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The Greek Myths (2 Volumes)
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The Greek Myths (2 Volumes)

by Graves, Robert

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London: Folio Society [copyright date 1996], later printing. (Hardcover boxed set) 700pp. Very good, no dust jacket. 2 volumes in fine slipcase. Gilt decorated illustrated cover, map endpapers, frontispiece, illustrations notes, index. A retelling of the stories of the Greek gods and heroes. (Mythology).
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The Tale of the Death of King Arthur

The Tale of the Death of King Arthur

by Malory, Thomas (Edited by Eugene Vinaver.)

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Oxford: Oxford 1955. (Hardcover) 146pp. Near fine in very good dust jacket. Map, footnotes, commentary, bibliography, glossary, index. The dust jacket is worn at the ends of the spine and price-clipped, a previous owner's name and address on the front endpaper. Book about Arthur--King of England. Edited by Eugene Vinaver. (Folklore).
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The Tale of the Shining Princess

The Tale of the Shining Princess

by Keene, Donald (Adapted by Sally Fisher.)

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Hardcover
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9780870992339
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New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art [0-87099-233-3] 1980. (Hardcover) 71pp. Fine in near fine dust jacket. Illustrated endpapers, color illustrations. Adapted by Sally Fisher. Translated by Donald Keene. (Folklore, Folk Tales--Japan).
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The Wonderful Adventures of Paul Bunyan. Now Retold by Louis Untermeyer (Publisher series: Masterpieces of American Literature.)

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Norwalk: Easton Press [no date], Collector's Edition. (Hardcover) 80pp. Fine, no dust jacket. Brown leather decoratively stamped in gilt with raised bands on the spine. All edges gilt, moire endpapers, ribbon page marker, color illustrations. A previous owner's bookplate on the front endpaper . Illustrations by Gee Jackson. Publisher series: Masterpieces of American Literature. … Read more about this item
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The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights....From the Winchester MSS. Of Thomas Malory and Other Sources (Main character: King Arthur.)

The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights....From the Winchester MSS. Of Thomas Malory and Other Sources (Main character: King Arthur.)

by Steinbeck, John (Based on the work of Thomas Malory; Main character: King Arthur; Edited by Chase Horton.)

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Hardcover
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9780374100858
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New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux [0-374-10085-3] 1976, 3rd printing. (Hardcover) 364pp. Very good in very good dust jacket. The dust jacket is price-clipped and lightly faded on the spine. Based on the work of Thomas Malory. Edited by Chase Horton. Main character: King Arthur. (Mythology).
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Ladies; Retold Stories of Goddesses and Heroines

Ladies; Retold Stories of Goddesses and Heroines

by Vallejo, Doris (Illustrations by Boris Vallejo.)

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9780451452078
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Harmondsworth: Roc [0-451-45207-0] 1992, 1st printing. (4to) 186pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Black and white and color illustrations. Illustrations by Boris Vallejo. (Mythology).
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Gabriel's Palace; Jewish Mystical Tales

Gabriel's Palace; Jewish Mystical Tales

by Schwartz, Howard (editor)

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Hardcover
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9780195062922
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New York: Oxford University Press [0-19-506292-2] 1993, 1st printing. (Hardcover) 414pp. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Notes, glossary, appendix, bibliography, index. (Folklore, Folklore--Jewish).
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Magyar Neprajz

Magyar Neprajz

by Balassa, Ivan (With Gyula Ortutay.)

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Hardcover
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9789631315059
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Budapest: Corvina Kiado [963-13-1505-3] 1979. (4to) 748pp. Near fine in very good dust jacket. Black & white and color photographs and illustrations, bibliography, index. Minor staining to the fore-edges, and the dust jacket has minor edgewear and is reinforced with tape on the inside spine and edges. Text in Hungarian Language. (Folklore,… Read more about this item
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Ukrainian Folk Stories

Ukrainian Folk Stories

by Vovchok, Marko

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Western Producer Prairie Books [no date]. (Trade paperback) Very good. Frontispiece, illustrations, notes. Lightly edgeworn. Locale: Ukraine. (Folklore, Folklore, Ukrainians).
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Aesop; Five Centuries of Illustrated Fables

Aesop; Five Centuries of Illustrated Fables

by Aesop

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New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art 1964, 3rd printing. (Small 4to) 95pp. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Illustrations. The dust jacket is price-clipped. Selected with introduction by John J. McKendry. (Folklore, Fables--Aesop).
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Select Tales from the Gesta Romanorum, etc. (Publisher series: Evenings with the Old Story Tellers.)
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New York: Wiley and Putnam 1845. (Hardcover) 155pp. Good, no dust jacket. Marbled boards over leather spine and corners. Marbled endpapers, marbled edges. A previous owner's name on first blank page scribbled over, a small scribble on p.3, some spotting to pages, a small peeling scar the the front endpaper, the hinges are cracked and… Read more about this item
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The Immortals

The Immortals

by Parker, Derek (With Julia Parker.)

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Hardcover
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9780214202834
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London: Barrie & Jenkins [0-214-20283-6] 1976. (4to) 208pp. Very good in very good dust jacket. Illustrated endpapers, illustrations, photographs, further reading, index. (Folklore, Devils, Faeries, Fairy Tales, Gods).
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Will o' the Wisp; Folk Tales and Legends of New Brunswick

Will o' the Wisp; Folk Tales and Legends of New Brunswick

by Spray, Carole

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Paperback
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9780887901065
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Fredericton: Brunswick Press [0-88790-106-9] 1979, 3rd printing. (Trade paperback) 132pp. Very good plus. Illustrations, photographs, glossary. The spine has a few reading creases. Locale: Atlantic Provinces; Canada; New Brunswick. (Folklore, Folk Tales--New Brunswick, Legends--New Brunswick).
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Egyptian Mythology

Egyptian Mythology

by [Author not named]

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Hardcover
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London: Paul Hamlyn [1965], 2nd printing. (4to) 153pp. Very good in good to very good dust jacket. Illustrations, color plates, decorated endpapers, decorated cloth cover, index. Previous owner's inscription, closed tears on dust jacket, and the dust jacket is price-clipped. Translated by Delano Ames. Locale:. (Mythology, Legends, Religion).
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Blackfoot Lodge Tales; The Story of a Prairie People

Blackfoot Lodge Tales; The Story of a Prairie People

by Grinnell, George Bird

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9780803250796
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Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press [0-8032-5079-7] [no date]. (Trade paperback) 310pp. Very good. Notes, musical notation, diagrams, index. Lightly soiled on the edges and there is a previous owner's name on the inside front cover. "First published in 1892, Blackfoot Lodge Tales is based on George Bird Grinnell's extensive personal knowledge of the three… Read more about this item
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Living the Moment; A Sacred Journey

Living the Moment; A Sacred Journey

by Secretan, Lance H.K.

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9780969456117
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Alton: Thaler Corp, Inc. [0-9694561-1-5] 1992. (Hardcover) 56pp. Near fine in fine dust jacket. Orange cloth with gilt lettering and cover decoration. Color illustrations. "Various traditions, Native and non-Native, are blended in this tale of a search for a life recipe. Blend and search are both successful - this is a charming, even elegant,… Read more about this item
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Shingling the Fog and Other Plains Lies

Shingling the Fog and Other Plains Lies

by Welsch, Roger

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9780804005456
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Chicago: Sage Books [0-8040-0545-1] 1972, 1st edition. (Hardcover) 160pp. Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed with an inscription by the author. Illustrations, notes, appendices. "By themselves the Great Plains are an exaggeration in geography - freezing cold, blisteringly hot, dust dry, wallowing in mud, windy, still, infinitely flat to the eye, ceaselessly… Read more about this item
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The Romance of King Arthur

The Romance of King Arthur

by Author not named] (Illustrations by Arthur Rackham.)

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9781858911120
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London: Studio Editions [1-85891-112-5] 1994. (Hardcover) 517pp. Very good in very good plus dust jacket. Black and white and color illustrations, glossary. A slight twist in the spine. "Of all the heroes of Celtic myth, King Arthur has remained the favourite. From the moment he pulls the sword Excalibur from its stone, his story… Read more about this item
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Le Morte d'Arthur; King Arthur and the Legends of the Round Table

Le Morte d'Arthur; King Arthur and the Legends of the Round Table

by Malory, Thomas

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New York: Bramhall House [copyright date 1962], later printing. (Hardcover) 512pp. Very good in very good dust jacket. Appendix. Lightly edgeworn. A rendition in modern idiom. Book about King Arthur. Introduction by Robert Graves. Translated by Keith Baines. (Mythology, Arthurian Romances, Chivalry, Knights of the Round Table).
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The Golden Bough; A Study in Magic and Religion

The Golden Bough; A Study in Magic and Religion

by Frazer, James George

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New York: Macmillan Company 1951, book club edition. (Hardcover) 864pp. Very good in very good dust jacket. Notes. Lightly edgeworn and the dust jacket has a small piece missing from the center of the spine. One-volume abridged edition. (Mythology, Magic, Mythology, Nature, Religion).
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