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Paperback. The medieval legend of the Grail, a tale about the search for supreme mystical experience, has never ceased to intrigue writers and scholars by its wildly variegated forms. This title shows how the Grail, once a Celtic vessel of plenty, evolved into the Christian Grail with miraculous powers. Series: Mythos: The Princeton-Bollingen Series in World Mythology. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691020754
- ISBN
- 9780691020754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.65
€ 46.99
€ 33.65
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
€ 26.99€ 23.78
€ 26.99
€ 23.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 59 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764344800
- ISBN
- 9780764344800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.80
€ 20.99
€ 15.80
Paperback. Reveals how the only hard evidence that dates the Great Pyramid - the quarry marks discovered by Colonel Vyse in 1837 - was forged Num Pages: 224 pages, 75 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; HBJH; HBLA; JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591437895
- ISBN
- 9781591437895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.99
€ 17.99
€ 12.99
Hardcover. Focuses on the conspiracy of the sinking of Titanic ship, with evidence of why the White Star company intended to defraud the insurance company by swapping the identity of Titanic and the damaged Olympic, Titanic's sister ship, in a collision with HMS Hawke, with conclusive photographic and documentary evidence of the swap. Num Pages: 288 pages, c20 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTM; JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526. 288 pages, c20 illustrations. Focuses on the conspiracy of the sinking of Titanic ship, with evidence of why the White Star company intended to defraud the insurance company by swapping the identity of Titanic and the damaged Olympic, Titanic's sister ship, in a collision with HMS Hawke, with conclusive photographic and documentary evidence of the swap. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBTM; JFHC. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight: 520.
- Publisher
- Ian Allan Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780711034969
- ISBN
- 9780711034969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 17.33
€ 26.99
€ 17.33
Paperback. The gold standard in Greek mythology, in a dazzling graphic deluxe edition with a new introduction by the bestselling author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. Num Pages: 832 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HRKP3; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 154 x 55. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 832
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143106715
- ISBN
- 9780143106715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 20.51
€ 30.99
€ 20.51
Paperback. Delightful, oft-reprinted guide to the foliate heads so common in medieval sculpture. This was the first-ever monograph dedicated to the Green Man. Num Pages: 128 pages, 173, 170 black and white, 3 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; ACK; AFK; JFHF; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 276 x 215 x 10. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- D. S. Brewer
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859914970
- ISBN
- 9780859914970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.63
€ 26.99
€ 23.63
Paperback. The Green Man has many facets, many dimensions. He peers through his leaf mask in hundreds of church misericords and stone carvings. His innate link with the changing seasons and fertility is revealed in the medieval poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and in summer folk customs such as Jack in the Green, the Castleton Garland and the Burry Man. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752419169
- ISBN
- 9780752419169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.60
€ 20.99
€ 19.60
Paperback. Offers information on things that are strange, mysterious and uncanny which occurred in the beautiful and rugged Lake District. This title explores different historic sites and ancient monuments - including stone circles, ancient cairns and crumbling stations. It is suitable for travellers about to travel the Lake District. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENM; JFH; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752449876
- ISBN
- 9780752449876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
€ 19.99
€ 18.60
Hardcover. If there's one distinctive feature of the British countryside, it has to be the hedgerow. Hedgerows can provide a great fund of fresh, wild food for us. In this book, the author reintroduces the wild and natural hedgerow ingredients that our grandmothers used on a regular basis - but gives them a fresh and contemporary twist. Num Pages: 240 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFHF; VSZ; VXHT; WBH; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 141 x 28. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- Square Peg
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224086714
- ISBN
- 9780224086714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.04
€ 19.99
€ 15.04
Paperback. 'I loved it .. funny, serious, richly vivid .. Read this book.' Daily Telegraph Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprints
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330535861
- ISBN
- 9780330535861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.74
€ 15.99
€ 11.74
Paperback. Series: Collected Works of Joseph Campbell. Num Pages: 352 pages, 72 Black and White Photos, 24 Black and White Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGXA; HRAC; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- New World Library United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608681891
- ISBN
- 9781608681891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.15
€ 24.99
€ 17.15
Hardcover. Series: Pocket Essentials. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Pocket Essentials New York
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KNW0007781
- ISBN
- 9781904048343
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Hardback. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRGS; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 301 x 250. .
- Publisher
- Dorling Kindersley Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241264348
- ISBN
- 9780241264348
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.97
€ 52.99
€ 38.97
Hardback. Series: American Lectures on the History of Religions. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Updated with a new Preface
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231156417
- ISBN
- 9780231156417
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.20€ 79.73
€ 104.20
€ 79.73
Paperback. An illustrated encyclopedia of fabulous beasts, mythical monsters and cryptozoological mysteries Num Pages: 272 pages, b&w integrated illus. BIC Classification: GBC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 22. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472136442
- ISBN
- 9781472136442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.65
€ 23.99
€ 16.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF; MMJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 214 x 17. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Shambhala Publications Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877735267
- ISBN
- 9780877735267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.03
€ 26.99
€ 21.03
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€ 20.63
€ 26.99
€ 20.63
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
€ 46.99€ 33.48
€ 46.99
€ 33.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; HBJD1; JFHF; VX; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Green Magic London
- Number of pages
- 212
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780953663132
- ISBN
- 9780953663132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.96
€ 19.99
€ 15.96