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Masks Of God
by Joseph Campbell
Studies the development of man's philosophical views of supreme beings in primitive, Eastern, and Western culture.
Spiders & Spinsters
by Marta Weigle
Originally published: Spiders & spinsters. Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, c1982.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Romance & Legend Of Chivalry With Illustrations From Drawings and Famous Paintings
by A R Hope Moncrieff
European Folk Ballads Volume No 2 In the European Folklore Series
by Dag Stromback and Bengt R Jonsson Edited By Erich Seemann
Legends Books & Ephemera
Snorre's Kongesagaer
Oslo, NO: Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, 1944. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Text in Norwegian. 672pp, with many black and white illustrations in text. Quarter-bound in red cloth over decorated paper-covered boards. 8vo. Covers worn, rubbed at edges, rounded on corners and spine ends, a few small scuffs. Previous owner's names, dated 1944, on front endpapers, small numeral at top of first leaf, pages tanning throughout. A retelling of one of the most important works...
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A$38.76
The Indian Fairy Book: From the Original Legends
by [Mathews, Cornelius]
New York: Mason Brothers, 1856. First Edition . Cloth - Hard Cover. Fair+/No Dust Jacket. 12mo. [John] McLenan and Engraved By [V. S.] Anthony. Copyright is 1855. pp; vi, 338 [10 pages of ads], plus three of four full page illustrations called for in contents. Lacking, "The Bear Servants" opposite page 49. Rebound with about 90% of the original cover laid over. Original cloth covers are faded. Moisture tide marks, foxing, and spotting scattered throughout. Paper loss at lower corner of...
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A$387.35
The Man Who Spoke With Cats (Signed)
by Watson, T E
USA: Highlander Celtic Press, 2006. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Ferchaud, Steve. 48pp. Laminated pictorial paper-covered boards. Signed and inscribed by author on the title page, 'Enjoy ! (smiley face) T.E. Watson'. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has very minor some shelf wear, price unclipped. 4to. A Scottish Folktale. With a foreword by The Clan Chattan, USA.
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A$96.91
Mrs. Milburn's Diary. An Englishwoman's Day-to-Day Reflections 1939-1949
by Donnelly, Peter, Editor
London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1979 First edition in hardcover with dust jacket. 304 pp. Photographs. Boards very lightly sprung, name and address on the front endpaper. Jacket has very minor shelfwear, faint crease on the front panel. Very Good/Very Good.
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A$23.16
Robin Hood
by Fraser, Antonia
London, UK: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1971. 1st Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fraser, Rebecca. 208pp, eleven colour plates. Red cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Bumped spine ends and bottom corners. Cocked. Text block edges starting to fox. Previous owners name on front and rear free endpapers. Evidence of previous label on front free endpaper. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket protected with Bordart style sleeve, slight...
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A$25.20
ROBIN HOOD
by Gilbert, Henry
New York: Garden City Publishing, c. 1932. hardcover. Very good. Godwin, Frank. Quarto (approx. 6 1/4" wide by 8 7/8" tall), green cloth covers printed in orange with paper pictorial onlay on top cover. Illustrated by Frank Godwin. Double-page color illustration at title page plus three more full-color illustrations in the text. Illustrated endpapers. 331 pages. Former owner name on pencil on front paste-down endpaper. A little browning on endpapers, covers worn at corners, else very good. No dust...
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A$27.89
The Old Sea Captain and the Drummer. Salty Dialogue From the Land of Wind and Water
by Meekins, Victor
Manteo, NC: Published By Author., 1950 First printing in paper covers. 9 by 6 inches. 120 pp. Illustrations. Some spotting to covers at spine. Good.
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A$61.90
Ballads and Lyrics of Love
by Sidgwick, Frank (edited and introduced by)
Chatto & Windus, 1908. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xviii, 180pp with colour plate frontispiece and nine further colour plate illustrated, all tissue-guarded and by Byam Shaw. Green cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering and vignette, top edge gilt all other edges deckled (boards rubbed, rounded and faded at corners and spine ends, with a few mild marks, spine somewhat sunned). A little toning on endpapers and to tissue-guards, else internally...
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A$29.07
European Folk Taless. Volume No. 1. In the European Folklore Series.
by Edited By Laurits Bodker and Christina Hole, G. D'Aronco
Copenhagen, Denmark: Rosenkilde and Bagger, 1963 First edition in hardcover without dust jacket as issued. 222 pp. Footnotes. Small owner's sticker at the top corner of the front pastedown otherwise Fine.
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A$30.91
Chilean Folktales Retold.
by Agosin Marjorie and Celeste Kostopulos-Cooperman
Stratford, Ontario: Williams-Wallace Publishers, 1992 First printing in trade paperback. 99 pp. Glossary. There is a small faint crimp to the bottom corner of the rear cover and last several pages, also faint crimp at the bottom edge of the front cover. Near Fine.
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A$154.86
The Ivory City. and Other Stories from India and Pakistan
by Crouch, Marcus. Illustrated By William Stobbs
London: Pelham Books, 1980 First edition hardcover in dust jacket. 176 pp. Illustrations by William Stobbs. Jacket has some very minor rubbing.
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A$38.66
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, The Astronomer-poet of Persia
by Fitzgerald, Edward
London: Ward, Lock & Co. Soft cover. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. McCannell, Otway. Undated, 64pp. 8 full colour illustrations including frontispiece and numerous black and white; in text. Deep red cloth-covered, stiff card covers. All edges tinted red. Black titles on spine and black titles and slightly faded black design on front. Mild shelf wear. Marbled end papers. Inscription to previous owner on verso of front free end paper. 2cm closed tear and fold on title...
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A$58.15
The 16th Canadian Croatian Folklore Festival. Edmonton May 19 & 20 1990
by Juric, Fr. Ante Et Al
The Croatian Folklore Federation of Canada., 1990 First printing in card covers. 128 pp. Photographs, advertisements. Tiny creases to corners of covers, hint of soiling to foredge, red pen price on title page, contents fine. Very Good.
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A$108.38
The Calling Reef
by Bahnemann, Gunther
Sydney: Horwitz Publications. 1970. 12mo [approx 13x20cm]. Good condition in Good dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. Mild foxing to edges of text block. Dustjacket rubbed at edges. Some creasing to dustjacket flaps. Previous owner's details to front free end paper. Black & white illustrations. 120 pages. A legend of Torres Strait Islanders. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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A$15.00
The Illustrated Who's Who In Mythology
by Senior, Michael; Parrinder, Geoffrey (Consultant Editor)
London: Orbis Books. 1985. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. DJ spine a little faded. Illustrated with colour and black & white plates. 223 pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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A$20.00
Pluto Probe : Exploring Why the Gods are Angry
UK: Hydra Press, 2003. 1st Edition 1st Impression. Soft cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 188pp. White wrappers. Inscribed by the author on the first page. Neat, clean, bright and tight. In its original red dust jacket (a little chipped at edges and a few mild marks). A poet's exploration of the myth of Pluto set alongside the scientific discovery of the planet's moon in 1978. The author describes the work as one of speculative non-fiction.
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A$67.84
The Legacy of Arthur's Chester
by Stoker, Robert B
Covenant Publishing, 1965. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xii, 156pp. Includes maps etc. In green cloth-covered boards (clean, square, a little rubbed at corners). Image on front free endpaper, first few pages have some mild marks. In its original dust jacket (very gently rubbed at edges, a little shelf wear). More of a detective story than a history, Stoker tells how Chester was the military headquarters for the Romans in Britain and...
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A$23.26
Look Up and Dream (Signed & Inscribed)
by Rietti, Robert
London: Vallentine Mitchell, 1999. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 144pp. Printed card covers. Some shelf wear on corners . Does appear unread though. Signed and inscribed by author on title page 'For Rev. Bannon...' 8vo.
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A$19.38
Dream Catchers : A Journey into Native American Spirituality
by Stewart, John James
Nashville, TN, USA: Premium Press America, 1998. Paperback. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. 128pp. Laminated printed light card covers. Light chipping to bottom edge. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Square 16mo.
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A$19.38
The Australian: Yarns, Ballads, Legends, Traditions of the Australian People
by Wannan, Bill
Melbourne, AU: Australasian Book Society, 1959. 3rd Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Edwards, Ron. Third edition, xxii, 234pp, black and white illustrated frontispiece extends to title page. Brown cloth-covered boards; gilt titles on spine. Illustrative line drawn chapter heads. 8vo. Lightly rubbed and bumped spine ends. Text block edges tanned, just starting to fox. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. Internally pages are lightly...
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A$34.89
A Bibliography of Ukrainian Folklore in Canada, 1902-64
by Klymasz, Robert. Compiler
Ottawa: Anthropology Papers National Museum of Canada., 1969 First printing in stapled paper covers. 53 pp. Sticker scuff to bottom of front cover at spine, inside of rear cover has one library stamp, glue residue from pocket removal, some pen call numbers-no other marks. Very Good.
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A$23.16
January Eve : A Tale of the Times
by Sloane, George
London: E Churton, 1847. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. iv, 180 plus 4pp publisher's catalogue bound in at rear; beautiful black and white extra title page engravings plus further black and white engraved vignettes for each chapter heading. Green cloth-covered boards with blind embossed designs all over, gilt lettering on spine (now sun bleached) and gilt lettering and motif on front board. All edges gilt. Spine ends rubbed, corners gently...
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A$581.46
The Piper of Hamelin: A Fantastic Opera in Two Acts
by Buchanan, Robert
UK: The Chiswick Press, 1893. 1st Thus . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Thomson, Hugh. 64pp. Green cloth-covered boards. Frontis and 11 further full page illustrations by Hugh Thomson. 12mo. Printed at the private press, The Chiswick Press. Extra illustrated title page for the Comedy Theatre, 1983. Sweet, small volume: boards just a little rubbed at corners and a few small marks. Internally clean and square. Previous owner's (May Gaskell) bookplate on...
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A$96.91
More Tales From the Igloo
by Agnes Nanogak
Except for gift inscription neatly written on inside front cover a spotless copy. Illustrated throughout by the author. There are 116 pages.
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A$46.48
Taliessin through Logres The Region of the Summer Stars Arthurian Torso
by Charles Williams and C.S. Lewis
In good condition tight spine - some fading on the spine and little creases at the front corners owners name and dedication inside, no other internal markings.
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A$124.78
