable / The Legends of Charlemagne / The Age of Chivalry Laurel Classic
Laurel 1967. good mass market paperback. 1967. Creases and light batter. Mass Market Paper Back. Good. Laurel
Bookseller reference : 170512-MG8 ISBN : 0440308453 9780440308454
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BULFINCH THOMAS
Bulfinch's Greek and Roman Mythology: The Age of Fable - Unabridged
Mineola New York: Dover Publications 2000. Paperback. Very Good. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. An unabridged reprint of a standard edition of The Age of Fable first published in 1859. Clean and bright card cover with faint wear to extremities. Tight glued binding. Internals very clean free from any markings lightly toned. 301 pages with Index. 8.5 x 5.25 inches. Dover Publications Mineola New York 2000. Dover Publications paperback
Bookseller reference : 021459 ISBN : 0486411079 9780486411071
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Bulfinch Thomas
BULFINCH'S MYTHOLOGY: THE AGE OF FABLE THE AGE OF CIVALRY LEGENDS OF CHARLEMAGN
London: Spring Books 1969. Hardcover. Very Good in worn dust jacket; very slightly foxed dust jacket has two inch closed tear and edgewear. 8.25 x 6 x .2 inches. Fifth Impression A serviceable unmarked edition of the famous anthologies of myth by the 19th century Bostonian Spring Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 03618
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Bulfinch Thomas and Bryan Holme
BULFINCH'S MYTHOLOGY
New York: Studio. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1979. Hardcover. 0670194646 . Book is fine-as new. DJ has minor edge wear and a few short tears. ; A Studio book; 20 x 20 x 20 Inches; 308 pages . Studio hardcover
Bookseller reference : 10784 ISBN : 0670194646 9780670194643
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Bulfinch Thomas; Fuller Edmund editor
Bulfinch's Mythology Laurel Classic Ser.
Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. Covers lt scuffed pages tanned contents clean in firm binding unread. fol Dell Publishing paperback
Bookseller reference : 001104 ISBN : 0440308453 9780440308454
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Bulfinch Thomas
Bulfinch's Mythology
New York NY U.S.A.: Random House Value Publishing Incorporated 1988. Dj is clean and colorful with minor edge and corner wear. Cover is blue textured paper on boards. Spine is blue textured paper with gold lettering. Cover Pages and Binding are clean and tight. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Random House Value Publishing, Incorporated Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 130894 ISBN : 0517274159 9780517274156
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Bulfinch Thomas
GOLDEN AGE OF MYTH AND LEGEND
Senate. Very Good. 1994. Softcover. 1859580165 . Minor shelfwear. Light rubbing to wraps. ; 560 pages; For over a hundred years Thomas Bulfinch's masterpiece on ancient myth and legend has been consulted by scholars and lay readers alike. The timeless stories of the gods and goddesses of Greece Rome and Northern mythology are brought to life and throughout the book Bulfinch shows by extensive and resonant quotation how these images have enormously enriched the development of English literature from Byron to Shakespeare from Keats and Milton to Wordsworth and Tennyson. In addition there is a chapter on Eastern religion and myth together with maps of the ancient world a list of proverbial expressions a 24-page glossary and index and an index to the poetical quotations. . Senate paperback
Bookseller reference : 6613 ISBN : 1859580165 9781859580165
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Bulfinch Thomas
GOLDEN AGE OF MYTH AND LEGEND
London: Senate / Studio Editions 1994. Paperback. About Near Fine in wraps; residue from sticker on rear wrap. Trade Paperback. Edition Not Stated Yet another edition of Bulfinch's _Golden Age_ Senate / Studio Editions paperback
Bookseller reference : 02621 ISBN : 1859580165 9781859580165
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Bulfinch Thomas
The Age of Chivalry Complete and Unabridged
New York: Airmont Publishing Co 1965. Good Paperback. Book is slightly worn along edges. Pages are starting to yellow around edges. Airmont Classic Series CL 61. 1965. Paperback. Good. Airmont Publishing Co Paperback
Bookseller reference : 130425-K23
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Bulfinch Thomas
The Age of Chivalry and Legends of Charlemagne : Or Romance in the Middle Ages
New York: Doubleday 1992. Hardcover very good condition. Dust jacket very good condition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Doubleday Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 120105-J986 ISBN : 0880297506 9780880297509
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Bulfinch Thomas; Caselli Giovanni
The Age of Fable The Illustrated Bulfinch's Mythology
Macmillan General Reference. Very Good. 1997. Softcover. 0028614755 . Stiff unmarked book in rubbed card covers with a nick. ; 0.7 x 10 x 7.9 Inches; 256 pages . Macmillan General Reference paperback
Bookseller reference : 30244 ISBN : 0028614755 9780028614755
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Bulfinch Thomas; Caselli Giovanni
The Age of Chivalry: The Illustrated Bulfinch's Mythology
Macmillan General Reference. Near Fine. 1997. Softcover. 002861478x . STiff unmarked book in rubbed card covers. ; 0.6 x 10 x 7.8 Inches; 224 pages . Macmillan General Reference paperback
Bookseller reference : 30245 ISBN : 002861478x 9780028614786
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BULFINCH Thomas.
The Age of Fable.
New York: Airmont Pub 1965. 1st ed. "Mythlology was used to inspire the younger and teach them while they are being enterained." Pp.292 pages toned. P/b spine toned. G. . New York: Airmont Pub, 1965. unknown
Bookseller reference : 16111
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BULFINCH Thomas -
Bulfinch's Greek and Roman Mythology. The Age of Fable.
New York, Dover Publications, 2000, 8vo (cm. 21 x 13) brossura con copertina illustrata a colori, pp. XIV-301.
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Bulfinch's Mythology
The Age of Fable
Airmont Publishing A very good to fine paperback. First printing; 1965. Airmont Publishing paperback
Bookseller reference : 2LIT0304
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