Myth & legend told as fiction
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Myth & legend told as fiction
paperback. One day Roger Welsch ventured to ask his father a delicate personal question: "Why am I an only child?" His father's answer is one of many examples of the delightful and laughter-inducing ribald tales Welsch has compiled from a lifetime of listening to and sharing the folklore of the Plains. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803284289
- ISBN
- 9780803284289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.67
€ 27.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 123 x 10. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- Appletree Press Ltd Belfast
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847580030
- ISBN
- 9781847580030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.70
€ 9.70
Paperback. Ancient legend tells of an army of knights that will remain sleeping until the last days. The knights are waking up. Num Pages: 384 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FM; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595549099
- ISBN
- 9781595549099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.30
€ 18.99
€ 18.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 159 pages. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 241.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826351753
- ISBN
- 9780826351753
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.23
€ 29.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; FA; FQ; HRG; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408881590
- ISBN
- 9781408881590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.95
€ 11.99
€ 9.95
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: 149.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571244751
- ISBN
- 9780571244751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.58
€ 13.99
€ 10.58
Hardcover. Presents the story of Rama, the blue prince, who is an avatar of the god Vishnu, sent to earth to battle a terrible demon, Ravana. Num Pages: 208 pages, Full Colour. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 232 x 23. Weight in Grams: 930. The Devine Loophole. 208 pages, Full Colour. Presents the story of Rama, the blue prince, who is an avatar of the god Vishnu, sent to earth to battle a terrible demon, Ravana. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FQ. Dimension: 209 x 232 x 23. Weight: 936.
- Publisher
- Chronicle Books
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811871075
- ISBN
- 9780811871075
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 24.03
€ 34.99
€ 24.03
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Amazon Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781503947740
- ISBN
- 9781503947740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.50
€ 11.99
€ 10.50
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
€ 20.99€ 18.29
€ 20.99
€ 18.29
Paperback. A collection of stories, gathered from the Persian folk and fairytales. It narrates fables of princes and princesses; dervishes and miracle-working saints; jinns and giants; and, flame-breathing dragons and winged horses. It reflects cultural and psychological insights into the attitudes, values and structures which constitute Iranian society. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; DQ; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845116958
- ISBN
- 9781845116958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.20
€ 19.99
€ 18.20
Paperback. The greatest English version of the stories of King Arthur, Le Morte Darthur was completed in 1469-70 by Sir Thomas Malory, 'knight prisoner'. This generously annotated edition, in a new abridgement by Helen Cooper based on the Winchester manuscript, represents what Malory wrote more closely than the first version printed by William Caxton. Editor(s): Cooper, Helen. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199537341
- ISBN
- 9780199537341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.36
€ 14.99
€ 12.36
Paperback. All hail Gertrude, the new Queen of Fairyland. After thirty years of wreaking havoc across this magical world to find her way back home, she must now overcome her biggest challenge yet.. ruling the place she hates most. In this book, join Gert as she continues her never-ending quest to get the FLUFF out of Fairyland. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FM; FQ; FX. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 171 x 259 x 12. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Image Comics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781632158871
- ISBN
- 9781632158871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.44
€ 15.99
€ 14.44
Paperback. Suitable for poets to compose in the style of the skalds of the Viking ages, this title includes the whole of Gylfaginning ("The deluding of Gylfi") - a guide to mythology that forms one of the great storybooks of the Middle Ages - and the longer heroic tales and legends of "Skaldskaparmal" (Poetic diction). Translator(s): Young, Jean I. Num Pages: 134 pages. BIC Classification: 1DN; FQ; HRKP5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 137 x 9. Weight in Grams: 164. Tales from Norse Mythology. 134 pages. Suitable for poets to compose in the style of the skalds of the Viking ages, this title includes the whole of Gylfaginning ("The deluding of Gylfi") - a guide to mythology that forms one of the great storybooks of the Middle Ages - and the longer heroic tales and legends of "Skaldskaparmal" (Poetic diction). Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DN; FQ; HRKP5. Dimension: 201 x 137 x 9. Weight: 164. Translator(s): Young, Jean I.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 134
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 3 Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520273054
- ISBN
- 9780520273054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.05
€ 27.99
€ 25.05
paperback. Series: Luath Storyteller. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd.
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781910021767
- ISBN
- 9781910021767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.99€ 7.71
€ 7.99
€ 7.71
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Orenda Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910633601
- ISBN
- 9781910633601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.79
€ 11.99
€ 10.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 126 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 9. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Spinifex Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 126
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781875559183
- ISBN
- 9781875559183
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.56
€ 14.99
€ 11.56
Paperback. The classic novel of King Arthur. A beautiful paperback edition of The Once and Future King, White's masterful retelling of the Arthurian legend. Num Pages: 864 pages. BIC Classification: FM; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 47. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Publisher
- Harper Voyager
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008108588
- ISBN
- 9780008108588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.71
€ 17.99
€ 12.71
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€ 12.04
€ 15.99
€ 12.04
Paperback. Tells the classic story of the Zulu hero Chaka. Editor(s): Mofolo, Thomas. Translator(s): Kunene, Daniel P. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 120 x 11. Weight in Grams: 142. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. 192 pages. Editor(s): Mofolo, Thomas. Tells the classic story of the Zulu hero Chaka. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FQ. Dimension: 188 x 120 x 11. Weight: 142. Translator(s): Kunene, Daniel P.
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780435902292
- ISBN
- 9780435902292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.39
€ 17.39
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. Dustjacket has some scuffs at the base; otherwise new
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780008214197
- ISBN
- 9780008214197
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 16.94
€ 32.99
€ 16.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 12. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Seren
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781721056
- ISBN
- 9781781721056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.52
€ 16.99
€ 15.52
Paperback. Now as sumptuously packaged as they are critically acclaimed-a new deluxe trade paperback edition of the beloved stories. Editor(s): Mahdi, Muhsin. Translator(s): Haddawy, Husain. Num Pages: 560 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DQ; FC; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 145 x 26. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- New Deluxe Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393331660
- ISBN
- 9780393331660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.38
€ 18.99
€ 18.38
Paperback. Based on oral tales that originated in historical events in 10th-century Iceland, these two sagas follow the fate of a powerful Viking family across two generations, from its early Norwegian ancestry through fierce battles to defend its honour. Editor(s): Olason, Vesteinn. Translator(s): Quinn, Judy; Regal, Martin S. Num Pages: 304 pages, notes, 2 maps, glossary, index. BIC Classification: DN; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140447729
- ISBN
- 9780140447729
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.61
€ 14.99
€ 11.61
Paperback. When Ariadne helped Theseus escape the Minotaur's labyrinth with the aid of a ball of thread, she led the way for the bewildered victims of a twenty-first century minotaur. Translator(s): Bromfield, Andrew. Series: Myths. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 216. The Myth of Theseus and the Minotaur. Series: Myths. 288 pages. When Ariadne helped Theseus escape the Minotaur's labyrinth with the aid of a ball of thread, she led the way for the bewildered victims of a twenty-first century minotaur. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FQ. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight: 216. Translator(s): Bromfield, Andrew.
- Publisher
- CANONGATE BOOKS LTD
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841958897
- ISBN
- 9781841958897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.46
€ 13.99
€ 10.46