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Myth & legend told as fiction
Paperback. In this selection of plays by the editor, the reader is taken into the romantic world of the gallant knights of the round table and their courageous and chivalrous deeds, fair maidens, castles steeped in history, the quest for the holy grail, and tragic love for Guinevere. Editor(s): Lang, Andrew. Series: Wordsworth Children's Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FQ; YFJ; YNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 196 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 102. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KHN0002095
- ISBN
- 9781853261152
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.74
€ 5.74
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€ 16.34
€ 16.99
€ 16.34
Paperback. The Tailor never travelled further than Scotland, yet the breadth of the world could not contains the wealth of his humour and fantasy. All human life is here - marriages, inquests, matchmaking, wakes - and always the Tailor, his wife and their black cow. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 214 224pp. Introduction by Frank O'Connor
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- Mercier Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780853420507
- ISBN
- 9780853420507
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.61
€ 15.99
€ 13.61
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. 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. Num Pages: 158 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Mandrake of Oxford United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781869928766
- ISBN
- 9781869928766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.85
€ 13.99
€ 10.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FM; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Monsoon Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814423120
- ISBN
- 9789814423120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.94
€ 16.94
Paperback. Set in the author's childhood home, the Rio Puerco Valley southeast of Chaco Canyon in northern New Mexico, this collection of fictional short stories are based on his personal experiences or stories he heard about people or events while growing up in his valley. They illustrate the vibrant culture of rural northern New Mexico and its inhabitants. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FQ; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826345998
- ISBN
- 9780826345998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.55
€ 20.99
€ 19.55
Paperback. Comes out of the tradition of evening storytelling, a popular form of entertainment in traditional African societies. This volume offers a collection of 23 Yoruba trickster tales. It includes Ajapa, notable for his strikingly human habits, abilities, weaknesses and disposition, and presents his different aspects including his amusing relations. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803286115
- ISBN
- 9780803286115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.50
€ 24.50
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
€ 9.91
€ 9.91
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: 150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571244751
- ISBN
- 9780571244751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.08
€ 13.99
€ 10.08
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
€ 25.99€ 22.18
€ 25.99
€ 22.18
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
€ 20.99€ 19.69
€ 20.99
€ 19.69
paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: FQ; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 215 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Dover Publications
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0022731
- ISBN
- 9780486280929
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Paperback. "Endlessly powerful.. Here is one you should not miss, a gratifying feast in lush, lyrical, and full-throated form."-NPR.org Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631491948
- ISBN
- 9781631491948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.13
€ 16.99
€ 16.13
Paperback. Exploring universal themes of spiritual renewal, "The Shamans Quest" shows us how we can find the Great Song of Life and learn to value the sacred qualities of Nature and the Universe. Num Pages: 111 pages. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 111
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780996516
- ISBN
- 9781780996516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.48
€ 13.99
€ 13.48
Hardcover. Editor(s): Congail, Nollaig Mac. Num Pages: 192 pages, 5. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Arlen House
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780905223674
- ISBN
- 9780905223674
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.80
€ 20.99
€ 19.80
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
€ 18.37
€ 18.37
Paperback. In this volume, O'Connor tells the story of the great God of the Underworld and one of the most famous of all Greek myths: Hades' abduction of Persephone and her mother's revenge. Num Pages: 80 pages, chiefly Illustrations. BIC Classification: FQ; FX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 254 x 5. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- First Second
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781596434349
- ISBN
- 9781596434349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.40
€ 14.99
€ 13.40
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€ 23.49
€ 31.99
€ 23.49
hardcover. Twenty-nine tales provide a moving and colorful image of the diversity and richness of the people and lands of Indonesia. Editor(s): Bunanta, Murti. Series: World Folklore Series. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations (some col.), map. BIC Classification: FQ; JFHF; YFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 266 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1.
- SKU
- V9781563089091
- ISBN
- 9781563089091
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.49€ 50.07
€ 54.49
€ 50.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826335708
- ISBN
- 9780826335708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.82
€ 20.99
€ 18.82
Paperback. The world first publication of a previously unknown work by J.R.R. Tolkien, which tells the epic story of the Norse hero, Sigurd, the dragon-slayer, the revenge of his wife, Gudrun, and the Fall of the Nibelungs. Editor(s): Tolkien, Christopher. Num Pages: 384 pages, 7 b/w illus. BIC Classification: DC; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 270. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- UK ed.
- SKU
- KSS0006967
- ISBN
- 9780007317240
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 12.99€ 8.65
€ 12.99
€ 8.65
Paperback. Translator(s): Rothwell, Fred. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FQ; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Hays (Nicolas) Ltd ,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892540938
- ISBN
- 9780892540938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.30
€ 18.30