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Paperback. A collection of African folk tales that chart the story of African tribal life since the time of the Phoenicians. Num Pages: 718 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1H; JFHF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 146 x 46. Weight in Grams: 756. African Tribal History, Legends, Customs and Religious Beliefs. 718 pages, line drawings. A collection of African folk tales that chart the story of African tribal life since the time of the Phoenicians. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1H; JFHF; JFSL3. Dimension: 219 x 146 x 46. Weight: 586.
Publisher
Interlink Publishing+group Inc
Number of pages
718
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862417581
ISBN
9780862417581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.63

Hardcover. Series: Pocket Essentials. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 268.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Pocket Essentials New York
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KNW0007781
ISBN
9781904048343
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. Features many new artists as well as all the favourites from The Art of Faery Contains digitally produced photographic art as well as traditional mediums With an illustrated foreword by world renowned fairy artist Alan Lee Num Pages: 112 pages, over 200 colour and black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AG; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 205 x 10. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Anova Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843406662
ISBN
9781843406662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBJK; HBLW; JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Trine Day United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
42189th
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936296835
ISBN
9781936296835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, photographs, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HRC; JFH; T. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Adventures Unlimited Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780932813732
ISBN
9780932813732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.24

Paperback. Offers information on things that are strange, mysterious and uncanny which occurred in the beautiful and rugged Lake District. This title explores different historic sites and ancient monuments - including stone circles, ancient cairns and crumbling stations. It is suitable for travellers about to travel the Lake District. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENM; JFH; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752449876
ISBN
9780752449876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSB; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 13. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750961387
ISBN
9780750961387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.92

paperback.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1900
SKU
KEX0198474
ISBN
9780753817247
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.75

Paperback. In these five lectures originally prepared for the CBC, Claude Levi-Strauss, one of the world's greatest living thinkers, offers the insights of a lifetime spent interpreting myths and trying to discover their significance for human understanding. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 64 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLA1; HBTB; HPC; JFHF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 4. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802063489
ISBN
9780802063489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.73

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

Hardcover. Who were the Norse gods - the mighty Aesyr, led by Odinn, and the mysterious Vanir? This book describes the myths' origins in pre-Christian Scandinavia and Iceland, and their survival in artefacts and written sources, from Old Norse sagas and poems to the less approving accounts of medieval Christian writers. Num Pages: 208 pages, 102 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DN; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 202 x 27. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500251966
ISBN
9780500251966
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.43

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd
Publication date
2018
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910021866
ISBN
9781910021866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.04

Hardback. Editor(s): Colarusso, John; Salbiev, Tamirlan. Translator(s): May, Walter. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691170404
ISBN
9780691170404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.74
€ 40.69

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; DSBF; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 602.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691160580
ISBN
9780691160580
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 32.25

Paperback. Wales is a Celtic country and the Celts have always treasured oral learning and recitation. Indeed they have a passion for committing facts to memory rather than relying on the written word. This title covers legends associated with place-names; calendar customs; giants and monsters; omens and second sight; and, folk healing and herbal remedies. Illustrator(s): Feachem, Richard, KBE. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; JFHF; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752419350
ISBN
9780752419350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.37

Paperback. This text uses Nordic ethnography methods and Latin American culture theory to explain how differing groups legitimise their own identities by identifying with notions drawn from folklore. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
Edition
First Paperback Edition.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
9781859181690
ISBN
9781859181690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752494456
ISBN
9780752494456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.31

Paperback. An illustrated encyclopedia of fabulous beasts, mythical monsters and cryptozoological mysteries Num Pages: 272 pages, b&w integrated illus. BIC Classification: GBC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 22. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472136442
ISBN
9781472136442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.04

Paperback. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442248229
ISBN
9781442248229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 42.75

Paperback. Oxfordshire folk tales Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752464145
ISBN
9780752464145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.01

Paperback. Editor(s): Bottigheimer, Ruth B. Num Pages: 336 pages, 4 illus. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812212945
ISBN
9780812212945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.65

Paperback. First written down in the eighth century AD, these early Irish stories depict a far older world - part myth, part legend and part history. Rich with magic and achingly beautiful, they speak of a land of heroic battles, intense love and warrior ideals, in which the otherworld is explored and men mingle freely with the gods. Translator(s): Gantz, Jeffrey. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140443974
ISBN
9780140443974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 50 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 8. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750955881
ISBN
9780750955881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.98

Hardback. Drawing on cognitive science, evolutionary theory, anthropology, psychology, literary theory, and other fields, this book presents a nuanced argument about how fairy tales originated in ancient oral cultures, how they evolved through the rise of literary culture and print, and how, in our own time, they continue to change through their adaptation. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: DSK; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
F First Edition, 1st Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691153384
ISBN
9780691153384
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 28.18

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