Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge
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Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKWV; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 11. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752486444
- ISBN
- 9780752486444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.43
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Paperback. Heroic women warriors as reflections of social and moral values Num Pages: 280 pages, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- American Literatures Initiative
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592139712
- ISBN
- 9781592139712
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
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Paperback. Part of the "Everyman" series which has been re-set with wide margins for notes and easy-to-read type. Each title includes a themed introduction by leading authorities on the subject, life-and-times chronology of the author, text summaries, annotated reading lists and selected criticism and notes. Editor(s): Jones, George. Translator(s): Jones, Gwyn; Jones, Thomas. Num Pages: 272 pages, notes, chronology. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- W&N
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780460872973
- ISBN
- 9780460872973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.14
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Paperback. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501707445
- ISBN
- 9781501707445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
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Paperback. These lively and entertaining folk tales from one of Britain's most ancient counties are vividly retold by local storyteller Kirsty Hartsiotis. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 b&w. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWW; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 125 x 15. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752457369
- ISBN
- 9780752457369
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.61
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Paperback. From all six Celtic cultures - Irish, Scots, Welsh, Cornish, Manx and Breton - Ellis has included popular myths and legends, as well as bringing to light exciting tales which have been lying in manuscript form, translated and unknown to the modern general reader. Series: Mammoth Books. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 124 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Robinson
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781841192482
- ISBN
- 9781841192482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 8.33
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€ 8.33
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415286015
- ISBN
- 9780415286015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.83
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Paperback. Includes tales such as young women go on long and difficult quests, wicked stepmothers turn children into geese and tsars ask dangerous riddles, with help or hindrance from magical dolls, cannibal witches, talking skulls, stolen wives, and brothers disguised as wise birds. Editor(s): Chandler, Robert. Translator(s): Chandler, Robert; Chandler, Robert; Chandler, Robert. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; FQ; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 196 x 29. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141442235
- ISBN
- 9780141442235
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
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Paperback. Everything your rulers never wanted you to know and you were afraid to ask. Series: Mammoth Books. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 39. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Robinson Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845296087
- ISBN
- 9781845296087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.92
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Hardback. From antiquity to the Middle Ages, the bear's centrality in cults and mythologies left traces in European languages, literatures, and legends. Michel Pastoureau considers how this once venerated creature was deposed by Christianity and continued to sink lower in the symbolic bestiary before rising again in Pyrrhic triumph as the teddy bear. Translator(s): Holoch, George. Num Pages: 384 pages, 36 color illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRAX; JFCA; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 241 x 31. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674047822
- ISBN
- 9780674047822
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.99
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Paperback. This introductory text offers a chronological account of the main Greek myths in surviving literary and artistic sources, and also examines the history of interpretation of Greek mythology from the 17th century to the present. It examines the relationship between Greek myths and epic poetry. Translator(s): Marier, Thomas. Num Pages: 264 pages, 12, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801853951
- ISBN
- 9780801853951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.61
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Paperback. Translator(s): Guterman, N. Series: The Pantheon Fairy Tale & Folklore Library. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: FQ; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 39. Weight in Grams: 844.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1973
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780394730905
- ISBN
- 9780394730905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.82
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Paperback. Focuses on the Grail stories and the arrival of Christianity to Somerset. This title illustrates important links between Glastonbury and the Celtic settlement at Old Lammana in Cornwall; and examines old tales of an object of great importance - known as 'the Sovran cloth' - secretly hidden at both places. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations, geneal. table. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 11. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752470252
- ISBN
- 9780752470252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
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Hardcover. A retelling of Greek myths is combined here with a comprehensive account of the world in which the myths developed - their themes, their relevance to Greek religion and society, and their relationship to the landscape. Num Pages: 256 pages, 330 illustrations, 139 in colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 262 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1198.
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500251218
- ISBN
- 9780500251218
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.17
€ 36.99
€ 27.17
Paperback. The discovery of King Arthur Num Pages: 244 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 199 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750942119
- ISBN
- 9780750942119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.42
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€ 15.42
Paperback. The Welsh Fairy Book is a beautifully written collection of fairy tales and folk stories, first printed by the University of Wales Press in 1952. Illustrator(s): Pogany, Willy. Num Pages: 310 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; JFHF; YFJ. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 214 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- University of Wales Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780708312575
- ISBN
- 9780708312575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.16
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Hardcover. For centuries, people have been fascinated and enchanted by tales of mermaids. These watery temptresses can be found in folklore and mythology from every tradition in the world. This title delves into the myths surrounding these enigmatic beings, explores the common symbols associated with them, and presents tales of merfolk from around the world. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 358. An Enchanting Exploration of Their Myths, Legend, and Lore. 224 pages, illustrations. For centuries, people have been fascinated and enchanted by tales of mermaids. These watery temptresses can be found in folklore and mythology from every tradition in the world. This title delves into the myths surrounding these enigmatic beings, explores the common symbols associated with them, and presents tales of merfolk from around the world. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFHF. Dimension: 197 x 143 x 20. Weight: 356.
- Publisher
- Adams Media
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781440538575
- ISBN
- 9781440538575
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.23
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Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HRCC2; JFHF; JFSV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Red Wheel/Weiser United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578633159
- ISBN
- 9781578633159
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.08
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Hardcover. Illustrator(s): Lamb, Kathryn. Num Pages: 96 pages, cartoon. BIC Classification: 1DST; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Stacey International United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905299065
- ISBN
- 9781905299065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.44
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Paperback. In the 15th century a new home was built for the priceless holy relics taken from Jerusalem centuries before - a building that, to the initiated, would explain everything about what had gone before and a structure that would be a recreation of the Herodian Temple on the Mount in Jerusalem. This is Rosslyn Chapel and here are its secrets. Num Pages: 304 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; AMN; JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Watkins Media Limited
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780284927
- ISBN
- 9781780284927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.50
€ 25.99
€ 17.50