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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
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFHC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- McFarland
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786497263
- ISBN
- 9780786497263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.69
€ 44.99
€ 44.69
Paperback. Based on a performance by Djanka Tassey Condae. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDM; DC; HBJH; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 12. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624664946
- ISBN
- 9781624664946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.88
€ 23.99
€ 17.88
Hardback. Illustrator(s): Fawkes, Glynnis. Num Pages: 584 pages, 26 line illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HRKP3; HRKP4; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 152. Weight in Grams: 914.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- F First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691170152
- ISBN
- 9780691170152
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
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. 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
€ 17.99
€ 16.45
Paperback. An exploration of 99 classic myths of India from an entirely non-Western paradigm that provides a fresh understanding of the Hindu spiritual landscape. Num Pages: 256 pages, Includes two 16-page color inserts. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HB; HRG; JFHF; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Original ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892818709
- ISBN
- 9780892818709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 15.96
€ 23.99
€ 15.96
Hardback. Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 93. .
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509844364
- ISBN
- 9781509844364
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.80
€ 15.99
€ 11.80
Paperback. Spanning Ancient Egyptian culture (ca. 3200 BC to AD 400), the Handbook of Egyptian Mythology is the only complete survey of Egyptian mythology of its kind available in English. Num Pages: 272 pages, numerous halftones and 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA; HRKP1; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195170245
- ISBN
- 9780195170245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.60
€ 24.99
€ 22.60
Hardback. Napoleon famously observed that "history is a set of lies agreed upon," and Steers investigates six of the most amazing frauds ever to gain wide acceptance in this engrossing book. Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JFHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780813141596
- ISBN
- 9780813141596
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 6.49
€ 30.99
€ 6.49
Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; VXWM; VXWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 237 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Mandrake of Oxford
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906958763
- ISBN
- 9781906958763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96
Paperback. "The Arabian Nights" has become a synonym for the fabulous and the exotic. Many people are familiar with the stories of Aladdin, Sinbad the Sailor and Ali Baba. Yet few people have a clear idea of when the book was written or what exactly it is. This companion seeks to remedy this. Num Pages: 360 pages, chronology, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 1QDAP; DSA; DSBB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Tauris Parke Paperbacks
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860649837
- ISBN
- 9781860649837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.46
€ 17.99
€ 16.46
Paperback. A delightful translation of one of the finest, and most beautiful, examples of a medieval Bestiary. Num Pages: 206 pages, 136, 136 colour illustrations, 136 colour. BIC Classification: ACK; AKLB; DNF; JFHF; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 434. Being an English Version of the Bodleian Library, Oxford, MS Bodley 764. 205 pages, with 136 col illus. A delightful translation of one of the finest, and most beautiful, examples of a medieval Bestiary. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: ACK; AKLB; DNF; JFHF; WN. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight: 426. Translator(s): Barber, Richard.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851157535
- ISBN
- 9780851157535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.61
€ 26.99
€ 23.61
Paperback. A fascinating and engaging examination of why we believe in the supernatural. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 274. From Superstition to Religion - The Brain Science of Belief. 320 pages. Humans are born with brains designed to make sense of the world and that need for an explanation can lead to beliefs that go beyond reason. This book weaves an account of our 'supersense' that navigates a path through brain science, child development, popular culture, mental illness and the paranormal. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFH. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight: 274.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849010306
- ISBN
- 9781849010306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.78
€ 15.99
€ 11.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 13. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750967532
- ISBN
- 9780750967532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.53
€ 17.99
€ 16.53
Paperback. Contains information about Christian accounts, Eddic lays, the Elder Edda, runic inscriptions, Roman authors, votive stones, place names and archaeological discoveries. This work provides a definition of mythology which presents the beliefs of the heathen Germanic tribes in their entirety. Translator(s): Hall, Angela. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DN; GBC; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 672. 438 pages, bibliography, glossary. Contains information about Christian accounts, Eddic lays, the Elder Edda, runic inscriptions, Roman authors, votive stones, place names and archaeological discoveries. This work provides a definition of mythology which presents the beliefs of the heathen Germanic tribes in their entirety. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1DN; GBC; HRKP; JFHF. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 24. Weight: 634. Translator(s): Hall, Angela.
- Publisher
- D.S.Brewer
- Number of pages
- 440
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859915137
- ISBN
- 9780859915137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.75
€ 33.99
€ 28.75
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Talking Stone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780953745470
- ISBN
- 9780953745470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.21
€ 17.99
€ 14.21
paperback. Provides a study of the mythology of the world's high civilizations. This book explores the relation of dreams to myth, and demonstrates the important differences between oriental and occidental interpretations of dreams and life. Series: Bollingen Series (General). Num Pages: 576 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 190 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1450.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 564
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691018393
- ISBN
- 9780691018393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.21
€ 77.21
Hardback. A beautiful gift book filled with charming illustrationgs, A Miscellany for Garden-Lovers will take you through the facts and folklore of gardening. Series: Wise Words. Num Pages: 144 pages, 237 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; WMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857842749
- ISBN
- 9780857842749
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.20
€ 17.99
€ 14.20
Paperback. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, 24 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 114 x 10. Weight in Grams: 132.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 166
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192804761
- ISBN
- 9780192804761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
€ 11.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752482873
- ISBN
- 9780752482873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.44
€ 13.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSHJ; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752497693
- ISBN
- 9780752497693
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.41
€ 17.99
€ 16.41
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Bouma, Adeetje. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DSTC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226462790
- ISBN
- 9780226462790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.11
€ 25.99
€ 21.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSB; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750968409
- ISBN
- 9780750968409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.41
€ 17.99
€ 16.41