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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

€ 67.05
€ 61.03

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
€ 18.41

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
€ 39.41

Paperback. Features stories from the ancient Welsh mythological cycle. This work includes only those stories that have remained unadulterated by the influence of the French Arthurian romances, providing a selection of the finest works in medieval Celtic literature. Editor(s): Ford, Patrick K. Translator(s): Ford, Patrick K. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 45.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520253964
ISBN
9780520253964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.54

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

€ 60.51
€ 47.35

Hardback. Editor(s): Radin, Paul. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 21. Weight in Grams: 914.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691647593
ISBN
9780691647593
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.38

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
€ 26.68

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
€ 18.69

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

€ 32.14

Hardback. Contributes to the library of Jewish folklore collections, thus actively helping to restore the treasures of Jewish oral tradition in our contemporary world. Drawn primarily from talmudic and midrashic sources, medieval texts, and the Israel Folktale Archives, this work features a story-within-a-story, which is part of the Jewish oral tradition. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFHF; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780765761422
ISBN
9780765761422
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.30

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. 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.
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
€ 16.46

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. Num Pages: 376 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Trine Day United States
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781937584177
ISBN
9781937584177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.15

Paperback. From all six Celtic cultures - Irish, Scots, Welsh, Cornish, Manx and Breton - Ellis has included popular myths and legends, as well as bringing to light exciting tales which have been lying in manuscript form, translated and unknown to the modern general reader. Series: Mammoth Books. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 124 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Robinson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
9781841192482
ISBN
9781841192482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 8.59

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; HBJK; HBLW; JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 885.
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Third
Condition
New
SKU
V9781510708921
ISBN
9781510708921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00

paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB1; HRCM; JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
quince books ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955320408
ISBN
9780955320408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.29

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 754.
Publisher
Ibis Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892542109
ISBN
9780892542109
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Sky Books United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition, First Printing (stated)
Condition
New
SKU
V9780967816258
ISBN
9780967816258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 27.69

Paperback. .
Publisher
Sky Books United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780967816265
ISBN
9780967816265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Sky Books United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780967816241
ISBN
9780967816241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.27

Hardback. Welsh Folk Tales Num Pages: 272 pages, 188 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 205 x 25. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750966047
ISBN
9780750966047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKWV; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 11. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
The History Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752486444
ISBN
9780752486444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

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