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Myth & legend told as fiction
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€ 17.09
€ 18.99
€ 17.09
Paperback. A Salutation in Rhyme Metrically Mirroring and Lauding Scotland's Heroes and Heroines of Innovation and Discovery in a Celebration of Their Contributions to the Good of the Human Race. 128 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKS; FQ; JFHF. Dimension: 209 x 126 x 11. Weight: 168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905222315
- ISBN
- 9781905222315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.43
€ 9.99
€ 8.43
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: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807878576
- ISBN
- 9780807878576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.21
€ 47.21
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. To find more information on Rowman & Littlefield titles, please visit www.rlpgbooks.com. Num Pages: 390 pages. BIC Classification: FQ; FV; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765760241
- ISBN
- 9780765760241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 89.07
€ 89.07
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
€ 35.43
€ 35.43
Hardcover. Offers a collection of Celtic fairy tales. This book includes a collection of romance, tales that can make you laugh, and tales with sadness intertwined. Illustrator(s): Batten, John D. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 188 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1120.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629142272
- ISBN
- 9781629142272
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.61
€ 23.61
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€ 14.12
€ 14.99
€ 14.12
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€ 10.69
€ 13.99
€ 10.69
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. 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
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
€ 170.59
€ 170.59
Paperback. River Gods, snake spirits, mountain and Immortals, Chinese mythology is alive with ancient passions. China's unique set of tales are derived from its vast expanse, diverse culture and the endless internal wars. This brilliant new book introduces the key themes of Chinese legend before plunging into the fascinating stories themselves. Editor(s): Jackson, Jake. Series: The World's Greatest Myths and Legends. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Flame Tree Publishing
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783614035
- ISBN
- 9781783614035
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.87
€ 9.99
€ 8.87
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
€ 8.03
€ 8.03
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
€ 75.36
€ 75.36
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€ 22.18
€ 24.99
€ 22.18
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€ 19.20
€ 24.99
€ 19.20
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
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. 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.
- 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. 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