Search Results: FOLKLORE & MYTHOLOGY from Bookhome Sydney

London: J. M. Dent, 1980. Hardback quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), colour cartoons, minor edgewear. 160 pp. A natural cartoon history by Michael Ridley of those little mythological critters who cause untold disarray and mayhem - The Gremlin. Illustrated endpapers by Bryan Neary. In fact the whole book is lavishly illustrated with various forms of gremlinhood by Neary. By using a new scientific instrument - the gremelscope - Ridley and Neave document the social behaviour and philosophy of gremlins. By the making of this invisible world visible, the is book will undoubtedly become more important than Charles Darwin's 'Origin of the Species'.

Brisbane, St Lucia: University of Queensland Press (UQP), 1994. Hardback large quarto, good plus condition, pictorial cover, colour drawings, minor edgewear, LARGE non-author written dedication reverse side front free flyleaf. 32 pp. A children's picture book of six scary poems by Mark Nestor Svendsen about being frightened by bunyips. Lavishly illustrated by six gifted artists (one poem each): Annmarie Scott, Arone Raymond Meeks, Narelle Oliver, Geoffrey Elliott, David Mackintosh and Armin Greder. .

Truro, Cornwall: Jordan's Bookshop, 1932. 1st ed.. Paperback small trade, good condition, thin illustrated card covers, concealed staples, black & white drawings, frontispiece, pages lightly toned, staples rusted (few rust stains along spine), small mark top edge, few small marks covers, edges lightly foxed, minor edgewear, written name on flyleaf, name label inside front cover. 63 pp. Introduces the rich beautiful world of Celtic mythology, specifically a concise introduction to Pagan Cornwall. There are ceremonies, sites and Cornish Saints, relationships with Celtic Gods and Goddess seasonal festivals. This charming book is about the Cornish passion for the ways of old Cornwall. There is an "Old Cornwall Federation Symbol" on the rear cover. The frontispiece has an explanation on the 2nd page, and the same illustration is also on the cover. The picture is from a rare book written in Latin and printed at Hanover in 1782.

Sydney, Willoughby: Weldon Kids, 1994. 1st ed.. Hardback small folio, no jacket as issued, very good condition, pictorial cover, full-page colour drawings, some foxing front endpapers & title page, minor edgewear. 28 pp. A beautiful children's picture book with stories about fairies. The delicate images of children dressed as fairies will delight children and adults alike. Stories by Leonie Young, illustrations by Bernard Rosa and Janine Fuller.

London / Letchworth: J. M. Dent & Sons / Temple Press, 1940. Reprint ed.. Hardback small, no jacket, very good condition, green cloth boards, navy borders front cover & spine, colour illustration tipped-in on cover, frontispiece, colour plates, spine little faded, covers little scuffed & rubbed, light foxing edges, pages lightly toned, owner’s printed name label inside front cover, owner's written name front free flyleaf. 126 pp. Fairy tales from Spain. Some of the fairy tales are titled: The City Of Fortune - The Author Of The Wall - The Man With The Two Faces - The Quack Doctor - The Man With The Nose - The Judgement Of the Flowers. The watercolour plates add a richness to the accompanying stories. A wonderful collection of fairy stories for anyone interested in the folklore of other countries. (Originally published, 1913.).

London: Trubner & Co., 1874. 1st ed.. Hardback small octavo, no jacket, good condition, dark green embossed pictorial boards, gilt lettering front cover & spine, gilt border front cover, spine ends slightly worn, light foxing & rubbing edges, pages lightly toned, front hinge partly split (pages firm), covers little rubbed, flyleaves toned, some edgewear corners, errata slip tipped in, owner's name label inside front cover. 279 pp. Tegner's remarkable poem has been translated into almost every European language. The translator has produced an epic which is in the hearts of the Northern nations. He has written copious notes, although simple, and a brief abstract of the Northern Mythology, taken principally from the two Eddas. He hopes to succeed in introducing, to those unacquainted with the Northern lore, the hero-gods of the ancient Vikings. The glossary, at the end of the book, is worthy and useful. The abstract (p233), the preface to Canto XXIV (p208), may also be helpful to… Read More

Sydney: HarperCollins, 2001. Paperback trade, very good condition, minor edgewear. 240 pp. A collection by Graham Seal of over 100 contemporary Australian legends (modern folklore), mainly macabre and/or humorous. This revised edition updates old favourites (such as the Granny on the Roofrack, and the Stolen Kidneys). New legends have been scooped from the every-increasing pool, such as getting high by stroking a cane toad. Includes an urban-legend-busting kit. From bunyips and yowies to the more modern exploding dunny and electronic worms.

New York: Berkley Books, 2005. Paperback trade, very good condition, single-colour drawings, minor edgewear, remainder stripe, tiny mark bottom edge. 186 pp. An unauthorised but special exploration by David Colbert of the fascinating and revealing myths, legends, and history behind C. S. Lewis's beloved Narnia stories, starting with 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe', and its six sequels.For example: Why a wardrobe? What did C. S. Lewis mean by 'Shadowlands'? How did Tolkien ('Lord of the Rings'), a friend of Lewis, influence the writing of the Narnia stories? Who and what inspired the 'White Witch'?

New York: State University of New York Press (SUNY Press), 1993. Reprint ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor crease front cover, minor edgewear. 187 pp. Exposes Western mythical thought from Paleolithic times to the present day. Myth and mythic thinking did not cease with the rise of science and philosophy during the Enlightenment, but continue to flourish in modern times. Shows how mythic themes continue to occur in both high culture and popular arts. SALE PRICE.

Novato, CA: New World Library, 2013. 1st p/b ed.. Paperback wide octavo, very good condition, top corner front flyleaf little thinned & scuffed (sticker removed), minor edgewear. 402 pp. In 1944, a young professor of mythology and literature named Joseph Campbell (prior to his subsequent fame), and working with novelist and poet Henry Morton Robinson, wrote the first guide to understanding the fascinating world of 'Finnegans Wake' by James Joyce. Their book outlines the basic action of this classic Irish novel by James Joyce, simplifies and clarifies the complex web of psychological images and allusions, and provides an understandable, continuous narrative from which the reader can venture further. This edition includes a foreword and updates by Joyce scholar Dr. Edmund L. Epstein that add the context of 60 subsequent years of scholarship.

London: Bernard Quaritch, 1891. 1st ed.. Hardback small octavo, good condition, dark green embossed pictorial boards, gilt lettering & border front cover, leather-like spine (gilt lettering), map, spine ends slightly worn, light foxing edges, pages lightly toned, cover corners slightly rubbed, covers little rubbed, slight loss top spine, EX-LIBRARY (embossed seal, pocket, bookplates, usual library markings), gilt top edge slightly faded, fore-edge & bottom edge untrimmed, some edgewear including corners, rubber stamp, minor pencil annotation. 227 pp. Three iconic Icelandic sagas. In the preface, some of the early history of the Icelandic people is recoded. 'Howard the Halt' is a favourite of the Icelandic people. 'The Story of the Banded Men' is the last of the independent sagas (not part of a longer saga). 'The Story of Hen Thorir' is an old saga, belonging to the earliest group of the domestic tales of ancient Iceland. Translated from Icelandic by William Morris and… Read More

Suva: Government Press, 1952. Paperback small octavo, paper cover, very good condition, black & white drawings, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. 88 pp. A collection of 36 South Pacific legends, from various sources, collected and adapted for school children by Anne Gittins. Includes folk tales, many with animal themes, from Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Rotuma, Cook Islands, New Hebrides, Solomon Islands and Ellice Islands.

Clydebank: Lang Syne Publishing, 1991. Paperback trade, very good condition, few black & white drawings, tiny bump base spine, minor edgewear. 80 pp. This book is a three-section fascinating journey through the legends and folklore of the Inner and Outer Hebrides.