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Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge
Paperback. Editor(s): French, Diana. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 208 x 19. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Ghost House
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- F First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894877305
- ISBN
- 9781894877305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.62
€ 16.99
€ 12.62
Paperback. Combines a modern folkloric perspective with literary analysis of ghost stories from classical antiquity to shed light on the stories, and folk roots. This book examines ancient Greek and Roman beliefs about death and the departed and the various kinds of ghost stories that arose from these beliefs. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; DSBB; JFC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292725089
- ISBN
- 9780292725089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.79
€ 20.99
€ 20.79
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 396
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195332629
- ISBN
- 9780195332629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.57
€ 32.99
€ 23.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 40 halftones & line illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195332636
- ISBN
- 9780195332636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.52
€ 40.52
Paperback. Featuring dark tales of murderous kings and commoners, wild women, screaming skulls, galloping plague coaches, dragons dancing themselves to death, giants, and wandering corpses, combined with humorous stories and evocative tales of love, lust and passion, this book reveals the wonders that lie within the Hampshire landscape. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESH; 1DBKESW; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752461236
- ISBN
- 9780752461236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.54
€ 17.99
€ 16.54
Hardcover. The fairy-tales by the Brothers Grimm presented in this book were selected and illustrated by the artist Dorothee Menzel. The artist's pictures seem to restore the unity of man and nature. The charm of the numerous colour illustrations makes it possible for both children and adults to relate to the world of folk poetry. It features text in German. Illustrator(s): Menzel, Dorothee. Num Pages: 80 pages, 60 colour illus. BIC Classification: FQ; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 292 x 248 x 14. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Edition Axel Menges Germany
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783932565380
- ISBN
- 9783932565380
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.26
€ 30.99
€ 22.26
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
€ 46.99€ 33.61
€ 46.99
€ 33.61
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
€ 37.99€ 27.61
€ 37.99
€ 27.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 436 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Adventures Unlimited Press
- Edition
- 8/16/11
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935487395
- ISBN
- 9781935487395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 21.31
€ 30.99
€ 21.31
Paperback. The saga has an especial modern relevance - a recent translation into Czech reached the top of the best-seller list. The present volume includes genealogies, a study of the legal system, and a critical assessment of the work. Translator(s): Fox, Denton; Palsson, Hermann. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 226 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 315.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802061652
- ISBN
- 9780802061652
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 33.07
€ 35.99
€ 33.07
Paperback. This introductory text offers a chronological account of the main Greek myths in surviving literary and artistic sources, and also examines the history of interpretation of Greek mythology from the 17th century to the present. It examines the relationship between Greek myths and epic poetry. Translator(s): Marier, Thomas. Num Pages: 264 pages, 12, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801853951
- ISBN
- 9780801853951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.51
€ 35.99
€ 30.51
Hardcover. The Greek myths have a universal appeal, reaching far beyond the time and physical place in which they were created. In this book, the reader is taken on a tour of 22 destinations in Greece and Turkey, from Mount Olympus to Homer's Hades, recounting the tales from Greek mythology and the history associated with each. Num Pages: 272 pages, 70 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HRKP3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500518328
- ISBN
- 9780500518328
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.51
€ 23.99
€ 20.51
Hardback. Yatromanolakis examines the complex, at times contradictory, responses to ancient Greece in Greek and broader Western European modernism. Exploring the dynamics of ruination and the reconfiguration of fundamental icons of ancient mythology in surrealism, the author shows that Greek antiquity was an integral constituent of avant-garde myth-making. Series: Cultural Politics, Socioaesthetics, Beginnings. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 237 x 27. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publisher
- Harvard Department of the Classics United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780983532217
- ISBN
- 9780983532217
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.07€ 59.68
€ 65.07
€ 59.68
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
€ 5.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Eschia Books Canada
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926696171
- ISBN
- 9781926696171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.99
€ 19.99
€ 14.99
Paperback. Editor(s): Haring, Lee. Series: Encounters: Explorations in Folklore and Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 9. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253024398
- ISBN
- 9780253024398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.29
€ 26.99
€ 25.29
Paperback. A magical exploration of the ancient landscape of forests and the ancient genre of fairytales, drawing fascinating and surprising connections between the two, by the author of the bestselling A Book Of Silence Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847084309
- ISBN
- 9781847084309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.52
€ 15.99
€ 11.52
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; DSBH; HRJ; JFHF; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479889655
- ISBN
- 9781479889655
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.31
€ 81.31
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
€ 16.99
€ 12.62
Going to the Well for Water: The Seamus Ennis Field Diary 1942-1946
Séamus Ennis (Edited And Translated By Ríon...
hardcover. Features a translation of the diaries of Seamus Ennis, fulltime collector of music and song with the Irish Folklore Commission describing his work, the people he met, the material he gathered and his communication with the head office of the commission in Dublin. This book also illustrates life in the Gaeltacht during the Second World War. Num Pages: 613 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, music, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AVGH; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 160 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1278. E. scarce. From the library of Ivor Browne and June Levine. Fine in fine dust wrapper
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Edition
- First edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0031445
- ISBN
- 9781859184370
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 280.00
€ 280.00