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Paperback. This is a compendium of folkloric, literary, and critical texts that demonstrate the degree to which ancient Russian fairy-tale fantasies acquired political and historical meanings during the catastrophic twentieth century. Editor(s): Balina, Marina; Goscilo, Helena; Lipovetsky, Mark. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810120327
- ISBN
- 9780810120327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.59
€ 42.59
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
€ 16.99€ 13.96
€ 16.99
€ 13.96
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Red Wheel/Weiser United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578634965
- ISBN
- 9781578634965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.44
€ 19.99
€ 19.44
Paperback. From the dangerous beings of ancient myths and medieval folklore, to the sanitized 'wingy thingies' of Shakespeare and the Victorians, and even modern myths of alien abduction, this book presents a history of fairies. It tells that they have a darker and menacing history - as troublemakers, child-snatchers, seducers and changelings. Num Pages: 236 pages, 200. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 25. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752440736
- ISBN
- 9780752440736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.37
€ 18.37
Paperback. Editor(s): Koschmann, J Victor (Cornell University, USA); Shinji, Yamashita; Keibo, Oiwa. Series: Cornell University East Asia Papers. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Cornell University East Asia Program
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780939657377
- ISBN
- 9780939657377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.91
€ 16.99
€ 16.91
Paperback. A new expanded edition of Tolkien's most famous, and most important essay, which defined his conception of fantasy as a literary form, and which led to the writing of The Lord of the Rings. Accompanied by a critical study of the history and writing of the text. Num Pages: 320 pages, Index. BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007582914
- ISBN
- 9780007582914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.05
€ 13.99
€ 10.05
Hardcover. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226195490
- ISBN
- 9780226195490
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.21
€ 34.99
€ 27.21
Paperback. A series of short stories, related by the author, handed down from generation to generation of the Lakota tribe. This work honours the buffalo, the dog, the horse, the eagle, and the wolf as workaday helpers and agents of divine intervention; the wisdom of the medicine man; and the heroism and resourcefulness of individual men and women. Num Pages: 82 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBNR; 3JH; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 205 x 134 x 11. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 82
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803293359
- ISBN
- 9780803293359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.64
€ 12.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Red Wheel/Weiser
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781601632784
- ISBN
- 9781601632784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.01
€ 20.01
Hardback. Cover slightly stained. Keywords: "20th Century, Folklore, History & Criticism, Classic, The Classics, Scottish, Criticism, English" This study examines how various conventions from Irish folklore have been subsumed in 12 Irish novels published between 1912 and 1948, including works by James Joyce, Flann O'Brien, Mervyn Wall, Darrell Figgis, Eimar O'Duffy and James Stephens. black & white illustrations. Series: Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction & Fantasy. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 374
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KHS0069877
- ISBN
- 9780313304903
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 30.99€ 4.99
€ 30.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFH; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 179 x 15. Weight in Grams: 184. And Other Practical Advice in Our Campaign Against the Fairy Kingdom. 208 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFH; WH. Dimension: 171 x 179 x 15. Weight: 182.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Conari Press
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781573245326
- ISBN
- 9781573245326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.99
€ 16.99
€ 14.99
Hardback. Throughout human history twins have been an unsettling and ambiguous presence. Rarely treated neutrally, in any cultural context, twins present an anomaly: the appearance from the same womb of two human beings when only one is expected. The anxiety they caused could often only be resolved through ritual and belief. Editor(s): Patton, Kimberley C. Series: Library of Modern Religion. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25 bw integrated. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 134. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848859319
- ISBN
- 9781848859319
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.53
€ 94.53
Paperback. Compilation of folklore, legends, and history describes animals' relations with people, being hunted for food, fur, sport, or as vermin, and their position today. An imaginative final section looks at twelve animals and how we can visualise ourselves as having their special qualities and enrich our lives and deal with situations differently. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFHF; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Gill
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781848892507
- ISBN
- 9781848892507
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 11.82
€ 16.99
€ 11.82
Paperback. Series: Cornerstone Editions. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 50. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Tarcher
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780399169229
- ISBN
- 9780399169229
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.58
€ 24.99
€ 22.58
Paperback. Tales of adventure and courage among the peoples of Eastern Siberia Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCS; 3JH; CF; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 133 x 108 x 23. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- International Polar Institute Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint of 1918 ed.
- SKU
- V9780982170342
- ISBN
- 9780982170342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.29
€ 23.29
Paperback. Editor(s): Green, D.; Graf, S. J. Num Pages: 388 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Mandrake of Oxford United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781869928391
- ISBN
- 9781869928391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.00€ 18.21
€ 23.00
€ 18.21
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Career Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781564149237
- ISBN
- 9781564149237
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.44
€ 19.99
€ 19.44
Paperback. Includes various stories. In, "Math Son of Mathonwy" two brothers plot to carry off the virginal Goewin, while in "Manawydan Son of Llyr" a chieftain roams throughout Britain after a spell is cast over his land. In "How Culhwch Won Olwen", a young man must complete many tasks before he can marry a giant's daughter. Translator(s): Gantz, Jeffrey. Num Pages: 320 pages, map, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1976
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140443226
- ISBN
- 9780140443226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.07
€ 13.99
€ 10.07
Paperback. Series: Library of Yiddish classics. Num Pages: 410 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 410
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780805210903
- ISBN
- 9780805210903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.76
€ 24.99
€ 21.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 174 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 210 x 9. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Witches' Almanac United States
- Number of pages
- 174
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780977370313
- ISBN
- 9780977370313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.25
€ 18.25
Paperback. A ground-breaking interpretation of Russian culture from prehistory to the present, dealing with the feminine myth as a central cultural force Num Pages: 320 pages, 32 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: HBJD; JFC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253208422
- ISBN
- 9780253208422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.66
€ 36.99
€ 32.66
Paperback. Serves as a collection of childhood stories, allegorical fiction, and an essay. This book talks about the legends and tales from oral tradition and used experiences from the author's life and community to educate others about the Yankton Sioux. It bridges the gap between her own culture and mainstream American society. Num Pages: 196 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DNF; DQ; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 13. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Second
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803299177
- ISBN
- 9780803299177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.91
€ 16.99
€ 16.91
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780375702662
- ISBN
- 9780375702662
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 21.95
€ 30.99
€ 21.95
Paperback. Covering thousands of years of intricate creation tales, A Dictionary of Creation Myths is the first and most comprehensive work devoted to creation myths from cultures throughout the world. From cosmic eggs, frost giants, and the Garden of Eden to Brahma, the Spider Woman, and the Gaia Principle, this unique guide illuminates the phenomenon of creation from all aspects of the human experience. Richly illustrated, A Dictionary of Creation Myths is essential for anyone who has ever wondered how the world was created, where we came from, or why we are here at all. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc US
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195102758
- ISBN
- 9780195102758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.66
€ 29.99
€ 29.66