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$25.00
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Homo Necans: The Anthropology of Ancient Greek Sacrificial Ritual and Myth


BURKERT, WALTER & BING, PETER (Trans)

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: University of California Press N/D (c.1990s)

KEYWORDS: anthropology ancient history myths mythology Greece Greek rituals sacrifices

$100.00
2d2b/7

Tales of the Tokuhawa II: Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House)


Retold from the Japanese Originals

DE BENNEVILLE, JAMES S

Super 8vo, pp. xii + 263; green heavy card boards, spine & front board lettered in gilt; clasps to rear board, clasp attatchments to front board; foldout map; VG- (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to boards; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; presentation plate pasted to front pastedown signed by author; moderate cracking to front & rear hinges; moderate tearing to foldout at gutter).

PUBLISHER: Yokohama 1921

KEYWORDS: James S de Benneville Japan Japanese myth mythology legend horror haunted short stories

$19.50
xx174pol212503

Turbulence: A Log Book


DRESCHER, HENRIK

Octavo hardcover (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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Chronicle Books 2001

KEYWORDS: mythology Hindu Henrik Drescher art

$40.00
2s7b/19

Katikati in legend & history


JORDAN, E T

Signed by author. 8vo, pp. 87; illus. light card covers; illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing, fading & soiling to covers; light bruising to edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; sl tanning & soiling to prelims & terminals; light cracking to rear gutters).

PUBLISHER: E. T. Jordan 1989

KEYWORDS: E T Jordan New Zealand Katikati history Maori myth legend mythology

$90.00
2s9c/33

The Rhinegold & The Valkyrie


WAGNER, RICHARD; RACKHAM, ARTHUR (illus.); ARMOUR, MARGARET (transl)

First edition, thus. Super 8vo, pp. viii + 182; blue buckram boards, spine & front board lettered & decorated in black; illus. eps, prelims & tp, frontis., plates, illus.; VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to boards; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderarte tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; moderate tanning & foxing throughout; light to moderate cracking to central gutters).

PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1939

KEYWORDS: Richard Wagner Rhinegold Valkyrie myth legend mythology folklore Arthur Rackham illustrated

$35.00
xxaoaa213572

The Ring of Nibelung


WAGNER, RICHARD; DEATHRIDGE, JOHN (transl)

Super 8vo hardcover (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 costs

PUBLISHER: Penguin Classics 2018

KEYWORDS: Richard Wagner 19th century mythology legend fiction literature fantasy

$50.00
1y30aa/20

The Woman's Companion to Mythology


LARRINGTON, CAROLYNE (Ed)

Super octavo, illus light card covers, beige lettering to spine, xiv + 480pp, illus, VG (light to moderate fading & creasing to spine, light creasing & chafing to covers, light to moderate foxing & soiling to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to half title page, light foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: Pandora / HarperCollins 1997

KEYWORDS: ancient history mythology women

$18.50
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Seven Taoist Masters: A Folk Novel of China


WONG, EVA (Trans)

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Shambhala 1990

KEYWORDS: historical literature Eva Wong mythology taoist

$10.00
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The Garden of Tane


GORDON, MONA

Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (G) jacket tatty; 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed N/D

KEYWORDS: New Zealand nature spirituality Maori mythology Tane

$20.00
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Journey of the Bard: Celtic Initiatory Magic


OWENS, YVONNE & LOWRY, MILES (Illus)

Super 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 costs.

PUBLISHER: Horned Owl Publishing 1997

KEYWORDS: mythology celtic folklore lore shamanism

$18.50
xxcbe216222

Eden in the Altai: The Prehistoric Golden Age and the Mythic Origins of Humanity


ASHE, GEOFFREY

Super 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Bear & Company 1992

KEYWORDS: ancient mysteries history myths legends mythology

$17.50
xxcjd216293

Myth: Its Meaning and Functions in Ancient and Other Cultures


KIRK, G S

Super 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1993

KEYWORDS: mythology myths legends cultures anthropology

$30.00
xxcvd216591

The Orange Fairy Book


LANG, ANDREW (Ed) & FORD, H J (Illus)

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Dover Publications 1968

KEYWORDS: fairy book series orange Andrew Lang literature mythology children's

$30.00
xxcvd216592

The Crimson Fairy Book


LANG, ANDREW (Ed) & FORD, H J (Illus)

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Dover Publications 1967

KEYWORDS: fairy book series crimson Andrew Lang literature mythology children's

$32.50
xxddl216699

Hamlet's Mill: An Essay on Myth and the Frame of Time


DE SANTILLANA GIORGIO & VON DECHEND, HERTHA

Super 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Nonpareil / David R Godine 1992

KEYWORDS: history human knowledge mythology science

$75.00
ak2/3a/13

The Ancient & Shining Ones: World Myth, Magick & Religion


CONWAY, D J

Imperial octavo, illus light card wrappers, yellow lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 437pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing to cover edges, light soiling & foxing to page edges, prev. bookseller's adhesive label to ffep)

PUBLISHER: Llewellyn Publications 1993

KEYWORDS: esoteric magic magick religion mythology myths ancient history

$175.00
ak4/2a/6

Myths & Legends of the Middle Ages: Their Origin and Influence on Literature and Art


GUERBER, H A

SCARCE IN D/W, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spine, blind stamp decoration to front board, top page edges stained green- faded, deckled page edges, frontispiece, xv + 405pp, illus, VG (light rubbing to extrems, sl fading to spine, light soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, gift inscription in ink to ffep, light to moderate foxing throughout, light to moderate cracking to some gutters) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, moderate to heavy tanning to spine, moderate chipping to edges- tape reinforcement, light soiling & moderate tanning)

PUBLISHER: George G Harrap & Company 1926

KEYWORDS: literature art myths legends mythology history historical middle ages

$175.00
ak4/2a/7

Myths of the Norsemen; from the Eddas and Sagas


GUERBER, H A

SCARCE IN D/W, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spine, blind stamp decoration to front board, top page edges stained green- faded, deckled page edges, frontispiece, xvi + 397pp, illus, VG (light rubbing to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate foxing throughout) in d/w, VG (price clipped, moderate to heavy tanning & soiling to spine, moderate general tanning & soiling, light creasing & chipping to edges)

PUBLISHER: George G Harrap & Company 1929

KEYWORDS: myths Norsemen vikings viking culture literature art norse mythology folklore lore

$40.00
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Patterns in the Sky


STAAL, JULIUS D W

FIRST EDITION, octavo, brown heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, silver gilt illus to front board, 200pp + unpaginated star maps to rear, illus, VG+ (sl bruising to base of spine, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, light foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, moderate tanning to spine & edges, moderate soiling)

PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1961

KEYWORDS: first editions astronomy stars mythology myths legends constellations

$25.00
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Castles


LEE, ALAN & DAY, DAVID (illust) & LARKIN, DAVID (ed)

Quarto hardcover (near FINE) in d/w (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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Bantam Books 1984

KEYWORDS: Castles myth legend illustration illustrators fantasy Alan Lee mythology

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