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Paperback. Nottinghamshire folk tales Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMN; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 124 x 14. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752463773
ISBN
9780752463773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752453880
ISBN
9780752453880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780855757113
ISBN
9780855757113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.99

Paperback. Hampshire is proud host to traditions, customs and legends that may seem strange to the people of the twenty-first century but were very real to the Hampshire folk of yesteryear. From Abbotts Ann and the Maiden's Garlands to the Tichborne Dole and St Swithun's forty days of rain, this looks at the folklore of Hampshire. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESH; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752451794
ISBN
9780752451794
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

Paperback. Translation of: Les Grecs ont-ils cru aa leurs mythes? Translator(s): Wissing, P. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVG; HRAB; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226854342
ISBN
9780226854342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 624 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFH; VXQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 255 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1154.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Adventures Unlimited Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781939149589
ISBN
9781939149589
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.39

Paperback. Surveys centuries of folklore about vampires. This book offers an explanation for the origins of the vampire legends, from the tale of a sixteenth-century shoemaker from Breslau whose ghost terrorized everyone in the city, to the testimony of a doctor who presided over the exhumation and dissection of a graveyard full of Serbian vampires. Num Pages: 244 pages, ill. BIC Classification: HBT; JFHF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
244
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300164817
ISBN
9780300164817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.82

Hardcover. Praise for Unsolved Mysteries of American History "The facts are presented clearly and concisely, and the answers have been thoroughly researched using the most up-to-date sources. " -Newark Star Ledger "Everything that would make a great detective story. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471267058
ISBN
9780471267058
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.88

Paperback. Series: Solstice Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 169 x 21. Weight in Grams: 728.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
CCI Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781896445595
ISBN
9781896445595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.38
€ 47.43

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691124094
ISBN
9780691124094
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.70

Paperback. The visionary tradition of spirits, gods, and demons continues to subvert our rational universe, erupting from the shadows in times of intense religious and philosophical transition. Renaissance magic and tribal ritual. Romantic poetry and the ecstasy of the shaman, to trace how societies have used myths to make sense of the world. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFCX; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
The Squeeze Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906069063
ISBN
9781906069063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.53

Hardback. Finally, Grieve focuses on the misogynistic elements of the story and asks why the fall of Spain is figured as a cautionary tale about a woman's sexuality. Num Pages: 328 pages, 24, 23 black & white halftones, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; JFHF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801890369
ISBN
9780801890369
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.90
€ 61.27

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845887841
ISBN
9781845887841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.21

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
€ 8.64

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851156804
ISBN
9780851156804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.73

Paperback. .
Publisher
Floris Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863157103
ISBN
9780863157103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.23

Paperback. A collection of over five thousand Yoruban proverbs arranged according to theme. It includes an introduction, which provides a framework and description of Yoruba cultural beliefs, the proverbs are arranged by theme into five sections: the good person; the fortunate person; relationships; human nature; rights and responsibilities; and truisms. Num Pages: 510 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFD; GBC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 179 x 28. Weight in Grams: 918.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
510
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803218437
ISBN
9780803218437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.53

Paperback. Makes available for the generation of readers two key works on hero myths: Otto Rank's "Myth of the Birth of the Hero" and Lord Raglan's "The Hero". In his introduction to this selection from Rank, Raglan, and others, the author charts the history of theorizing about hero myths and compares the approaches of Rank, Raglan, Dundes, and Campbell. Series: Mythos: The Princeton-Bollingen Series in World Mythology. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRKT; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691020624
ISBN
9780691020624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.01

Paperback. The first English translation of the book that reveals the Cathar stronghold at Montsegur to be the repository of the Holy Grail. Num Pages: 224 pages, map. BIC Classification: HRAX; JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 324. The Struggle Between the Cathars, the Templars, and the Church of Rome. 224 pages, map. Presents the history of the Papal persecution of the Cathars that lies in the mediaeval epic, "Parzival", and in the poetry of the troubadours. This book presents the legend of the Cathars and the Holy Grail. It gives an account of authors explorations of the Pyrenean caves. It is an addition to the English language Grail and Templar literature. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HRAX; JFHC. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 16. Weight: 322.
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594771354
ISBN
9781594771354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.59

paperback.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1900
SKU
KEX0198474
ISBN
9780753817247
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

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