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Paperback. Why are dragons recognised in almost all cultures on Earth? Could dragons be a folk memory of something which once hunted us long ago? This book tells the story of these extraordinary animals through examples drawn from all over the world. It is illustrated, and includes appendices of noteable dragon sites around the United Kingdom. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 5AQ; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 128 x 7. Weight in Grams: 80.
- Publisher
- Wooden Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904263487
- ISBN
- 9781904263487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.14
€ 9.14
Paperback. The civilization we know as Ancient Egypt stretched over three thousand years. What was life like for ancient Egyptians? What were their beliefs - and how different were they from ours? This title uses Egypt's narratives to create a panorama of its history, from the earliest settlers to the time of Cleopatra. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HRKP1; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 147 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Penguin Global
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141021768
- ISBN
- 9780141021768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.60
€ 14.99
€ 11.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 488 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 228 x 26. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- Trine Day United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936296552
- ISBN
- 9781936296552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.67
€ 20.99
€ 20.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 856 pages, 5 b/w photos & 20 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFHC; JPA; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 154 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1152.
- Publisher
- Trine Day
- Number of pages
- 856
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936296088
- ISBN
- 9781936296088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.80
€ 32.99
€ 31.80
Paperback. A collection of myths and tales of the Indians of the Pacific Northwest - the Klamath, Nez Perce, Tillamook, Modoc, Shastan, Chinook, Flathead, Clatsop, and other tribes. It includes stories concerning the creation of the universe, the theft of fire and daylight, and the death and rebirth of salmo. Editor(s): Judson, Katharine Berry. Num Pages: 193 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1QSP; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 193
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803275959
- ISBN
- 9780803275959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.31
€ 20.31
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Waverley Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902407845
- ISBN
- 9781902407845
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.47
€ 6.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 608 pages, 100 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; BTC; JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 157 x 34. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publisher
- Trine Day United States
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 11.1.2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936296378
- ISBN
- 9781936296378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 23.14
€ 23.99
€ 23.14
Paperback. Outlines and investigates the legendary beasts of Britain, including famous examples such as St George's dragon alongside more local traditions such as the Laidly Worm, a princess turned by an evil stepmother into a monster that terrorised the countryside. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; VXQM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 5. Weight in Grams: 116. New.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747812043
- ISBN
- 9780747812043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.89
€ 8.89
Paperback. Conning Harvard tells the story of Adam Wheeler's lie-filled path into Harvard, his compulsive conning of grant and scholarship boards after enrolling, and the eventual discovery of his fraudulent past. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BTC; JFHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 16.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762786763
- ISBN
- 9780762786763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.15
€ 15.99
€ 14.15
Paperback. Focuses on the Grail stories and the arrival of Christianity to Somerset. This title illustrates important links between Glastonbury and the Celtic settlement at Old Lammana in Cornwall; and examines old tales of an object of great importance - known as 'the Sovran cloth' - secretly hidden at both places. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations, geneal. table. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 11. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752470252
- ISBN
- 9780752470252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.18
€ 16.99
€ 16.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752485799
- ISBN
- 9780752485799
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.09
€ 21.99
€ 20.09
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Dunedin Academic Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780460352
- ISBN
- 9781780460352
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.32€ 48.52
€ 56.32
€ 48.52
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Michael O'Mara
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843179597
- ISBN
- 9781843179597
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.70
€ 16.99
€ 16.70
Hardback. The more than two dozen Rai languages in eastern Nepal are linguistically highly varied. This title includes introductory chapters to Rai mythology and Rai grammar. It brings together different variants of myths from various Rai languages, presenting them with linguistic glossings in interlinear translations. Series: Harvard Oriental Series. Num Pages: 196 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKN; CFB; JFHF; JHMC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 260 x 184 x 18. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674032729
- ISBN
- 9780674032729
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.14
€ 33.99
€ 29.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, , black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white line drawings, diagram. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 180 x 19. Weight in Grams: 856.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Hays (Nicolas) Ltd ,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892541720
- ISBN
- 9780892541720
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.36
€ 25.36
Paperback. An intriguing study of a unique and unsettling cultural phenomenon in Victorian England. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783271917
- ISBN
- 9781783271917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.69
€ 32.99
€ 27.69
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843837879
- ISBN
- 9781843837879
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.81
€ 60.81
Paperback. Analyzes nearly 40 stories, from mythic narratives predating Columbus to contemporary American Indian fiction, representing various traditional Native American culture areas. This work reveals how preconceptions deriving from our hypervisual, print-dominated culture distort our understanding of essential functions and forms of oral storytelling. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2JN; DSB; JFHF; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803277854
- ISBN
- 9780803277854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 31.13
€ 31.99
€ 31.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 55 colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; JFH; VXQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764350115
- ISBN
- 9780764350115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.78
€ 24.99
€ 17.78
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
€ 20.43
€ 20.43