Search Results: Myths and Legends from M & A Simper Bookbinders

Very Good. 1987. Paperback. 12; 224pp; previous owner's inscription to front endpaper.; 185 x 130mm .

Singapore: Times Books International. Very Good. 1990. Paper Back. 111pp; illustrations, The Chinese have a wealth of myths and legends, which is as rich as their long and turbulent history. This selection of sixteen spans Chinese history from the legendary kings before written records were kept to the Qing dynasty, and contains some of the most fascinating, exciting and romantic stories.The book opens with an excerpt from a fantastic journey by a Buddhist monk and his disciples, the monkey king, sand spirit and boar spirit, in which they encounter many exciting adventures including a close shave with a white bone demon. Another story tells of the origin of the Lunar New Year, and yet another about an emperor's one-hundred-and-eight course dinner.Dragon kings, sun gods, superhuman heroes, snake spirits, eccentric monks - one meets them all in this collection of favourite Chinese legends.; 215 x 140mm .

The Gresham Publishing Co. Lond. no date.. 1st ed., xvi, 443pgs, 8 plates in colour & 40 in monochrome, orig. printed & gilt decorative cloth, top edge gilt, octavo ( 220 x 140mm), ex - lib copy with stamp on 1/2 title & mark on rear e/p where library pocket has been removed, else a good cle an copy of scarce title. .

London: Chancellor Press. Very Good. 1995. First Edition Thus. Paper Back. 1851527982 . 488pp; one of the Great Mythology Series.; 200 x 125mm .

Chancellor Press. Near Fine. 1995. Paper Back. 1851527982 . 488pp; ; 200 x 125mm .

London: Thames and Hudson. 1975. Reprint. Hard Cover. 214pp; 130 illusts, 16 in colour, Very good copy in very good dustjacket; 250 x 165mm .

London: Peerage Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1983. Reprint. Hard Cover. 252pp; profusely illustrated, spine sunned, otherwise nice clean copy; 305 x 230mm .

London: Cassell and Company, Ltd.. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1944. First Edition. Hardcover. With endpaper maps showing outward voyage and homeward voyage of the Argo, a map of Greece on page 45, a genealogical table and 4 other illustrations, Previous owners short inscription on front endpaper, a very good copy in original light blue cloth covered boards. ; 225 x 140mm; 371 pages .

London: George G. Harrap. Good. 1920. Reprint. Hard Cover. xxix, 375pp; (+2), 51 illustrations by Bacon, Shaw, Margetson, Gertrude, Hammond and others. Green boards show slight wear, small faded area to spine where sticker has been, light foxing to page edges.; 220 x 150mm .

London: New Burlington Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1989. Hard Cover. 185348198X . 128pp; profusely illustrated.; 285 x 220mm .

UK: Senate. Near Fine. 1996. First thus.. Paperback. 1859581927 . First published in 1912 as "Green Willow & Other Japanese Fairy Tales" by MacMillan & Company. With illustartions by Warwick Goble, a near fine copy. ; 215 x 135mm; xii, 281 pages .

Seoul - Edison: Jimoondang Publishing Co.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. 8988095057 . Edited by Carolyn Scheer. Translated by Hye-Kyung Yoo, English Language text, A fine copy in fine dustjacket. The very essence of the Korean culture and the souls of its people are revealed in the folktales here. The stories spring from every corner of the Korean peninsula and span many centuries. ; Korean Studies Series No. 5; 230 x 160mm; xxxii, 260 pages .

London: Sidgwick & Jackson. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1986. First Edition Thus. Hard Cover. 71pp; illustrated by Ul de Rico; 210 x 150mm .

Honolulu: Mutual Publishing of Hawaii. 1990. Reprint. Paperback. 0935180869 . Previous owners name inside front cover blacked out otherwise a fine copy, contains the complete text of the original hardback edition; 180 x 105mm; x, 530 pages .

Singapore: Asiapac Publication. Very Good. 1987. Paper Back. 132pp; previous owner's inscription to half title page. Asia Pacific Heritage Series.; 180 x 110mm .

New York: Cosimo. Fine. 2008. First thus.. Hardcover. 160520062X . Also known as "The Witch Hammer," The Malleus Maleficarum was a handbook for hunting and punishing witches-written by Inquisitors HEINRICH KRAMER (c. 1430-1505) , an Alsatian clergyman, and JAMES SPRENGER (c. 1436-1494) , a Swiss monk-to assist the Inquisition and Church in exterminating undesirables. Mostly a compilation of superstition and folklore, the book was taken very seriously at the time it was written in the 15th century and became a kind of spiritual law book used by judges to determine the guilt of the accused. While some of the articles covered in "The Witch Hammer" are humorous to modern audiences, they were a matter of life and death in the mid-1400's. Anyone interested in religion, the Inquisition, or the witch hunts that ravaged Europe will find this 1928 translation, by MONTAGUE SUMMERS (1880-1948) , an unbelievable and enlightening read. ; 260 x 185mm; iv, 278 pages .

Stirling: Eneas Mackay. 1948. Reprint. Hardcover. With an Introductory Chapter by Andrew Lang, brown cloth boards in dustjacket, jacket chipped at spine ends, ownership sticker on front endpaper, good copy in good dustjacket. ; 190 x 130mm; viii, 92 pages .

Launceston, Cornwall: Mythos. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. 0951323652 . Signed on the title page by the Author and the previous owner, a very good copy in very good dustjacket. ; 255 x 180mm; 360 pages; Signed by Author .

London/Australia: Andersen press/Hutchinson. Near Fine. 1989. First Edition. Hard Cover. 111pp; illustrations by Michael Foreman; 245 x 190mm .

Wellington: R. E. Owen, Government Printer. Near Fine. 1954. First Edition. Paperback. With illustrations, A very good copy. ; Dominion Museum Monograph No. 1; 240 x 150mm; 44 pages .