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Paperback. Local history, folklore and ghost stories from the Vale of the White Horse and South Oxfordshire. Num Pages: 250 pages, small illus throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; JFHF; VXQ; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 210 x 21. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Two Rivers Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909747173
ISBN
9781909747173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 38 Black and White Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRKP; JFHF; PHDS; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583945384
ISBN
9781583945384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.68

Paperback. This book, now with a new preface, offers a new history of the fairy tale, revealing the creative role of periodical publication in shaping this genre. Sumpter explores the fairy tale's reinvention for (and by) diverse readerships in unexpected contexts, including debates over evolution, colonialism, socialism, gender and sexuality and decadence. Series: Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; HBTB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230361492
ISBN
9780230361492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.88

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Anthem Press United Kingdom
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843318941
ISBN
9781843318941
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.97

Paperback. The spirituality of a fey person may be quite anarchic and entirely private, having no basis in any organised religion. So it can be a secret spirituality that informs the fey type and this may be largely experiential. In this book, the author suggests ways in which we might understand Otherworldly realities without abandoning commonsense. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 407.
Publisher
The Crowood Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719813566
ISBN
9780719813566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; VXQM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 121 x 203 x 19. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Weiser Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578634491
ISBN
9781578634491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.23

Paperback. Series: Dover Children's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrationsmusic. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; FQ; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 12. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486417110
ISBN
9780486417110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.42

Paperback. The Welsh Fairy Book is a beautifully written collection of fairy tales and folk stories, first printed by the University of Wales Press in 1952. Illustrator(s): Pogany, Willy. Num Pages: 310 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; JFHF; YFJ. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 214 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
University of Wales Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780708312575
ISBN
9780708312575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.16

Paperback. A reading and research into strange territories of folklore, mythology, religion and magic. This book is a scholar-poet's quest for the meaning of European myths, a polemic about the relations between man and woman, and also a personal document in which the author explored the sources of his own inspiration and, as he believed, all true poetry. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: DSC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 136 x 40. Weight in Grams: 670.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571174256
ISBN
9780571174256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.73

Paperback. The author rediscovers the lost meaning of fairy tales and shows how they can have a profound influence on the developing mind of a child. Translator(s): Lawson, Polly. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: DSY; JFHF; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Floris Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
268
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863152085
ISBN
9780863152085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.78

Hardcover. Explores research on proverbs of many cultures. More than 20 essays written by scholars of such diverse disciplines as folklore, literature, psychology, linguistics and anthropology illustrate the significance of traditional proverbs and trace variations of proverbs over time. Editor(s): Mieder, Wolfgang; Dundes, Alan. Num Pages: 340 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299143602
ISBN
9780299143602
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.50

Paperback. Series: Learning to Live. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1; HPCA; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062215451
ISBN
9780062215451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.85

Paperback. In this study, Diane Purkiss investigates the diverse interpretations and meanings attributed to the figure of the witch. The areas she considers include Canonical literature, visual arts, fairy tales, folklore, real-life witch stories, pornography and sado-masochism, film, and the stage. Num Pages: 308 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRQX2; HRQX5; JFHF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415087629
ISBN
9780415087629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.66

Paperback. A noted psychologist shows how fairy tales are a powerful aid to growing up, banishing fears, resolving conflicts, and conquering the darkness that dwells within us. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Basic Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465008964
ISBN
9780465008964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.35

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
HarperOne
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062509239
ISBN
9780062509239
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.59

Paperback. Epic poems by one who has been called the first Greek philosopher and theologian Translator(s): Lattimore, Richmond. Series: Ann Arbor Paperbacks. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8pp illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472081615
ISBN
9780472081615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.57

Paperback. 224 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFHF. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New Page Books
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781601632371
ISBN
9781601632371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 75ill.(25col.). BIC Classification: JFHF; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 204 x 8. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Inner Traditions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892815623
ISBN
9780892815623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.69

Paperback. Now back in print after more than thirty years, The Zunis: Self-Portrayals offers forty-six stories of myth, prophecy, and history from the great oral literature of the Zuni Indians of New Mexico. Translator(s): Quam, Alvina. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Edition
[1st ed. ]
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826302533
ISBN
9780826302533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.28

Paperback. The brilliant first book from the number one bestselling author, in stunning new livery. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JFH; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 254.
Edition
Reprints
Publisher
Picador
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
9780330375467
ISBN
9780330375467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 5.70

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