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Paperback. Offers a collection of the haunting German stories from the past 200 years. This title includes Hoffmann's hallucinatory portrait of terror and insanity "The Sandman"; Chamisso's influential black masterpiece "Peter Schlemiel", where a man barters his own shadow; and Kafka's chilling, disturbing satire "In the Penal Colony". Translator(s): Wortsman, Peter. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; DQ; FYT; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 125 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141198804
- ISBN
- 9780141198804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.83
€ 17.99
€ 13.83
Hardback. The perfect gift for anyone interested in Irish folklore. These lrish tales are reprinted from nineteenth-century sources, but they date back to a centuries-old oral tradition of storytelling that had yet to be committed to the printed page. They were passed down through the ages virtually unaltered and feature a wide variety of fantastic beings. Series: Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classic Collection. Num Pages: 704 pages, black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 159. .
- Publisher
- Barnes & Noble Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 704
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781435161368
- ISBN
- 9781435161368
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.37
€ 45.99
€ 32.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 367 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 138 x 28. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 367
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486211817
- ISBN
- 9780486211817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.65
€ 17.99
€ 17.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199351817
- ISBN
- 9780199351817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.09
€ 68.09
Paperback. The first edition of its kind, The Great Fairy Tale Tradition is indispensable for students of fairy tales. Editor(s): Zipes, Jack. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 1008 pages, 20 illustrations, bibliog. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSY; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 142 x 28. Weight in Grams: 892.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393976366
- ISBN
- 9780393976366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.01
€ 34.01
Paperback. Based on a performance by Djanka Tassey Condae. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDM; DC; HBJH; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 12. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624664946
- ISBN
- 9781624664946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.49
€ 21.99
€ 17.49
Hardback. Drawing on cognitive science, evolutionary theory, anthropology, psychology, literary theory, and other fields, this book presents a nuanced argument about how fairy tales originated in ancient oral cultures, how they evolved through the rise of literary culture and print, and how, in our own time, they continue to change through their adaptation. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: DSK; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- F First Edition, 1st Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691153384
- ISBN
- 9780691153384
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.83
€ 50.83
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; DSBF; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691160580
- ISBN
- 9780691160580
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.68
€ 55.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; DSBF; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 50. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691173672
- ISBN
- 9780691173672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.29
€ 46.29
Paperback. If there is one genre that has captured the imagination of people in all walks of life throughout the world, it is the fairy tale. This book presents a provocative theory about why fairy tales were created and retold - and why they became such an indelible and infinitely adaptable part of cultures around the world. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: DSY; JFC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159553
- ISBN
- 9780691159553
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.83
€ 26.99
€ 23.83
paperback. The extraordinary historical consequences of errors and fictional inventions. Translator(s): Weaver, William. Num Pages: 176 pages, 8Col.ill. BIC Classification: CFB; DSA; JFCX; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 174. The extraordinary historical consequences of errors and fictional inventions. Translator(s): Weaver, William. Num Pages: 176 pages, 8Col.ill. BIC Classification: CFB; DSA; JFCX; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 174. Very good clean copy showing light age and shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- W&N
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0025142
- ISBN
- 9780753808788
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Paperback. Umberto Eco explores the most distant realms of our imagination Translator(s): McEwen, Alastair. Num Pages: 480 pages, Full-colour throughout. BIC Classification: DSB; DSC; DSK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 204 x 28. Weight in Grams: 868.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857052964
- ISBN
- 9780857052964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 27.99
€ 38.99
€ 27.99
Paperback. Editor(s): Griffin, Trenholme,J. Num Pages: 64 pages, 9 b/w line drawings. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 5. Weight in Grams: 104.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
- Edition
- UNABRIDGED VERSION
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888393036
- ISBN
- 9780888393036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.05
€ 11.99
€ 10.05
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Chodos-Irvine, Margaret. Editor(s): Griffin, Trenholme,J. Num Pages: 64 pages, 19 line drawings. BIC Classification: 5AK; JFHF; YQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 142 x 5. Weight in Grams: 108.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888392442
- ISBN
- 9780888392442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.05
€ 11.99
€ 10.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 163 x 13. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845888473
- ISBN
- 9781845888473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.10
€ 16.10
Paperback. As folk tales reveal a lot about the people who invented them, this book provides a link to the ethics and way of life of generations of Kentish people. It includes intriguing tales of Brave Mary of Mill Hill, King Herla, the Pickpockets of Sturry, the Wantsum Wyrm and the Battle of Sandwich, to name but a few. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 123 x 14. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752459332
- ISBN
- 9780752459332
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.99
€ 17.99
€ 15.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSB; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750968409
- ISBN
- 9780750968409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.10
€ 17.99
€ 16.10
Hardcover. Num Pages: 184 pages, 140 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; AJB; JFCA; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 280. .
- Publisher
- Damiani
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788862085137
- ISBN
- 9788862085137
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.99€ 28.07
€ 28.99
€ 28.07
Hardback. This book attempts to elucidate Japanese religious experiences by presenting an innovative interpretation of the oldest existing text of Japanese myth, the Kojiki. Iwasawa offers new insights into Japanese mythology regarding the relationship between the human and the divine. Num Pages: 218 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761855248
- ISBN
- 9780761855248
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.94
€ 116.94
paperback. Editor(s): Boyd, Matthieu. Num Pages: 616 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBB; HBJD; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780268037369
- ISBN
- 9780268037369
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.00€ 32.62
€ 45.00
€ 32.62