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hardcover. A wide-ranging study of the myth of "The Last of the Race" as it develops in a range of literary and non-literary texts from the late-17th to late-19th centuries, from the ancient myths of Noah and Deucalion to contemporary stories of nuclear holocaust. Num Pages: 338 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSBD; DSBF; JFCX; JFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 694. Good clean copy showing some age and shelfwear. Some scoring to half title and title page including ownership details and Ex Libris stamp. Some warping to dust jacket and front board. Remains good copy with clean text and crisp pages
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Clarendon Press Oxford Oxford
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0024963
ISBN
9780198112228
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 5.12

paperback. The extraordinary historical consequences of errors and fictional inventions. Translator(s): Weaver, William. Num Pages: 176 pages, 8Col.ill. BIC Classification: CFB; DSA; JFCX; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 174. The extraordinary historical consequences of errors and fictional inventions. Translator(s): Weaver, William. Num Pages: 176 pages, 8Col.ill. BIC Classification: CFB; DSA; JFCX; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 174. Very good clean copy showing light age and shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
W&N London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0025142
ISBN
9780753808788
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

Paperback. Global goods, class, and identity in urban Egypt Series: Public Cultures of the Middle East and North Africa. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 b&w illus. BIC Classification: JFHF; JFSG; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253223111
ISBN
9780253223111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.25

paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 40 halftones & line illus. BIC Classification: HRA; HRG; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press, U.S.A. United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195332612
ISBN
9780195332612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.17

Paperback. Providing an examination of the contemporary search for myth, this book explores the social and psychological roots of the storytelling revival and the ever-resurgent power of the storyteller. Drawing on interviews with storytellers around the country, it paints the revival as part of a larger process of cultural revitalization. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 photographs. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 30. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252067464
ISBN
9780252067464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JFH; VXPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450. Very good copy showing minor age and wear. Dust jacket present and in equally good condition
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Hampton Roads Publishing Co Charlottesville
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0025995
ISBN
9781571744593
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

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

paperback. First published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Editor(s): Lupack, Alan. Num Pages: 504 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSBF; DSBH; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590. Good clean copy. Covers showing light age and shelf wear, sunned to spine. Ownership details on half-title. Lightly toned, text is crisp and clear and remains a very good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Routledge
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0031844
ISBN
9780815308430
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.49

Paperback. From the fertile earth mothers of the ancient world to the revival of interest in witchcraft, images and tales of the Female Divine have flourished and waned. The authors gather 75 of these tales in a introduction of this divine figure as she has emerged from prehistory to the present. Num Pages: 208 pages, halftones, line drawings. BIC Classification: HRKP; HRQM; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 202 x 135 x 11. Weight in Grams: 182.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195104622
ISBN
9780195104622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 32 line illus. BIC Classification: JFHF; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 487.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195146394
ISBN
9780195146394
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 367 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 138 x 28. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
367
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486211817
ISBN
9780486211817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.22

Paperback. Series: Native American. Num Pages: 608 pages, 4 maps, 20 halftones and 2 line figures. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFHF; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 762.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486289076
ISBN
9780486289076
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 24.82

Paperback. Series: Celtic, Irish. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 27. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486425221
ISBN
9780486425221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.62

Paperback. Editor(s): Penner, Hans H. Series: AAR Teaching Religious Studies Series. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB; JFC; JFHF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780788504907
ISBN
9780788504907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 604 pages. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1010.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
University of Hawai'i Press United States
Number of pages
604
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824805142
ISBN
9780824805142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 30.49

Editor(s): Lindahl, Carl; McNamara, John; Lindow, John. Num Pages: 512 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 732.
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195147728
ISBN
9780195147728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.70

Paperback. Tracing the traditions and following their evolution from generation to generation, this handbook offers an insight into Native American history, culture, and values. It shows how central these traditions are to contemporary Native American life, including the continuing struggle for land rights and economic parity. Num Pages: 320 pages, 31 black and white. BIC Classification: 1KB; HRKT; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195342321
ISBN
9780195342321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199351817
ISBN
9780199351817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.20

Hardcover. The folktales and myths of the Iroquois and their Algonquian neighbors rank among the most imaginatively rich and narratively coherent traditions in North America. Inspired by these wondrous tales, this title explores their significance to the Iroquois and Algonquian religion and worldview. Series: Iroquois & Their Neighbors S. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 black-&-white illustrations, 4 maps, notes, references, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815632078
ISBN
9780815632078
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 252 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Adventures Unlimited Press United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9781931882491
ISBN
9781931882491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.86

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