MATARASSO, P. M. (Trans & Intro)

Octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: Penguin Books 1981

KEYWORDS: classics mythology Arthurian historical medieval fantasy mythology translated

SUTCLIFFE HALLIWELL:

first edition vi 360pp illustrated by george hering G+/VG- (green cloth w.gilt lettering/stamp to cover/spine,lightly rubbed w.mod.stains,light sunning to boards w.mod.sunning to hinges/spine,extremities incl.head/foot of spine lightly bumped/worn,prelims.mod.discoloured w.some wear and loss to ffep,contents clean,teg,edges sl.discoloured,sl.cocked w.spine a little shaky)

PUBLISHER: t.fisher unwin london 1899

KEYWORDS: history geography mythology

DAUNT, H.D;

First edition 279pp ex-library w.usual cancellation stamps, pockets, etc., frontis, illust.,folding map at rear, in VG+ cond. (sl.sunning to edges of boards, minor rubbing to boards, sl.sunned spine with minor wear ot extrem., sl.shelf wear to fore-edge) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: John Lane the Bodley head Ltd London 1926

KEYWORDS: Geography, Mythology, India, Ancient civilisation, cultures

WHITE, G W: & KENNEDY, E C:

ex libris (usual cancellation stamps pkts etc) 335pp foldout maps VG+(v sl bruised corners,v sl sunned, v sl rubbed)

PUBLISHER: macmillan & co london 1942

KEYWORDS: history rome carthaginian sullan augustan topography bucolic poetry mythology

REEVES,ARTHUR MIDDLETON

ex-lib in half-vellum 205pp [text in english/icelandic] ills. VG (burgundy cloth boards w.half-vellum,gilt libr.stamp to rear board,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.rubbed and soiled,usual stamps and pockets,eps sl.soiled,teg sl.rubbed,untrimmed edges sl.soiled,tight)

PUBLISHER: henry frowde london 1890

KEYWORDS: history travel geography america iceland mythology arthur middleton reeves

LOOMIS,ROGER SHERMAN

ex-lib first edition 574pp VG+ (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,usual stamps and labels,sl.shaky boards,edges sl.soiled,sl.cocked) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: clarendon press oxford 1959

KEYWORDS: literature arthurian legend mythology history roger sherman loomis

MAYNADIER,HOWARD

ex-lib reprint 454pp VG+ (red cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,minor bumps to extrems.,usual stamps and pockets,edges sl.soiled)

PUBLISHER: houghton,mifflin boston 1969

KEYWORDS: history literature arthurian legend mythology howard maynadier

DORSON,RICHARD M.(ED)

ex-lib first edition 2 vols.751pp VG+ (red cloth,tape stains to boards,mod.bump to foot of spine on vol.1 and foot of fore-edge on vol.2,usual stamps and labels,sl.creasing to foot of contents of vol.2) in VG d/ws (in libr.plastic and taped to boards,sl.soiled and sunned)

PUBLISHER: routledge & kegan paul london 1968

KEYWORDS: history mythology customs britain folklore richard m.dorson

FRIIS,AAGE;LINVALD,AXEL;MACKEPRANG,M.

vol.1 only 439pp [text in danish] ills.[b/w] VG+ (full leather w.gilt stamps to cover/spine,sl.rubbed and soiled w.spine mod.sunned and stained,some surface losses to extrems.,eps sl.sunned,ae red and sl.soiled o/w contents clean)

PUBLISHER: chr.erichsens forlag kobenhavn 1927

KEYWORDS: folk history mythology denmark aage friis

FRIIS,AAGE;LINVALD,AXEL;MACKEPANG,M.

vol.viii only 620pp [text in danish] ills.[b/w] VG+ (full leather w.gilt stamps to cover/spine,sl.rubbed and soiled w.spine sunned and stained,sl.wear to extrems.w.some surface losses,sl.sunned eps,prelims.v.sl.foxed,ae red and sl.soiled)

PUBLISHER: chr.erichsens forlag kobenhavn 1929

KEYWORDS: history mythology folk denmark literature aage friis

OEHLENSCHLAGER,ADAM

223pp [text in danish] ills. G+ (loosely bound in card wrappers w.metal clip to spine,rubbed and soiled and scuffed w.some surface scratches,chipping and wear to extrems.w.some closed tears,spine chipped w.50% loss,owner's inscr.to browned cover,prelims.and edges sl.soiled/foxed,contents sl.browned,untrimmed edges)

PUBLISHER: det nordiske forlag kobenhavn 1898

KEYWORDS: history aladdin danish mythology literature

CONFUCIUS; COX, E. A.

[limited edition 1of 1400] 61pp illus, (col artwork and dec by e.a. cox on hand-made paper) VG (blue cloth w. orange dec stamps, sl wear to foot of spine w. minor surface loss, front board sl sunned near upper hinge area, spine sl cocked, some mod pen scribble to front pastedown w. sl scribble and small closed tear to front ffep, sl foxing to some sections of text and edges, lower edge of contents untrimmed) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: f. lewis leigh on sea 1946

KEYWORDS: ancient chinese wisdom history mythology proverbs folklore confucius cox e. a.

EDWARDES,MICHAEL

first edition 270pp ills.[b/w] NF (black cloth,sl.water stain to foot edge of binding only) in VG+ d/w (sl.soiled w.sl.wear to extrems.,minor internal foxing)

PUBLISHER: constable london 1986

KEYWORDS: history gandhi india mahatma mythology geography michael edwardes

TAGOONA, ARMAND:

ex lib, minimal markings, unissued, unpag., illus, VG (v sl edge wear, v sl gumstains to eps and boards, contents excellent) d/w in plastic VG+ (v sl rubbed sunned & soiled)

PUBLISHER: Oberon Press, n.p., 1975

KEYWORDS: armand tagoona inuit canada mythology folklore art paintings eskimo christian fellowship

KENNEDY, E. C: & WHITE, G. W:

ex lib, minimal markings, 278pp illus folding maps, VG-(sl bruised corners,sl cocked, sl edgewear, sl sunned spine & front board, v sl rubbed & soiled)

PUBLISHER: MacMillan & Co London 1944

KEYWORDS: history life literature mythology rome

KASTER, JOSEPH:

first uk ediiton, brick cloth, 304pp, NF with v sl foxingn to ep's & edges, in d/w VG(price clipped, v sl wear & tear sto extrems, v sl rubbed)

PUBLISHER: Allen Lane London 1970

KEYWORDS: history egypt literature mythology

RUTHVEN, K. K:

first ediiton, in black wrappers, 104pp, VG+( vsl wear to extrems, v sl rubbed, v sl foxing to ep's & edges)

PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co 1976

KEYWORDS: mythology

EMERSON,NATHANIEL B.

ex-lib.first edition 250pp ills.[b/w and col.;frontis.missing] VG- (black cloth,rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,usual libr.stamps,owner's inscr.to ffep,libr.blind stamp to title,contents sl.foxed/soiled w.fore-edge sl.bumped,spine cracked)

PUBLISHER: honolulu star-bulletin honolulu 1915

KEYWORDS: history geography hawaii mythology literature nathaniel b.emerson

BECKFORD,WILLIAM

first edition thus limited numbered [25/75] 253pp ills.[b/w etchings by herbert nye] VG+ (full vellum w.gilt stamped border to top board and titling to spine,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,sl.chipping to head/foot of spine w.some pinholes to spine,paste action to eps,prelims.and untrimmed content edges v.sl.soiled,last section unopened,spine sl.cracked but tight,plates clean w.tissue guards present)

PUBLISHER: lawrence & bullen london 1893

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature mythology history arabian william beckford herbert nye

BURTON,RICHARD F.

first edition first issue [penzer p.81-82] xxiv+319pp ills.[b/w by ernest griset] VG (black cloth w.red dec.stamped devils and gilt lettering,bevelled edges,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,minor bubblimg to cloth on top board,mod.wear to extrems.w.sl.chipping to head/foot of spine and corners,brown eps sl.soiled,owner's inscr.to half-title,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed w.some minor foxing to contents,binder's label to rear pastedown [edmonds & remnants london],spine cracked but tight)

PUBLISHER: longmans,green london 1870

KEYWORDS: richard burton history literature geography hindu occult mythology