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Myth & legend told as fiction
Paperback. The Celtic roots of Irish folklore are enriched with Nordic legend and colour. Here gathered in this collection are tales of giants and warriors, of old hags and fair maidens, and of the boyhood of the great hero Fionn Mac Uail (Finn MacCool). Illustrator(s): Batten, John D. Series: Wordsworth Children's Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; FQ; YDC; YFJ; YNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160. Clean copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KEX0220375
- ISBN
- 9781840224344
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 7.99€ 4.99
€ 7.99
€ 4.99
Published here alongside their evocative original illustrations, these fairy tales by the celebrated playwright and poet include "The Happy Prince and Other Tales" and "A House of Pomegranates." Revised reissue. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; FC; FM; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 108 x 21. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Signet
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780451531070
- ISBN
- 9780451531070
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.95
€ 7.95
Paperback. "These Are Our Legends "gives readers seven traditional Lillooet "sptakwlh--"translated variously as "legends," "myths," or "bed-time stories"--in which shape-shifting animals and other forms of magic realism reign supreme. Illustrator(s): Abraham, Marie. Translator(s): Eijk, Jan van. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Regina Press Canada
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889773967
- ISBN
- 9780889773967
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.75
€ 24.99
€ 21.75
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
€ 18.99€ 17.25
€ 18.99
€ 17.25
Paperback. *A magnificent and rich historical novel set around the events leading up to the Norman invasion. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 276. Fine copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KJE0003428
- ISBN
- 9780349109435
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 133.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486493817
- ISBN
- 9780486493817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.46
€ 8.99
€ 8.46
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Tachyon Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781892391100
- ISBN
- 9781892391100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.99
€ 16.99
€ 15.99
Paperback. Series: The Radical Novel Reconsidered. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252064357
- ISBN
- 9780252064357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.45
€ 29.99
€ 26.45
Paperback. By turns dark and uplifting, Mike Barnes' original fables explore the otherworldliness of relationships, family, madness and death. Illustrator(s): Segbingway. Num Pages: 200 pages, 65 B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: FQ; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 203 x 10. Weight in Grams: 257.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Biblioasis Canada
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926845449
- ISBN
- 9781926845449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.95
€ 17.99
€ 16.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 88 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; CJB; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 181 x 11. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Focus
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585100149
- ISBN
- 9781585100149
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.03
€ 31.99
€ 23.03
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
Hardback. Editor(s): Mair, Victor H.; Bender, Mark. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 800 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DQ; FQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1048.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 800
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231153126
- ISBN
- 9780231153126
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.52
€ 167.52
Paperback. The Celtic roots of Irish folklore are enriched with Nordic legend and colour. Here gathered in this collection are tales of giants and warriors, of old hags and fair maidens, and of the boyhood of the great hero Fionn Mac Uail (Finn MacCool). Illustrator(s): Batten, John D. Series: Wordsworth Children's Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; FQ; YDC; YFJ; YNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160. Clean copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KEX0220286
- ISBN
- 9781840224344
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 7.99€ 4.99
€ 7.99
€ 4.99
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
Hardback. Presents an assortment of folktales from Poland. This title features more than 50 tales range from local legends, animal tales, and magic tales to religious legends, stories of demons and supernatural creatures, humorous tales, and how and why tales - exemplifying the Polish spirit, character, and sense of humour. Series: World Folklore Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 73 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; DQ; FQ; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 184 x 20. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781591587231
- ISBN
- 9781591587231
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.11
€ 74.11
Hardcover. Illustrator(s): Bugge, Jacob. Num Pages: 510 pages, 14 hand drawn maps. BIC Classification: FA; FM; FQ; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 149 x 35. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cecilie & Jacob Bugge Denmark
- Number of pages
- 510
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788788863055
- ISBN
- 9788788863055
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.46
€ 19.99
€ 14.46
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. Now as sumptuously packaged as they are critically acclaimed-new deluxe trade paperback editions of the beloved stories. Editor(s): Mahdi, Muhsin. Translator(s): Haddawy, Husain. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FC; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 144 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- New Deluxe Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393332469
- ISBN
- 9780393332469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.14
€ 16.99
€ 16.14
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€ 16.11
€ 16.99
€ 16.11
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
Paperback. Inventive, playful, and erudite Greer Gilman is an archeolexicologist rewriting language itself in her long-awaited novel. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FM; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 143 x 34. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Small Beer Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781618731050
- ISBN
- 9781618731050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.09
€ 18.09
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€ 11.41
€ 14.99
€ 11.41
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. A retelling of Irish legends, including the three major pre-Christian sequences - the Mythological Cycle, the Ulster Cycle and the Finn Cycle - as well as more recent tales of the saints Patrick, Brigid and Colmcille. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FQ; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 18. Weight in Grams: 226 254pp
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571175185
- ISBN
- 9780571175185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.19
€ 14.99
€ 11.19