Search Results: Mythology from Lems Bookshop

Ancient Egyptian beliefs and various gods and animals they worshipped - the world of the Nile gods unfolded by a series of beautiful pictures. 72 pages with 100 colour plates. Book in as new condition. Dust jacket in very good+ condition with small tear top spine. This is a large book but no increase in postage in Australia.

The evolution of Roman religion from a hut on the Palatine to the Basilica of Saint Peter's from the Forum to the ends of the earth. The foundation in fact of the era of European civilisation. 72 pages with colour illustrations on all but two pages. Book in very good condition with previous owners name and date on first page and names of the gods written in pencil on last end papers. Cover has some wear (see photo). No dust jacket.

Edition undated but reference written on Translators Note page stating 1986. A detailed description and explanation of the mythologies of all the great nations of Asia - the definitive book on the subject. The world's leading specialists wrote separate sections in their fields of interest. Introduction by Paul-Louis Couchoud. 460 pages with 354 monochromes and 16 full-page 4-colour plates. Book in very good+ condition with some light reader wear to edges. Dust jacket in very good+ condition with minor knocks and minor wear (rubbing) on back. This is a large book but no additional postage in Australia.

Angelic encounters, expert answers, listening to and working with your guardian angel. 372 pages with illustrations throughout. Book in very good condition with greeting to previous owner on first page.

Over 2,000 entries with simple, complete explanations of classical myths, heroes, authors, works, place names and symbols. Also a bibliography of recommended translations of Greek and Latin prose and poetry. 300 pages. Book in good- condition with previous owners name on title page and tanning but text still very readable. Cover has some wear (see photo).

The myths and legends of early Egypt - gods and goddesses, and their relationship with Man, 153 pages with 24 colour pages and over 100 black and white illustrations. Book in very good condition with small booksellers sticker inside front cover and some light tanning. Dust jacket in good+ condition with chip top spine and some dents to top edge.

Based on the text translated by Delano Ames from Mythologie Generale Larousse. The myths and legends of early Egypt - the gods and goddesses chief legends and the places where their cult was practised with many of the deities appearing in more than one guise. 153 pages with 24 colour pages and over 100 black and white illustrations. Book in very good+ condition. Dust jacket in very good condition with one small tear top front and some general wear.

The unique nature of the great Olympians, the gods and goddesses of Greek mythology and how as the embodiment of man's most fundamental characteristics still have relevance today - they are universal images. 216 pages with 40 pages of colour plates and 85 black and white illustrations. Book in near fine condition with greetings to previous owner on first page. Dust jacket in very good condition with some minor chips and knocks. This is a large book but no increase in postage in Australia.

The Gifford Lectures delivered in the University of St Andrews in 1920. The greater personages of Greek mythology concerning the religious phenomenon - the worship of the human after death and were they mainly human and were they immortal according to Greek opinion. 434 pages. Book in very good condition ex library with imprint on title page, stamp on publishing page, borrowing sleeve remnant inside back cover, stamp on bottom leading edge, a few pages have light pencil marks. Cover has library reference (see photo).

Translated by Delano Ames. A combination of folklore and literature, Greek mythology has the compulsiveness of stories that have been passed down through the ages because of their vigor and ultimate significance - they formed the essential background and cultural heritage of Greek civilization, an indication of the spirit and aspirations of the Greeks. 153 pages with 24 colour pages and about 200 black and white illustrations. Book in very good condition with small booksellers sticker inside front cover. Dust jacket in good condition price clipped with a small tear front and back, some small knocks and chips and wear (see photo). This is a large book but no increase in postage in Australia.

Bilbo Baggins finds himself caught up in a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificant, a large and very dangerous dragon. 285 pages . Book in very good condition with some minor bumping top right.

An A-Z dictionary of the gods, goddesses, heroes, heriones, supernatural creatures, and major stories of mythology from all around the world. 240 pages with colour and black and white illustrations throughout. Book in near fine condition. Dust jacket in very good+ condition with small tear back bottom corner.

A to Z of mythological figures from around the world. 224 pages with 14 pages of colour illustrations and numerous black and white illustrations in the text. Book in good+ condition ex library with stamps on front and back endpapers, reference and borrowing sleeve remnants on back endpaer and sticker inside back cover, and some reader wear. Dust jacket in good+ condition in clear wrapper with sticker on spine and back, small fold to flaps, and minor knocks. .

Myths are an integral part of every society and the world's principal myths are treated to show their distinctive character and force and their links to social patterns and religious beliefs. 303 pages with the text accompanied by maps showing the locations of myths and the spread of mythological systems, and over 400 illustrations, many in colour. Book in very good+ condition. Dust jacket in very good condition with minor knocks and wear. This is a large book but no increase in postage in Australia.

A dictionary of the principle mythological characters from all areas and from all over the world, containing accounts of their adventures as they have come down to us through literature, the visual arts and rites revealed by archaeology. 244 pages with 54 illustrations throughout the text. Book in near fine condition with minor reader wear.

Fifty of the world's most enduring myths and legends explored, explained and illustrated. 128 pages with numerous colour illustrations throughout. Book in as new condition.

Life and beliefs of the ordinary people of ancient Egypt and the stories they told. 159 pages with colour drawings throughout. Book in very good+ condition with previous owners name inside front cover and some wear to cover (see photo).

Revised by Dorothy Stuart. - thirty years since the first edition as many theories concerning myths origin and meaning were discredited in the interim. Greek names in preference to Roman names are given as a reminder that the Greek gods were the forerunners and progenitors of the Roman. 316 pages and 49 illustrations. Book in very good condition with foxing to top edge and light tanning.

A wide ranging chronicle of the varied Indian civilizations of North, Central, and South America that flourished before the arrival of the Europeans - a unique, colourful and accessible panorama of the complex Indian world. 230pages with black and white illustrations on most pages and 18 colour illustrations. Book in very good+ condition ex library with reference front and back endpaper, and borrowing sleave remnants back endpaper and inside back cover. Dust jacket in good+ condition with stickers on back and some minor wear to edges.

The old myths of Ancient Persia with two of the forms of worship examined and explains the beliefs of the cult to which Persia gave birth - Mithraism which is still revered today. 141 pages with 24 pages of colour illustrations and over 100 illustrations in black and white in the text. Book in very good+ condition with light tanning, Dust jacket in very good condition with a chip and minor knocks and light tanning to flaps.