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Paperback. By investigating women's special skills related to goddess cults together with legends and popular traditions, the author explores the importance of the goddess as a subject for study today. Num Pages: 220 pages, 15 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: HRAB1; JFHF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415136112
ISBN
9780415136112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.64

Paperback. In the early years of the thirteenth century the Danish writer Saxo Grammaticus provided his people with a "History of the Danes". This title provides a full English edition featuring introductory summaries, and a commentary on the folklore and life and customs of twelfth-century Denmark - including the sources of Hamlet. Editor(s): Davidson, Hilda Ellis. Translator(s): Fisher, Peter. Num Pages: 526 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DND; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 798. Bks.1-9. 526 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Davidson, Hilda Ellis. In the early years of the thirteenth century the Danish writer Saxo Grammaticus provided his people with a "History of the Danes". This title provides a full English edition featuring introductory summaries, and a commentary on the folklore and life and customs of twelfth-century Denmark - including the sources of Hamlet. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DND; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB; JFHF. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 29. Weight: 756. Translator(s): Fisher, Peter.
Publisher
D.S.Brewer
Number of pages
526
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859915021
ISBN
9780859915021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 50.77

paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JFHF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 575.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252060281
ISBN
9780252060281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Folklore Publishing Canada
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894864015
ISBN
9781894864015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.62

Paperback. Explores the power of Bible stories, fairy tales, and the Odysseus, Parsifal and Oedipus stories, considering how that power can be used to help children's healthy development. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF; JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Floris Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863156595
ISBN
9780863156595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. Features folk tales from one of Britain's most ancient counties. Their origins lost in the oral tradition, this title includes thirty stories from Norfolk that reflect the wisdom (and eccentricities) of the county and its people. It is also illustrated with line drawings, that bring alive the landscape of the county's eerie fens and waterways. Series: Folk Tales. Num Pages: 192 pages, 25 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAN; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 15. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752479422
ISBN
9780752479422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.45

Paperback. Is there a geometrical energy system that surrounds our planet? - a suped grid involving polyhedral forms, ley lines, earth energy currents and archaeoastronomical alignments? From ET flight-paths to anti-gravity, the grid has many claims attached to it. This book unravels the many theories to give an overview of this incredible subject. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFH; RG; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 117 x 7. Weight in Grams: 84.
Publisher
Wooden Books
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904263647
ISBN
9781904263647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.30

Paperback. .
Publisher
Tangerine Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910691175
ISBN
9781910691175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSHL; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752499116
ISBN
9780752499116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.51

Paperback. Two decades after radiocarbon dating declared the Turin Shroud a mediaeval fake, brand-new historical discoveries strongly suggest that this famous cloth, with its extraordinary photographic imprint, is genuinely Christ's shroud after all. This book boldly challenges the current post-radiocarbon dating view - that it is a fake. Num Pages: 512 pages, 16 pages of colour pictures. BIC Classification: HRCA; JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Bantam
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553824223
ISBN
9780553824223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Hardcover. Illustrator(s): Lamb, Kathryn. Num Pages: 96 pages, cartoon. BIC Classification: 1DST; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Stacey International United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905299065
ISBN
9781905299065
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Series: A yearling special. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 310 x 235 x 14. Weight in Grams: 839.
Publisher
Bantam Dell Publishing Group, Div of Random House, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780440406945
ISBN
9780440406945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.65

Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations (some colour). BIC Classification: 1QDAG; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 321 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1100.
Publisher
Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1962
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780385015837
ISBN
9780385015837
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.50

Paperback. This is a collection of stories from around North Yorkshire, including tales of dragon-slayers, boggarts and giants, tragic love affairs, thwarted villainy, witches, fairies, ghosts and much more. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 199 x 12. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
The History Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752489971
ISBN
9780752489971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752494456
ISBN
9780752494456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. .
Publisher
Icon Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
8
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780500119
ISBN
9781780500119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.04

Hardcover. The second revised edition of this dictionary bringing together over 500 nursery rhymes, songs, nonsense jingles, lullabies, and rhyming alphabets traditionally handed on to young children. This book incorporates results of recent scholarship and includes a new essay on the singing tradition of nursery rhymes. Each item comes with extensive notes. Editor(s): Opie, Iona; Opie, Peter. Num Pages: 592 pages, frontispiece, black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; YBLB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 142 x 38. Weight in Grams: 804.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
2 Sub
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198600886
ISBN
9780198600886
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 488 pages, 10 b/w line drawings. BIC Classification: JFC; JFHF; JFSP1; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
488
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780940322691
ISBN
9780940322691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 241 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Adventures Unlimited Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781931882873
ISBN
9781931882873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.19

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAN; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750967921
ISBN
9780750967921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

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