Books - "mythology"
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BY MOOR AND FELL
landscapes and lang-settle lore from west yorkshire
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
The Finding of Wineland The Good
the history of the icelandic discovery of america
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
Arthurian Literature in the Middle Ages
a collaborative history
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
The Arthur of the English Poets
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
Peasant Customs and Savage Myths
selections from the british folklorists 2 vols.
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
Det Danske Folks Historie
vol.1 only
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
Det Danske Folks Historie
skrevet af danske historikere vol.viii only
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
Aladdin
eller den forunderlige lampe
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
S. P. Q. R.
The History and Social Life of ancient Rome
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
THE LITERATURE AND MYTHOLOGY OF ANCIENT EGYPT
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
Vathek
an arabian tale
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
Vikram and The Vampire
or tales of hindu devilry
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
Reading The Song of Roland
first edition 118pp VG+ (black cloth,sl.soiled) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: prentice-hall englewood cliffs [1970]
KEYWORDS: literature mythology song of roland eugene vance
An Arthurian Reverie
ex-lib.first edition 171pp+xxiii ills.[b/w] VG (blue cloth,sl.soiled w.libr.mark to spine,usual libr.stamps w.labels removed from reps,eps and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: [np] 1939
KEYWORDS: literature history mythology arthur chas berry
Tales From the Arabic [3 vols.]
first edition thus [3 vols.] 303/301/301pp [b/w frontis.] VG (tan cloth,mod.rubbed and stained,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep all vols.,untrimmed content edges sl.soiled/browned)
PUBLISHER: printed for subscribers only london 1914
KEYWORDS: john payne literature mythology
Alaeddin and the Enchanted Lamp
first edition thus 250pp [b/w frontis.] VG (tan cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to ffep,untrimmed content edges sl.soiled/browned)
PUBLISHER: printed for subscribers only london 1914
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature john payne mythology
Folk Lore and Genealogies of Uppermost Nithsdale
first edition 267pp ills.[b/w] VG (blue cloth rebacked,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to bevelled edges,new eps,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed/soiled)
PUBLISHER: mann dumfries 1904
KEYWORDS: folk lore mythology history nithsdale william wilson genealogy
Religious Mysteries of the Orient
first edition inscribed by Ormond McGill 274pp ills.[b/w] NF (black cloth,content edges v.sl.foxed,author's inscr.to half-title) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: barnes cranbury [1976]
KEYWORDS: religion mythology occult orient ormond mcgill ron ormond signed
Myth and Legend of Ancient Israel [3 vols.]
ex-lib.[first edition] 3 vols.363/399/296pp VG+ (red cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.,usual libr.stamps and labels)
PUBLISHER: ktav publishing new york [1966]
KEYWORDS: mythology ancient israel history rappoport
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
in Rhyme
VG Quarto pale olive green cloth boards with embossed red and blue illustraion to front board and spine, t.e.g, bruising to corners, light rubbing, illus endpapers, small owners name on ep, unpaginated (128pp) illus with all the called for 12 tipped in colour plates with printed tissue guards (minor creasing) - one plate and its mount are loose but present. Illustrated throughout. Light foxing throughout but generally a lovely copy
PUBLISHER: Nisbet London (1919)
KEYWORDS: mythology literature illustration art