1969Best.-Nr. 0006632Chicago: Reilly & Lee 1969. New edition. Hardcover. Very Good . John R. Neill. Quarto 239 pages blue cloth with small holes as if made by a stapler some inside but most are on the covers; with some crayoning scriibbles before p. 16 and on the endpapers Baum wrote this in response to certain of his fans who "implored me to 'write something about the mermaids'." The first in the Borderland of Oz series. Illustrated by John R. Neill: here in black-and-white only. Reilly & Lee hardcover
1891Best.-Nr. 6815London: Walter Scott 1891. First edition. 8vo vii 372 4pp. publisher's ads at rear. Burgandy cloth stamped in gilt on spine and front cover. Bookplate of H. Ringwood Peace an expert on Irish fairy tales to front pastedown. Later ownership signature on ffep. Spine sunned with wear at ends and corners. Very good and sound. Interesting work from Hartland 1848-1927 whose works focused on folklore and mythology from a ethnological perspective. This book contains sections on Fairy Births and Human Midwives Changelings The Supernatural Lapse of Time in Fairyland Swan-Maidens and others. Walter Scott unknown
1941Best.-Nr. 0006638Chicago: Reilly & Lee 1941. Later printing. Hardcover. Fine/good. John R. NEILL. Small 4to 309 pages yellow cloth no pictorial label; repaired tears in dj with two large chips at the fold of the top flap tips of spine worn top of rear flap cut off. OZIANA 35. The second Oz book by Ruth Plumly Thompson's temporary successor as the Historian of Oz. This later printing has 32-page gatherings and different titling on the spine. Illustrated by John R. Neill. Reilly & Lee hardcover
1991320 pages including index. A selection of papers from a wide variety of disciplines, broadly covering contemporary aspects of satanism from the vantage point of studies in folklore, cults, religion, deviance, rock music, rumor and the mass media. "A wise and compelling book." - Kai Erikson, Yale University. Average quantity of markings to contents. Moderate wear. Solid working copy. Book
1960Oslo, London, 1960. Small 4to. Orig. full cloth with d/j. (8),218 pp., textillustrations. Clean and fine.
1912Best.-Nr. 509271Charles Scribner's Sons 1912. First Edition. Hardcover. VERY GOOD. First Printing with 'Published October 1912' and Scribner's seal to verso. viii 2 368pp. 4 color plates illustrated by N. C. Wyeth frotispiece tissued guard intact. 8vo sewn binding in green publisher's cloth with gilt stamped lettering and black whicte orange and blue stamped figure of Ilmarinen at the forge to front cover deckled fore and tail edges. Some light rubbing to the very tips two small dampstains to front cover a few leaves cut a bit jagged otherwise a very clean fresh copy with crisp bright pages. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
1955pp. 33-166. Illustrations. 8vo. Original coarse linen cloth binding. Includes also: Buffington. HERBERT MEYER: An Early Pennsylvania German Poet. Also issued as: Pennsylvania German Folklore Society. Volume XIX. **PRICE JUST REDUCED!
1991Best.-Nr. 44766Routledge. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Hardcover. Foxing to textblock and DJ. Dustjacket is protected in mylar.; First full-length interpretation of the foundation sets out a completely new methodology for analysing large inscriptions and challenges some of the basic assumptions scholars have made about the origins and significance of the "Second Sophistic". Argues that Ephesians used their past to define their present during the Roman Empire and his study sheds new light on how second-century Greeks established and maintained their identities in relation to Romans Christians and jews.; 1 x 9 x 6 Inches; 192 pages . 1991. 041505530X . Routledge hardcover
1991Best.-Nr. 11226Routledge. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. Hardcover. book has one bump to upper edge of front board else fine. Dustjacket has very minor shelfwear with one small scratch to foreedge of back panel.; First full-length interpretation of the foundation sets out a completely new methodology for analysing large inscriptions and challenges some of the basic assumptions scholars have made about the origins and significance of the "Second Sophistic". Argues that Ephesians used their past to define their present during the Roman Empire and his study sheds new light on how second-century Greeks established and maintained their identities in relation to Romans Christians and jews.; 1 x 9 x 6 Inches; 192 pages . 1991. 041505530X . Routledge hardcover
1991Best.-Nr. 7360Routledge. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Hardcover. Very Minor bump to base of spine. Light shelfwear to DJ. Gift inscription from author to Fergus Millar on ffep.; First full-length interpretation of the foundation sets out a completely new methodology for analysing large inscriptions and challenges some of the basic assumptions scholars have made about the origins and significance of the "Second Sophistic". Argues that Ephesians used their past to define their present during the Roman Empire and his study sheds new light on how second-century Greeks established and maintained their identities in relation to Romans Christians and jews.; 1 x 9 x 6 Inches; 192 pages; Signed by Author . 1991. 041505530X . Routledge hardcover
1991Best.-Nr. 5355Routledge. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Hardcover. Dustjacket has very minor shelfwear to top corner else Fine.; First full-length interpretation of the foundation sets out a completely new methodology for analysing large inscriptions and challenges some of the basic assumptions scholars have made about the origins and significance of the "Second Sophistic". Argues that Ephesians used their past to define their present during the Roman Empire and his study sheds new light on how second-century Greeks established and maintained their identities in relation to Romans Christians and jews.; 1 x 9 x 6 Inches; 192 pages . 1991. 041505530X . Routledge hardcover
1991Best.-Nr. 4511Routledge. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. Hardcover. Dustjacket has minor shelfwear and rubbing. Former book price on ffep has been rubbed out.; First full-length interpretation of the foundation sets out a completely new methodology for analysing large inscriptions and challenges some of the basic assumptions scholars have made about the origins and significance of the "Second Sophistic". Argues that Ephesians used their past to define their present during the Roman Empire and his study sheds new light on how second-century Greeks established and maintained their identities in relation to Romans Christians and jews.; 1 x 9 x 6 Inches; 192 pages . 1991. 041505530X . Routledge hardcover
1920[4], 157, [2] p., [12] leaves of plates : ill. (most col.), 25 cm. Hardcover Very good condition, in 3/4 blue morocco, corners worn & rubbed, bookplate removed "Drawn out of the Latin into romance by Robert de Borron and Luces de Gast ... set forth in the English tongue ... by Evelyn Paul."--P. [159]. Colophon: Empryntit at ye Camperfield press in ye abbye toun of Saynt Albans England.
1941Oklohoma, 1941. Royal8vo. Orig. full cloth. Gilt back.
1976Best.-Nr. 2091502135412610social science publisher 1976. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 social science publisher paperback
1930London, Seeley, Service & Co., 1930. Orig. full cloth. Frontispiece. 318 pp. many illustrations after photographs on plates., 1 folded map. Clean and fine.
1977Best.-Nr. 66974Philosophical Research Society Los Angeles 1977. Facsimile reprint of 1866 Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". 298 pp. Binding firm spine slightly cocked with wear to ends. Slight marking front/rear pages but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Dust Jacket marked creased and chipped with slight loss. Previous owner's initials in ink. Edges slightly foxed and browned. Corners bumped. Contains frontispiece. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Myths Legends & Folklore; Psychology & Psychiatry. ISBN: 0893144134. ISBN/EAN: 9780893144135. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 66974. . 9780893144135 Philosophical Research Society hardcover
2006Best.-Nr. PO-14London U.K.: Continuum Publishing 2006. This volume brings together research from international scholars focusing attention on the longevity and complexity of Blake`s reception in Japan and elsewhere in the East. It is designed as not only a celebration of his art and poetry in new and unexpected contexts but also to contest the intensely nationalistic and parochial Englishness of his work and in broader terms the inevitable passivity with which Romanticism and other Western intellectual movements have been received in the Orient. 348 pgs. Illustrated. Dustjacket in mylar. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Continuum Publishing Hardcover
1991Best.-Nr. MF-6IthacaN.Y.: Cornell University Press 1991. Classic scholarly text presents an insightful view of the relationship between early Indic myth and ritual; including a detailed examination and interpretation of the recurrences of the myths "Indra fed the Yatis to the hyenas" and "Svabhanu pierced the sun with darkness"; focusing on their verbal form and ritual setting. 335 pgs. Tiny pen mark on lower outer edge. Dustjacket in mylar. Fourth Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cornell University Press Hardcover
1982Best.-Nr. 5948Oxford Clarendon Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ is protected in plastic sleeve that has been taped down to boards.; Donaldson examines the possible origins of the story and the many ways in which over the centuries it has been interpreted criticized elaborated and transformed. The changing fortunes of the story reflect changing attitudes to suicide republicanism and the concept of heroism; 216 pages . 1982. 0198126387 . Oxford Clarendon Press hardcover
1890Best.-Nr. 25090187George Allen UK 1890. Third Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Hardcover. 233 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: George Allen UK 1890. Third Edition. CONDITION: This book is in good condition but dust jacket is not included. More specifically: Covers have superficial rubbing/wear. Edges of boards have moderate edgewear and corners are moderately bumped. Pages are reasonably tanned. Previous owner's name in ink. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Myths Legends & Folklore; History. Inventory No: 25090187. George Allen hardcover
1983IN HEBREW. 210x135 mm. 153 pages. Softcover. Cover slightly stained, slightly wrinkled and slightly yellowing. Cover corners slightly wrinkled. Spine worn. Binding partly visible between few pages. Few pages slightly age stained. Else in good condition.
1970Best.-Nr. 7491New Delhi: Hemkunt Press 1970. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Printing of the First Edition. Fine but for traces of wear to extremities and a small scrape on back cover. Hemkunt Press Hardcover
1999New English Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. [xiv], 346 p. The poetics of the book of Dede Korkut.
1928392p. 18 cm. Hardcover Ex-Library in very good condition; green cloth & gilt spine decorations From library of St. Aidan Catholic Church, Brookline, MA, former parish of the Kennedy family.