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Myth & legend told as fiction

Hardcover. The world first publication of a previously unknown work by J.R.R. Tolkien, which tells the extraordinary story of the final days of England's legendary hero, King Arthur. Editor(s): Tolkien, Christopher. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
9780007489947
ISBN
9780007489947
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 18.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FQ; VXWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Weiser Books
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578632893
ISBN
9781578632893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.13

Paperback. "Endlessly powerful.. Here is one you should not miss, a gratifying feast in lush, lyrical, and full-throated form."-NPR.org Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781631491948
ISBN
9781631491948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.88

Paperback. In this selection of plays by the editor, the reader is taken into the romantic world of the gallant knights of the round table and their courageous and chivalrous deeds, fair maidens, castles steeped in history, the quest for the holy grail, and tragic love for Guinevere. Editor(s): Lang, Andrew. Series: Wordsworth Children's Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FQ; YFJ; YNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 196 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 102. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KHN0002095
ISBN
9781853261152
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.74

Paperback. Now as sumptuously packaged as they are critically acclaimed-new deluxe trade paperback editions of the beloved stories. Editor(s): Mahdi, Muhsin. Translator(s): Haddawy, Husain. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FC; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 144 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
New Deluxe Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393332469
ISBN
9780393332469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 133.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486493817
ISBN
9780486493817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.47

Paperback. The world first publication of a previously unknown work by J.R.R. Tolkien, which tells the epic story of the Norse hero, Sigurd, the dragon-slayer, the revenge of his wife, Gudrun, and the Fall of the Nibelungs. Editor(s): Tolkien, Christopher. Num Pages: 384 pages, 7 b/w illus. BIC Classification: DC; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 270. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
UK ed.
SKU
KSS0006967
ISBN
9780007317240
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.99
€ 8.65

Paperback. Comes out of the tradition of evening storytelling, a popular form of entertainment in traditional African societies. This volume offers a collection of 23 Yoruba trickster tales. It includes Ajapa, notable for his strikingly human habits, abilities, weaknesses and disposition, and presents his different aspects including his amusing relations. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803286115
ISBN
9780803286115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.04

Paperback. River Gods, snake spirits, mountain and Immortals, Chinese mythology is alive with ancient passions. China's unique set of tales are derived from its vast expanse, diverse culture and the endless internal wars. This brilliant new book introduces the key themes of Chinese legend before plunging into the fascinating stories themselves. Editor(s): Jackson, Jake. Series: The World's Greatest Myths and Legends. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Flame Tree Publishing
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783614035
ISBN
9781783614035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.88

Paperback. The Celtic roots of Irish folklore are enriched with Nordic legend and colour. Here gathered in this collection are tales of giants and warriors, of old hags and fair maidens, and of the boyhood of the great hero Fionn Mac Uail (Finn MacCool). Illustrator(s): Batten, John D. Series: Wordsworth Children's Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; FQ; YDC; YFJ; YNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160. Clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Edition
illustrated edition
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KEX0220286
ISBN
9781840224344
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 7.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. The Celtic roots of Irish folklore are enriched with Nordic legend and colour. Here gathered in this collection are tales of giants and warriors, of old hags and fair maidens, and of the boyhood of the great hero Fionn Mac Uail (Finn MacCool). Illustrator(s): Batten, John D. Series: Wordsworth Children's Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; FQ; YDC; YFJ; YNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160. Clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Edition
illustrated edition
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KEX0220375
ISBN
9781840224344
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 7.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. The Tailor never travelled further than Scotland, yet the breadth of the world could not contains the wealth of his humour and fantasy. All human life is here - marriages, inquests, matchmaking, wakes - and always the Tailor, his wife and their black cow. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 214 224pp. Introduction by Frank O'Connor
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Mercier Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780853420507
ISBN
9780853420507
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.61

Paperback. Series: The Radical Novel Reconsidered. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252064357
ISBN
9780252064357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.49

Paperback. Translator(s): Belloc, Hilaire. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 136 x 7. Weight in Grams: 140.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486440194
ISBN
9780486440194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.06

Paperback. Translates and contextualizes Vladimir Propp's later work "The Russian Folktale." Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 144 x 24. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Wayne State University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814334669
ISBN
9780814334669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.59

Paperback. A first post-war work of Samuel Beckett and his first novel in French. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 10. Weight in Grams: 150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571244751
ISBN
9780571244751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.08

Paperback. Robin Hood is the best-loved outlaw of all time. This edition tells of the adventures of the Merry Men of Sherwood Forest - Robin himself, Little John, Friar Tuck, Will Scarlet, and Alan-a-Dale, as well as Maid Marian, good King Richard, and Robin's deadly enemies Guy of Gisborne and the evil Sheriff of Nottingham. Series: Wordsworth Children's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FQ; YFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 125 x 16. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853261275
ISBN
9781853261275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.43

Hardcover. Series: Wayward Children. BIC Classification: FM; FQ; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Tor.com
Condition
New
SKU
V9780765392039
ISBN
9780765392039
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.89

Paperback. In this volume, O'Connor tells the story of the great God of the Underworld and one of the most famous of all Greek myths: Hades' abduction of Persephone and her mother's revenge. Num Pages: 80 pages, chiefly Illustrations. BIC Classification: FQ; FX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 254 x 5. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
First Second
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781596434349
ISBN
9781596434349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.29

Paperback. The myth continues in the tenth year of the fabled Trojan War where two infamous gods of war go to battle. The spotlight is thrown on Ares, god of war, and primarily focuses on his battle with the clever and powerful Athena. As the battle culminates and the gods try to one-up each other to win, the human death toll mounts. Num Pages: 80 pages, full colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: FQ; FX. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 255 x 191 x 3. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781626720138
ISBN
9781626720138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.32

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