Books - "mythology"
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In Ghostly Japan
Paperback (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: Charles E. Tuttle Company 1981
KEYWORDS: Japanese mythology folklore ghosts literature Japan
The Norse Myths
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: Penguin 1982
KEYWORDS: norse myths mythology history religion Scandinavia Scandinavian
Orkneyinga Saga: The History of the Earls of Orkney
Paperback (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: Penguin 1984
KEYWORDS: literature religion mythology history Norse Great Britain British
At the Centre of the World: Polar Symbolism Discovered in Celtic, Norse and Other Ritualized Landscapes
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt publisher's mark to front boards, gilt lettering to spine, 184pp, illus, VG+ ( v slight bruising to extrems, upper page edges slightly foxed, previous owner's name in ink to fep), in d/w VG+ ( v slight creasing to edges, v slight tanning & chafing to jacket)
PUBLISHER: Thames & Hudson 1994
KEYWORDS: first edition john michell polar symbolism celtic norse folk ritual ritualised sociology cultural anthropology mythology
The Ancient History of the Maori: His Mythology and Traditions; Horo-Uta or Taki-Tumu Migration; Volume One
EX-LIBRARY, FOLDING CHART TO REAR TORN & INCOMPLETE, super octavo, red buckram boards, black illus and border to front board, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, 164pp, illus, VG- (moderate to heavy soiling to boards, moderate fading to spine, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, heavy soiling & foxing to prelims & terminals, previous owner's name in ink to fep)
PUBLISHER: George Didsbury Government Printer, Wellington 1887
KEYWORDS: john white ancient maori early new zealand moriori tangata whenua mythology tradition colonial writer colonisation
Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti
Oblong 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: Owlet / Henry Holt and Company 1986
KEYWORDS: children's literature illustrated mythology Ashanti
Lady Gregory's Complete Irish Mythology
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: Bounty Books 2007
KEYWORDS: Ireland Irish mythology Lady Gregory legends history folklore lore
Heroes: Volume II of Mythos
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: Penguin 2019
KEYWORDS: classical studies history mythology Stephen Fry ancient Greece Greek
The Heroes of the Greeks
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: Thames and Hudson 1974
KEYWORDS: ancient history Greece Greek heroes mythology
Norse Magic
Sm 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: Llewellyn Publications 2003
KEYWORDS: Norse mythology magic history
Grandmother's Stories: How the Earth and Sky Began
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: Eschia Books 2011
KEYWORDS: North American Indians Canada Canadian folklore lore mythology creation legends
When Santa was a Shaman: The Ancient Origins of Santa Claus & the Christmas Tree
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: Llewellyn Publications 1995
KEYWORDS: Santa Claus history Father Christmas shamanism northern Europe trees religion art mythology origins
The Labours of Herakles, as a New Zealand Pioneer
SIGNED, oblong imperial octavo, illus light card wrappers with french flaps, black lettering to spine, 96pp, illus, VG (moderate creasing to cover edges/corners, light fading & soiling to spine, minor chafing to covers, sl tanning & soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: PaperGraphica 2008
KEYWORDS: signed Marian Maguire art history New Zealand ancient Greece Greek characters Herakles colonial myths mythology
An Open Life
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: Larson Publications 1988
KEYWORDS: spirituality religion interviews conversations psychology mythology Jospeh Campbell
The Art of Stealing Fire: Uranus in the Horoscope
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: The Centre for Psychological Astrology Press 2004
KEYWORDS: astrology horoscopes natal charts mythology planets educational psychology
A Time of Gods: A Photographer in the Wake of Odysseus
FIRST EDITION, lg quarto, illus heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 272pp, illus, b&w plates- all counted + present, VG (light to moderate scuffing/insect damage to board edges/extrems, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & prelims/terminals, prev. owner's name in ink to prelims) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing/wrinkling & scuffing, heavy general scuffing, prce clipped, moderate foxing to flaps)
PUBLISHER: Thames and Hudson 1962
KEYWORDS: ancient Greece Greek ruins landscape art photography antiquity history mythology first editions
Cham Sculpture and Indian Mythology
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: Danang Publishing House 2009
KEYWORDS: sculpture art history India Indian ancient mythology legend legends
The Home of the Winds
FIRST EDITION. Imperial octavo illus heavy board, black lettering on spine, illus eps, frontispiece, 32pp, Near FINE (very light bruising to spine extems).
PUBLISHER: Waiatarua Publishing 1986
KEYWORDS: modern first edition New Zealand nz children's Maori myths illustrated mythology literature
Dionysos, Archetypal Images of Indestructible Life
Octavo, illus light card wrappers, green lettering to spine, xxxvii + 474pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate creasing to front wrapper, 1cm closed tear to head of spine, light soiling and foxing to page edges, light tanning and foxing to inside covers)
PUBLISHER: Princeton University Press 1996
KEYWORDS: mythology greek gods Dionysos vase paintings ceramics and pottery ancient history
The Astrological Neptune and the Quest for Redemption
Super ocatvo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt Neptune's trident motif to front board, xix + 506pp, illus/diagrams, VG+ (spine lightly warped, sl bruising to extrems, sl soiling to boards, light soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Samuel Weiser 1996
KEYWORDS: astrology spirituality redemption Neptune planets mythology esoteric