Category: Mythology, Folklore, Legends

The Iron Wolf and Other Stories

Price: $7.95

Publisher: UK, Allen Lane : 1980

Seller ID: 33487

ISBN-13: 9780713913415

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

Nineteen folktales from around the world deal with robins, nightingales, wolves, crabs, parrots, dogs, dragons, cats, and woodpeckers. Published outside Great Britain under title: 'The unbroken web'. 141 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm. Bright, clean, unmarked copy, inside and outside. Similar, unclipped dustjacket. Near new! Weight, 600g
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AEsop's Fables

By: AESOP

Price: $40.00

Publisher: New York, Century Co. : 1911

Seller ID: 045248

Binding: Cloth, Gilt

Condition: VG+

Aesop's Fables illustrated in b&w by E. Boyd Smith. xii, 172 p. ill. 22 cm. Ornamental borders to each page.Interior is clean though a few small a small stain noted to blank page p2. Ginges sound, no cracking. No ownership marks. Brown cloth is very bright and clean and the gilt titles and decoration shos no fading. Minor wear to cloth at tips. Weight,
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British Folklore

By: ALEXANDER, Marc

Price: $9.95

Publisher: New York, NY, U.S.A., Crescent Books : 1982

Seller ID: 20730

ISBN-13: 9780517379370

Binding: Cloth Boards, Gilt Titles

Condition: Fine

The book examines the rich and varied folklore, legends and beliefs that provide a unique insight into Britain's history. 224pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Bright, fresh, unmarked copy. Previous owner's bookplate to htp. No wear to cloth or to dustjacket. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges based on our actual costs, without overcharging. This item weighs 1.01kg unpacked. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA calculated by weight alone as per the USPS. World rates are based o...
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Time Before Morning: Art and Myth of the Australian Aborigines

By: ALLEN, Louis A.

Price: $14.50

Publisher: U.S.A., Thomas Crowell Co : 1976

Seller ID: 19404

ISBN-13: 9780690009996

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

Marvellously illustrated collection of the myths and legends of the aboriginal inhabitants of Australia's Arnhem Land. xii, 304 pages, [9] leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm. Bright, clean and unmarked copy, inside and outside. Tight, square binding, no wear to the cloth. The price-clipped dustjacket shows minor edge wear and a couple of short, closed margin tears. Weight, 1.072kg. We ship Worldwide, at cost, using both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges, at cost, without overcharging. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight,...
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Andersen's Fairy Tales, Translated from the Original

By: ANDERSEN, Hans Christian

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York, John W, Lovell Company

Seller ID: 19330

Binding: Quarter Leather Marbled Boards

Condition: VG+

Attractive edition of Hans Christian Andersen's Tales. 36 tales in all, 380 pages, not illustrated. Undated, circa late 19th century. Attractive copy with a red leather spine, gily titles and decoration with marbled boards and marbled page edges. Interior is clean and unmarked excepting a light ink signature to a front endpaper. Minor wear to edges of boards and a small., lost chip at the head of the spine. Weight unpacked, 464g. We ship Worldwide, at cost, using both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges without overcharging. Canadian domestic postal rat...
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Sing a Song of Sixpence, and Other Nursery Rhymes

By: ANON

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Toronto, Canada Games Co. : 1919

Seller ID: 051633

Binding: Card Wrappers

Condition: Good VG

Canada Toy Books, A1 Series. Nursery Rhymes for young children. Size - 22.5cm tall. 12pp. Colorful wrappers. Each nursery rhyme has its own two-color illustration. Weight, 34g. Clean and unmarked. Slight wear to foot of spine. Scan available. Inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail rates may apply to most locations, Canada, the U. S. A. and International.
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Old Polish Legends

By: ANSTRUTHER, F. C. - Retold By

Price: $12.00

Publisher: New York, Hippocrene Books : 1991

Seller ID: 29803

ISBN-13: 9780870520235

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Near Fine

Eleven classic Polish legends. Written dusing WWII and first published in Scotland, home of the P:olish Armed Forces in Exile. 66 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. Retold by F.C. Anstruther ; wood-engravings by J. Sekalski ; foreword by Z. Nowakowski. Bright, clean interior. Unmarked except for a small date/place at the rear of the book on the free endpaper. Tight, square binding, no wear to the boards. Unclipped dustjacket is similar. Unpacked weight, 306g. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail. Postage $4.00 to 6.00 within North America, in card sleeve. Enquire for rates to the Rest of ...
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The Discovery of King Arthur

By: ASHE, Geoffrey - in Association with Debrett's Peerage

Price: $20.00

Publisher: London, Debrett's Peerage : 1985

Seller ID: 2385

ISBN-13: 9780905649696

Binding: Cloth

Condition: About Fine

'This book presents an amazing case for who the historical King Arthur may well have been. No other theories have dislodged this one in my mind about the shadowy real man whom we pin so many tales, legends, and romances upon' - Goodreads. xi, 226 pages, [24] pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. Book is bright and clean, pages still fresh. Unmarked except for a gift inscription to the ffep. Tight, square binding, no wear to the boards. The unclipped dustjacket, in protective brodart, is near Fine. Small area of creasing to the bottom edge of ther rear panel. Unpacked weight, 500g. We ship ...
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Sagas of the Norsemen: Viking and German Myth

By: AUERBACH, Loren; SIMPSON, Jacqueline; DUNCAN Baird Publishers

Price: $12.50

Publisher: Amsterdam, Time Life Books : 1997

Seller ID: 044755

ISBN-13: 9780705435338

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New

The Mythology of the Viking and Germanic world. Includes Gods, Goddesses, the Viking and Germanic world, tales of myths and more. 144 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 29 cm. Bright, fresh, unmarked copy in a nearly similar, unclipped dustjacket, showing some minor surface rubbing to the rear panel. Weight, 863g.
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An incarnation of the snow ...

By: BAIN, F. W.

Price: $9.00

Publisher: Oxford, James Parker and Co. : 1908

Seller ID: 039129

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good to Very Good

Indian mythology translated from Sanskrit. Translated from the original manuscript, by F.W. Bain. OCLC Number: 1674852. xxiii, 108 p. front. 21 cm. Bound in stiff, card boards covered in great paper with a velum spine. Interior is a good VG, no foxing, Boards are sound, binding is tight and square. However, the top 1.5" of the vellum spine is damaged and partly lost. Weight, 396g.
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The Legendary Sources of Flaubert's Saint Julien

By: BART, Benjamin F.: COOK, Robert Francis

Price: $9.50

Publisher: Downsview, Ontario, Canada, Univ of Toronto Press : 1977

Seller ID: 039843

ISBN-13: 9780802053732

Binding: Cloth

Condition: About Fine

Examination of the sources used by Gustave Flaubert in his work, 'Legende de Saint Julien l'Hospitalier'. xii, 203 p., [2] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. A near fine, 'as new' except for slight wear to the bottom corner tip of the front board. Weight, 514g.
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Mother Goose In Prose

By: BAUM, L. Frank

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York, Bounty Books : 1986

Seller ID: 513

ISBN-13: 9780517519042

A noted storyteller and author of the 'Oz' books, has taken twenty-two nursery rhymes, including "Old King Cole" and "Little Bo-Peep", and fashioned them into full-length stories. Illustrated by Maxfield Parrish. 265 pages : illustrations in b&w, no color ; 24 cm. Both book and dustjacket are about 'as new' - unmarked and without wear. Unpacked weight, 555g. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are frequently incorrect. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images always available. Shipp...
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Scotland: Myths and Legends

By: BEARE, Beryl

Price: $9.00

Publisher: Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom, Lomond Books : 1999

Seller ID: 28743

ISBN-13: 9780947782979

Binding: Laminated Pictorial Boards

Condition: Fine

Myths and legends of Scotland accompanied by sumptuous color photography. 80pp, color photo illustrated. Bright, fresh, unmarked interior. Tight, square binding. About as new. Nearly similar, unclipped dustjacket. Weight, 506g.
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Myths and legends : Viking, Oriental, Greek

By: BELLINGHAM, David; WHITTAKER, Clio; GRANT, John

Price: $12.00

Publisher: London, New Burlington Books : 1992

Seller ID: 041568

ISBN-13: 9781853484261

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

he material in this book previously appeared in 'An introduction to Viking mythology', 'An introduction to Greek mythology' and 'An introduction to Oriental mythology'. 208 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm. Bright, clean, unmarked copy with a tight, square binding and no wear to the cloth.. The unclipped dustjacket is neraly similar. Large. heavy book weighing 1.125kg.
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Thirty Indian Legends of Canada

By: BEMISTER, Margaret

Price: $6.50

Publisher: Vancouver, Douglas & MacIntyre : 1993

Seller ID: 046082

ISBN-13: 9780888940254

Binding: Card Wrappers

Condition: As New

Originally published Toronto, Macmillan Co. of Canada, 1912. 153 p. ill. 23 cm. Illus. by Douglas Tait. Bright, unmarked, 'fresh' copy, 'as new'. Weight, 180g.
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The Mythology of Mexico and Central America

By: Bierhorst, jOHN

Price: $12.00

Publisher: New York, William Morrow : 1990

Seller ID: 16371

ISBN-13: 9780688067212

Binding: Cloth

Condition: As New

Discusses the mythology from Indians of various regions of Mexico and Central America, describing origins, comparing the similar tales, and presenting some of the myths themselves. xiv, 239pp, illustrated. Bright, clean & fresh, unmarked interior. Tight, square binding, sound hinges, no wear to the cloth.Unclipped dustjacket is similar. Attractive copy. Unpacked weight, 603g. We ship Worldwide, at cost, using both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges, at cost, without overcharging. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates t...
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The Maiden King: The Reunion of Masculine and Feminine

By: BLY, Robert; WOODMAN, Marion

Price: $22.00

Publisher: New York, Henry Holt and Co. : 1998

Seller ID: 057700

ISBN-13: 9780805057775

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New

In The Maiden King, two wise teachers guide us through the rich, metaphorical world of an ancient folktale to explore the possibility of a new relationship between masculine and feminine. Here, both women and men will find a vision of the powerful feminine, an energy our contemporary world has not been able to receive or sustain . . . xviii, 264 pages, index ; 23 cm. An 'as new' copy in a similar, unclipped dustjacket. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are often incorrect and are vague estimates NOT guaranteed rates. We use Canada Post, the United States Postal Service and Asendia and try to off...
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Icelandic Folk Tales and Fairy Stories

By: BOYNTON, Holmes - Editor

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Vancouver, BC, Beatrice S. Gislason Boynton : 1976

Seller ID: 30913

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: About 'As New'

Selected translated and edited by Holmes Boynton. Signed by her on the title page. 98pp, illustrations by Peter Magnus Wendel. 'As new', never sold from a private stock. One copy left. Weight, 270g.
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The Arthur of the Welsh: The Arthurian Legend in Medieval Welsh Literature

By: BROMWICH, Rachel; JARMAN, A. O. H.; ROBERTS, Brynley F.

Price: $95.00

Publisher: Cardiff, University of Wales Press : 1991

Seller ID: 056484

ISBN-13: 9780708311073

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

This collection of essays presents an account of the Arthurian literature produced in Wales, in both Welsh and Latin, during the Middle Ages. Topics addressed include the "historical" Arthur, Arthur in early Welsh verse, the legend of Merlin, and the tales of Culhwch ac Olwen, Geraint, and Owain. xiv, 310pp, frontis illustration. Book is bright and clean, pages bright white and unmarked. Previous owner's name/date to the ffep. Tight, square binding, no wear to the bright red faux-leather. The unclipped dustjacket is nearly fine but with a light crease to the center of the spine.
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Snow White

By: BROTHERS GRIMM; Camille Rose Garcia

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, Harper Design, an imprint of HarperCollins : 2012

Seller ID: 4034

ISBN-13: 9780062064462

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New

A retelling of the original tale from the Brothers Grimm, with new colorful and fantastic illustrations by renowned artist, Camille Rose Garcia. Designed for children learning to read, this book retells "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" in lively, natural language to help children develop the confidence to read alone. Unpaginated [80pp]. 'As New' condition. Unmarked. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail within North America, or via the USPS Media ail, in card sleeve. From $4.00 to $8.00 depending on exact weight etc. Those requiring Tracking in Canada will find postage considerably ...
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Category: Mythology, Folklore, Legends