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All the Old Nursery Tales

All the Old Nursery Tales

by Gladys Davidson

Condition
Used - Good Condition
Jacket Condition
No Dust Jacket
Edition
First Edition
Published
1920
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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Pilgrim Press, London, 1920. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Margaret Tarrant. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". viii + 248pp. Binding split in a couple of places. Spine cocked, with wear to ends. Endpapers browned, text has scattered foxing. Edges foxed and browned. Corners bumped. The publication date given above is… Read more about this item
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The History of Reynard the Fox

The History of Reynard the Fox

by William Caxton (trans.), & Edward Arber (ed.)

Condition
Used - Good Condition (ex-library)
Edition
Limited edition, no. 49 of 257 copies
Published
1880
Binding
Hardcover
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£60.00

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Unwin Brothers, 1880. Limited edition, no. 49 of 257 copies. Hardcover. Good Condition (ex-library). Signed by Editor. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". xvi + h + 120pp. Front hinge cracked. Slight loss to top of spine. Edges foxed and browned. Ex-library, with usual stamps and markings. Corners bumped. English Scholar's Library of Old… Read more about this item
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A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales for Girls and Boys

A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales for Girls and Boys

by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Condition
Used - Good Condition
Jacket Condition
No Dust Jacket
Edition
Later Edition
Published
1910
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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£50.00

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T. Werner Laurie, London, 1910. Later Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Maxfield Parrish. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". x + 358pp. Front hinge cracked, webbing exposed. Rear hinge cracking. Chips to spine ends. Slight foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Previous owner's inscription in pencil. Edges… Read more about this item
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Danish Fairy Tales from Svend Grundtvig

Danish Fairy Tales from Svend Grundtvig

by Svend Grundtvig, & Gustav Hein (trans.)

Condition
Used - Good Condition
Jacket Condition
No Dust Jacket
Edition
First Edition
Published
1914
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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Harrap, London, 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". 220 pp. Binding firm. Chips to spine ends. Endpapers browned, text has scattered foxing, but mostly clean. Previous owner's inscription in ink. Edges browned. Top edge gilt in good condition. Covers marked and worn. Corners bumped. Illustrated. Quantity… Read more about this item
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Incarnation in Hinduism and Christianity: The Myth of the God-Man

Incarnation in Hinduism and Christianity: The Myth of the God-Man

by Daniel E. Bassuk

Condition
Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition
Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1987
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780333413586
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£40.00

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MacMillan, Basingstoke, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". xiv + 232pp. Binding firm. Dust Jacket slightly marked with faded spine and one small tear. Edges very slightly spotted or marked. Ex-library, with minimal stamps and markings (Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre). Library of Philosophy and Religion. Quantity Available:… Read more about this item
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Legends of the Mist

Legends of the Mist

by Rhiannon Hughes (ed.)

Condition
Used - Good Condition (ex-library)
Edition
First Edition
Published
1972
Binding
Softcover
ISBN
9780450012389
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1
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£5.00

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New English Library, London, 1972. First Edition. Softcover. Good Condition (ex-library). Size: 12mo 6 3/4 - 7 3/4". 156 pp. Binding firm, spine worn. Pages browned. Edges browned, foxed and marked. Ex-library, with minimal stamps and markings (Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre). Covers worn. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Myths, Legends &… Read more about this item
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The Arabian Nights

The Arabian Nights

by Anon

Condition
Used - Good Condition
Jacket Condition
No Dust Jacket
Edition
First Thus
Published
1913
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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A & C Black, London, 1913. First Thus. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Charles Folkard. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". viii + 247pp. Binding firm, spine cocked with chips to ends. Marking front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Previous owner's signature in ink. Edges browned, foxed and marked.… Read more about this item
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Aeneid, Book VI

Aeneid, Book VI

by Virgil, & Seamus Heaney (trans.)

Condition
Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Edition
Reprint
Published
2016
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780571327317
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1
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£8.00

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Faber, London, 2016. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Near Fine. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". x + 53pp. Internally clean. Binding firm, spine cocked. Dust Jacket is in as new condition, apart from normal shop shelf wear. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Poetry; Rome; Ancient (BC); Myths, Legends & Folklore.… Read more about this item
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The Book of the Beasts

The Book of the Beasts

by Ramon Lull, & E. Allison Peers (trans.)

Condition
Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition
No Dust Jacket
Edition
First Thus
Published
1927
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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Burns Oates & Washbourne, London, 1927. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: 16mo 6 1/2 - 6 3/4". x + 90pp. Binding firm, spine cocked. Slight foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Edges browned. Ex-library, with minimal stamps and markings (Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre). Corners slightly bumped.… Read more about this item
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£9.00
UFO Case Files Of Scotland, Volume 2: (The Sightings, 1970's-1990's)

UFO Case Files Of Scotland, Volume 2: (The Sightings, 1970's-1990's)

by Malcolm Robinson

Condition
Used - Near Fine Condition
Edition
Reprint
Published
2017
Binding
Softcover
ISBN
9780244951542
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1
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£10.00

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Lulu.com, 2017. Reprint. Softcover. Near Fine Condition. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". 382 pp. Internally clean. Binding firm, spine slightly cocked. Edges very slightly spotted or marked. Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Magic, Paranormal & Occult; Scotland; Modern; Myths, Legends & Folklore. ISBN/EAN: 9780244951542. Pictures of this item… Read more about this item
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£10.00
Audun and the Bear

Audun and the Bear

by Ursula Synge

Condition
Used - Good Condition (ex-library)
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1975
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780370109411
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1
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£12.00

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Bodley Head, London, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition (ex-library)/Very Good. Illustrator: Trevor Stubley. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". 53 pp. Binding firm. Dust jacket has a couple of small tears. Edges browned and marked. Ex-library, with usual stamps and markings. Corners bumped. Illustrator: Trevor Stubley. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500… Read more about this item
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Vampires

Vampires

by Bernhardt J. Hurwood

Condition
Used - Good Condition
Edition
First Edition
Published
1981
Binding
Softcover
ISBN
9780860018346
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£7.00

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Omnibus Press, New York, 1981. First Edition. Softcover. Good Condition. Size: 4to 9 3/4 - 12". 179 pp. Binding firm, spine slightly cocked. Slight foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Edges browned, foxed and marked. Covers slightly marked and creased. Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category:… Read more about this item
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The Myth of the Goddess: Evolution of an Image

The Myth of the Goddess: Evolution of an Image

by Anne Baring and Jules Cashford

Condition
Used - Very Good Condition
Edition
Reprint
Published
1993
Binding
Softcover
ISBN
9780140192926
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Arkana / Penguin, London, 1993. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". xvi + 782pp. Binding firm, spine creased. Edges slightly marked. Ex-library, with minimal stamps and markings (Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre). Laminated covers. Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Myths, Legends & Folklore; Women & Feminism.… Read more about this item
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The Vampire

The Vampire

by Ornella Volta

Condition
Used - Fair Condition
Edition
Reprint
Published
1970
Binding
Softcover
ISBN
9780426048299
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Tandem, London, 1970. Reprint. Softcover. Fair Condition. Size: 12mo 6 3/4 - 7 3/4". 157 pp. Binding firm, spine cocked and creased. Pages browned. Edges foxed and browned. Pre-title and contents pages removed. Main text body remains in its entirety. Covers creased and worn. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Myths, Legends… Read more about this item
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More than a Legend: The Story of the Loch Ness Monster

More than a Legend: The Story of the Loch Ness Monster

by Constance Whyte

Condition
Used - Good Condition
Jacket Condition
Fair
Edition
Reprint
Published
1958
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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£135.00

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Hamish Hamilton, London, 1958. Reprint. Hardcover. Good Condition/Fair. Second impression of the First Edition. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". xx + 220pp. Binding firm, spine cocked and faded. Slight foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Dust Jacket creased, worn and chipped with a couple of larger tears some… Read more about this item
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£135.00
The Mahabharata

The Mahabharata

by John D. Smith (trans.)

Condition
Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition
No Dust Jacket
Edition
Reprint
Published
2009
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780670084159
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1
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£200.00

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Penguin, New Delhi, 2009. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Third impression of this Edition. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". lxxii + 834pp. Internally clean. Binding firm. Edges slightly marked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Myths, Legends & Folklore; India; Ancient (BC); Religion & Theology. ISBN/EAN: 9780670084159. Pictures… Read more about this item
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£200.00
Hebrew Myths: The Book of Genesis

Hebrew Myths: The Book of Genesis

by Robert Graves and Raphael Patai

Condition
Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition
Good
Edition
First UK Edition
Published
1964
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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£25.00

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Cassell, London, 1964. First UK Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Size: 4to 9 3/4 - 12". 311 pp. Binding firm, with minor wear to spine. Endpapers browned slightly, text block clean. Dust jacket chipped and creased. Edges browned. Contains map. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Myths, Legends & Folklore; Ancient (BC);… Read more about this item
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Strangest of All

Strangest of All

by Frank Edwards

Condition
Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition
Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1958
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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Bristol, GBR
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£30.00

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Rider, London, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". 207 pp. Binding firm, spine cocked. Foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Dust Jacket marked and chipped with some loss to spine ends. Bookshop ink-stamp. Edges foxed and browned. Covers slightly marked. Corners slightly… Read more about this item
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The Sly Cormorant and the Fishes: New adaptations into poetry of the Aesop Fables

The Sly Cormorant and the Fishes: New adaptations into poetry of the Aesop Fables

by Brian Patten

Condition
Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
First Thus
Published
1977
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780722653609
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£15.00

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Kestrel Books / Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1977. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Errol Le Cain. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". 64 pp. Binding firm. Slight foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Dust Jacket slightly creased. Edges foxed and browned. Boards slightly bowed. Illustrator: Errol Le Cain.… Read more about this item
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Brigantia: A Mysteriography

Brigantia: A Mysteriography

by Guy Ragland Phillips

Condition
Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition
Good
Edition
Book Club Edition
Published
1976
Binding
Hardcover
Quantity Available
1
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£6.00

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Book Club Associates, London, 1976. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". viii + 224pp. Binding firm, spine slightly cocked. Slight foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Dust jacket chipped. Edges browned. Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: History;… Read more about this item
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£6.00