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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

Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; JFCA; JFHF; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062668110
ISBN
9780062668110
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.38

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
€ 17.63

Paperback. Translator(s): Guest, Lady Charlotte E. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486295411
ISBN
9780486295411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 604 pages, 43 color illus., 27 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBTB; HBTD; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6147 x 4522 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1438.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253022547
ISBN
9780253022547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.10

Hardcover. Herakles and Hercules: two names for a figure of pervasive appeal in Antiquity. He was a hero of myth and a god with cult associations. He was ancestor of Macedonian kings, patron of Carthaginian generals and of Roman emperors, and a role model for Stoic philosophers. Editor(s): Rawlings, Mick. Num Pages: 270 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 242 x 18. Weight in Grams: 598.
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905125050
ISBN
9781905125050
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.41

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. Editor(s): Treuer, Anton. Num Pages: 274 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
274
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873514040
ISBN
9780873514040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.94

Paperback. What were the twelve labors of Herakles? Why did Zeus turn himself into a shower of gold? What was the name of the guard-dog of the Underworld? Which two-faced Roman god gave his name to the month January? What is the answer to the riddle of the Sphinx? This book answers these questions. Num Pages: 624 pages, black & white line drawings, maps, colour plates. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141020778
ISBN
9780141020778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.54

Hardcover. This text is a full-length study of Blake's use of British mythology and history. It addresses why the 18th century saw a revival of interest in the legends of the British Isles and how Blake applied these in his prophetic histories. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 138 x 213 x 8. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1999th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333738962
ISBN
9780333738962
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.15

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Chapman, Frederick T. Editor(s): Undset, Sigrid. Num Pages: 264 pages, 24 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816678280
ISBN
9780816678280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.42

Paperback. .
Publisher
Adventures Unlimited Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781939149633
ISBN
9781939149633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF; VXM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Weiser Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578636167
ISBN
9781578636167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.33

Paperback. .
Publisher
Anthroposophic Press Inc United States
Number of pages
151
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1971
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880101981
ISBN
9780880101981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.56

Hardback. Num Pages: 468 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1H; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 168 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1400.
Publisher
Daimon Verlag Switzerland
Number of pages
468
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9783856306038
ISBN
9783856306038
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.98
€ 62.71

Paperback. Niall Mac Coitir brings to life the myths, legends and folklore associated with native Irish trees, much of which persists to this day. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFHF; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Gill
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848892484
ISBN
9781848892484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.51

Hardback. The Slender Man entered the general popular consciousness in May 2014, when two young girls led a third girl into a wooded area and stabbed her. Examining the growth of the online horror phenomenon, this book introduces unique attributes of digital culture and establishes a needed framework for studies of other Internet memes and mythologies. Num Pages: 143 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 218 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137498526
ISBN
9781137498526
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.59

Paperback. .
Publisher
HarperOne
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062508591
ISBN
9780062508591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.62

Paperback. Shortlisted for the 2016 Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science, Suspicious Minds decodes the psychology of why we all believe in conspiracy theories--some of us just hide it better than others. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFHC; JMH; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472915634
ISBN
9781472915634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.48

Paperback. In the early years of the thirteenth century the Danish writer Saxo Grammaticus provided his people with a "History of the Danes". This title provides a full English edition featuring introductory summaries, and a commentary on the folklore and life and customs of twelfth-century Denmark - including the sources of Hamlet. Editor(s): Davidson, Hilda Ellis. Translator(s): Fisher, Peter. Num Pages: 526 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DND; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 798. Bks.1-9. 526 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Davidson, Hilda Ellis. In the early years of the thirteenth century the Danish writer Saxo Grammaticus provided his people with a "History of the Danes". This title provides a full English edition featuring introductory summaries, and a commentary on the folklore and life and customs of twelfth-century Denmark - including the sources of Hamlet. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DND; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB; JFHF. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 29. Weight: 756. Translator(s): Fisher, Peter.
Publisher
D.S.Brewer
Number of pages
526
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859915021
ISBN
9780859915021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 50.35

Paperback. Was there ever such a beast as the monstrous Kraken? Did a Welsh prince discover America, centuries before Columbus? What happened to the missing crew of the Mary Celeste? This title deals with these questions. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 40. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099551072
ISBN
9780099551072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.65

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

€ 31.99
€ 21.03

Hardback. Editor(s): Smith, Evans Lansing. Num Pages: 320 pages, black and white illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 226 x 24. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
New World Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608683246
ISBN
9781608683246
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 20.89

Paperback. A comprehensive exploration of Earth's ancient past, the evolution of humanity, the rise of civilization, and the effects of global catastrophes. Num Pages: 336 pages, Includes 16-page color insert and 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLA; HDDA; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591431572
ISBN
9781591431572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.11

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