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Paperback. Hindu and Greek mythologies teem with stories of women and men who are doubled, this text recounts and compares a vast range of these tales from ancient Greece and India. The comparisons show that differences in gender are more significant than differences in culture. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QDAG; HRG; JFC; JFHF; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226156415
- ISBN
- 9780226156415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.49
€ 40.99
€ 31.49
Paperback. The name King Arthur echoes loudly down the centuries, conjuring up rich images of mystery and power, chivalry and romance. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Publisher
- Pitkin Guides
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853728610
- ISBN
- 9780853728610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.11
€ 8.99
€ 8.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 images. BIC Classification: JFH; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Red Wheel/Weiser United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781601631459
- ISBN
- 9781601631459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.54
€ 22.54
Paperback. Series: Myth and Poetics. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 5. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801475054
- ISBN
- 9780801475054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.46
€ 41.99
€ 37.46
Paperback. Learn about the spiritual level of understanding and clarity to the world's most mysterious ancient sites: the cycles of the sun, the reason for specific architecture, rituals and ceremonial practices, and earth energies. Weaves together time and space and thereby links these sites to the intelligence of space travelers. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HRKP; JFH; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Findhorn Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844096947
- ISBN
- 9781844096947
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.07
€ 17.99
€ 13.07
Paperback. Traces Maya astronomy back to Atlantis. Num Pages: 264 pages, Includes 8-page color insert and 18 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591431121
- ISBN
- 9781591431121
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.75
€ 18.99
€ 13.75
Paperback. Reveals a different aspect of Thailand - the intimate co-existence shared by animal and human life in the tropics. Blending anecdote, observation and humour, this volume chronicles and depicts the antics of animal and human characters in and around the author's Thai home. Num Pages: 136 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1FMT; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 190 x 10. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Orchid Press Publishing Limited Thailand
- Number of pages
- 136
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789745240582
- ISBN
- 9789745240582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 10.25
€ 24.99
€ 10.25
Paperback. Featuring dark tales of murderous kings and commoners, wild women, screaming skulls, galloping plague coaches, dragons dancing themselves to death, giants, and wandering corpses, combined with humorous stories and evocative tales of love, lust and passion, this book reveals the wonders that lie within the Hampshire landscape. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESH; 1DBKESW; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752461236
- ISBN
- 9780752461236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.54
€ 17.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. In the course of their investigations into Leonardo da Vinci and the Turin Shroud, Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince found clues in the work of the great Renaissance artist that pointed to the existence of a secret underground religion. This work reveals a secret history, encoded in works of art and even in the great Gothic cathedrals. Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCX8; JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 110 x 35. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552155403
- ISBN
- 9780552155403
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 584 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 108 x 22. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books Inc.
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st Mass Market Pbk. Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780345409874
- ISBN
- 9780345409874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.65
€ 11.65
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€ 13.36
€ 16.99
€ 13.36
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: 144 pages, 50 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 8. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750955881
- ISBN
- 9780750955881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.34
€ 12.34
Paperback. First written down in the eighth century AD, these early Irish stories depict a far older world - part myth, part legend and part history. Rich with magic and achingly beautiful, they speak of a land of heroic battles, intense love and warrior ideals, in which the otherworld is explored and men mingle freely with the gods. Translator(s): Gantz, Jeffrey. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140443974
- ISBN
- 9780140443974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.45
€ 13.99
€ 10.45
Paperback. Editor(s): Bottigheimer, Ruth B. Num Pages: 336 pages, 4 illus. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812212945
- ISBN
- 9780812212945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. Oxfordshire folk tales Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752464145
- ISBN
- 9780752464145
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.45
€ 17.99
€ 16.45
Paperback. London folk tales Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 15. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752461854
- ISBN
- 9780752461854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.55
€ 17.99
€ 16.55
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138785618
- ISBN
- 9781138785618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.56
€ 53.56
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442248229
- ISBN
- 9781442248229
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 44.29
€ 46.99
€ 44.29
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€ 16.53
€ 23.99
€ 16.53