Myth & legend told as fiction
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Myth & legend told as fiction
Hardcover. Offering reader much more than friendly advice, this collection - closely related to the world-famous "Pancatantra" or "Five Discourses on Worldly Wisdom" features numerous animal fables that are interwoven with human stories, all designed to instruct wayward princes. It also contains the compact version of "King Vikrama's Adventures". Translator(s): Torzsok, Judit. Series: Clay Sanskrit Library. Num Pages: 737 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 172 x 116 x 30. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814783054
- ISBN
- 9780814783054
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.87
€ 34.87
mass_market. Num Pages: 423 pages. BIC Classification: FM; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 104 x 41. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Solaris United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 423
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9781781081860
- ISBN
- 9781781081860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.82
€ 9.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 346 pages. BIC Classification: FQ; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 199 x 29. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Cinnamon Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910836378
- ISBN
- 9781910836378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.33
€ 13.99
€ 11.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FQ; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 10. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Publisher
- Methuen Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780413771391
- ISBN
- 9780413771391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.97
€ 14.99
€ 13.97
Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DB; FC; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 177 x 24. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007902125
- ISBN
- 9780007902125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.30
€ 5.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: FM; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 254 x 14. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- DC Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897190944
- ISBN
- 9781897190944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.20
€ 20.99
€ 15.20
Hardcover. A retelling of Sophocles' tragedy of the fate of Antigone, who defies her uncle and buries her brother. The text is printed on handmade paper and the volume is slip-cased. The original silk-screened illustrations have a classical Greek flavour. Illustrator(s): Roy, Indrapramit. Num Pages: 28 pages, 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: FQ; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 28
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892366378
- ISBN
- 9780892366378
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.93
€ 24.99
€ 18.93
Paperback. The beautiful Scheherazade's royal husband threatens to kill her, so each night she diverts him by weaving wonderful tales of fantastic adventure, leaving each story unfinished so that he spares her life to hear the ending the next night. Illustrator(s): Ford, H. J. Editor(s): Lang, Andrew. Series: Wordsworth Children's Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FQ; YQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853261145
- ISBN
- 9781853261145
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.43
€ 6.43
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
€ 14.99€ 13.48
€ 14.99
€ 13.48
Paperback. The translation of Beowulf by J.R.R. Tolkien was an early work, very distinctive in its mode, completed in 1926: he returned to it later to make hasty corrections, but seems never to have considered its publication. Editor(s): Tolkien, Christopher. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DSC; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- HARPER COLLINS
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007590094
- ISBN
- 9780007590094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.31
€ 13.99
€ 10.31
Hardcover. The translation of Beowulf by J.R.R. Tolkien was an early work, very distinctive in its mode, completed in 1926: he returned to it later to make hasty corrections, but seems never to have considered its publication. Editor(s): Tolkien, Christopher. Num Pages: 448 pages, 1 b/w illus, 3 col plates. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 158 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1226.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Slipcased edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007590070
- ISBN
- 9780007590070
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.31€ 64.35
€ 86.31
€ 64.35
hardcover. Painstakingly restored from Tolkien's manuscripts and presented for the first time as a continuous and standalone story, the epic tale of Beren and Luthien will reunite fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with Elves and Men, Dwarves and Orcs and the rich landscape and creatures unique to Tolkien's Middle-earth. Illustrator(s): Lee, Alan. Editor(s): Tolkien, Christopher. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 b/w illus, 8 col plates, Index. BIC Classification: FM; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008214197
- ISBN
- 9780008214197
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 21.13
€ 32.99
€ 21.13
Hardcover. Painstakingly restored from Tolkien's manuscripts and presented for the first time as a continuous and standalone story, the epic tale of Beren and Luthien will reunite fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with Elves and Men, Dwarves and Orcs and the rich landscape and creatures unique to Tolkien's Middle-earth. Illustrator(s): Lee, Alan. Editor(s): Tolkien, Christopher. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 b/w illus, 8 col plates, Index. BIC Classification: FM; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Deluxe Slipcase edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008214203
- ISBN
- 9780008214203
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.31€ 57.94
€ 86.31
€ 57.94
Paperback. Striking new cover heralds reissue of Walter Wangerin's million selling retelling of the Bible as an epic novel Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: FQ; FW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 141 x 33. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Lion Hudson Plc
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745955391
- ISBN
- 9780745955391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.95
€ 14.99
€ 13.95
paperback. Editor(s): Mardrus, J. C.; Mathers, E. P. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 136 x 32. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Law Book Co of Australasia Australia
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415045414
- ISBN
- 9780415045414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.64
€ 42.64
Paperback. A Salutation in Rhyme Metrically Mirroring and Lauding Scotland's Heroes and Heroines of Innovation and Discovery in a Celebration of Their Contributions to the Good of the Human Race. 128 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKS; FQ; JFHF. Dimension: 209 x 126 x 11. Weight: 168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905222315
- ISBN
- 9781905222315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.43
€ 9.99
€ 8.43
Hardback. Bestselling authors Brian and Wendy Froud bring a brand-new dimension to their world of faery: intimate portraits of fairies alongside stories told by the fairies themselves. Num Pages: 144 pages, 144 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: FM; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 337 x 286 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1566.
- Publisher
- Abrams
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781419713866
- ISBN
- 9781419713866
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.76
€ 32.99
€ 26.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, Color photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; FQ; HBLA1; HRKP3; YFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1157.
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629145228
- ISBN
- 9781629145228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.63
€ 23.63
Paperback. An extravaganza of beautiful princesses and stout stable boys, sour-faced witches and king with hearts of gold. Each tale is a masterpiece of storytelling from the hilarious Three Sillies to the delightfully macabre Sammles ghost. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 390 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSB; FQ; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415286022
- ISBN
- 9780415286022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.17
€ 20.17
Paperback. Series: Word Cloud Classics. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Canterbury Classics
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626864696
- ISBN
- 9781626864696
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88