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The Romance of King Arthur.
by Malory, Sir Thomas.
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- Primrose Hill Books
- Published
- 1994
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good DJ
- Edition
- First edition thus
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$11.18
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London:: Studio Editions,, 1994. First edition thus. Cloth. Very Good+ in Very Good DJ. First published in 1920 by Macmillan, this features an abridged and adapted version of Thomas Malory's text together with 16 colour plate illustrations by Arthur Rackham. DJ torn and worn along head edge of rear cover, spine sunned. Slight scratching to cloth, gilt lettering… Read more
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The Secret of Laughter
by Guppy, Shusha.
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- Primrose Hill Books
- Published
- 2005
- Condition
- Fine in Fine DJ
- Edition
- Reprint
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$11.18
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London:: I. B. Tauris,, 2005. Reprint. Cloth. Fine in Fine DJ.
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Aboriginal Myths.
by Bozic, Sreten.
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- Primrose Hill Books
- Published
- 1972
- Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First edition
- Item Price
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$8.38
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Melbourne:: Gold Star,, 1972. First edition. Pictorial Boards. Fine.
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Mirror Mirror.
by Maguire, Gregory.
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- Primrose Hill Books
- Published
- 2004
- Condition
- Near fine
- Edition
- First edition thus
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$6.99
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New York:: Regan,, 2004. First edition thus. Paperback. Near fine. Re-telling of 'Snow White' with a cast of 16th century Borgias by the author of 'Wicked'. Upper cover consists of two leaves with cut-outs. Two cover corners lightly scuffed. Illustrated in bw woodcuts.
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Two Brothers of Different Sex
by Hume, Frances (trans).
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- Primrose Hill Books
- Published
- 1955
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good DJ
- Edition
- First edition thus
- Item Price
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$7.68
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London:: Rodale Press,, 1955. First edition thus. Boards. Very Good+ in Very Good DJ. 'Miniature Books' series. Chinese lettering to covers. Eps slightly discoloured. With occasional lavish, full-colour illustrations. Translucent dj with creasing along edges and very small chips.
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Legends of Charlemagne
by Bulfinch, Thomas.
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- Primrose Hill Books
- Published
- ND
- Condition
- Very Good/no DJ
- Edition
- Edition not stated
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$8.38
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London:: Dean & Son Ltd,, ND. Edition not stated. Cloth. Very Good/no DJ. 'The Astor Prose Series'. Gilt lettering and small decoration to spine. Chip in lower cover and large mark to upper. Spine bumped and sunned. Some kind of liquid damage evident in small areas at top of pages.
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The Unicorn was There.
by Pool, Elizabeth.
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- Primrose Hill Books
- Published
- ND
- Condition
- Near Fine in VG+ DJ
- Edition
- Edition not stated
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$6.99
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Massachusetts:: Barre,, ND. Edition not stated. Pictorial Boards. Near Fine in VG+ DJ. Lavishly illustrated tale of unicorns. Boards printed with dj design. Dj a little dust damaged with some small tears.
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The Epic of the Kings
by Ferdowsi.
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- Primrose Hill Books
- Published
- 1977
- Condition
- Near Fine in VG+ DJ
- Edition
- Reprint
- Item Price
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$27.94
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London:: Routledge & Kegan Paul,, 1977. Reprint. Cloth. Near Fine in VG+ DJ. 'Persian Heritage Series'. Translation of the Persian epic of the 10th century. Translated by Reuben Levy and revised by Amin Banani. Gilt lettering to spine. A little creasing to dj. Price clipped.
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Three Tibetan Mysteries
by Woolf, H.I.
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- Primrose Hill Books
- Published
- ND
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good+ DJ
- Edition
- Edition not stated
- Item Price
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$17.46
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London:: George Routledge & Sons,, ND. Edition not stated. Quarter leather and cloth. Very Good+ in Very Good+ DJ. 'Broadway Translations' series. Introduction by Jacques Bacot. Gilt lettering to spine - bound in quarter white leather and orange cloth. Dj chipped around spine and slightly foxed.
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Early Scottish Metrical Tales.
by Laing, David (ed).
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- Primrose Hill Books
- Published
- 1889
- Condition
- Very Good +/no DJ
- Edition
- First edition
- Item Price
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$27.94
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London:: Hamilton, Adams and co.,, 1889. First edition. Very Good +/no DJ. Deckle-edged pages. Original spelling adhered to. Spine slightly scuffed and faded, with gilt lettering and thistle design.
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Aucassin and Nicolette.
by Bourdillon, Francis William (ed).
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- Primrose Hill Books
- Published
- 1817
- Condition
- Very Good +/no DJ
- Edition
- Second edition
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$11.18
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London:: Macmillan,, 1817. Second edition. Cloth. Very Good +/no DJ. Reproduction of traditional story written between 1150 and 1200. Deckle-edged pages. Interspersed with text are old-fashioned notations of short musical phrases. Gilt lettering and decoration to cover and spine; spine faded somewhat and some fading to covers.
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Never Marry a Woman with Big Feet
by Schipper, Mineke.
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- Primrose Hill Books
- Published
- c.2003
- Condition
- Fine in Fine DJ
- Edition
- First edition
- Item Price
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$16.77
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New Haven:: Yale University Press,, c.2003. First edition. Cloth. Fine in Fine DJ.
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Fisherman Lullabies.
by Watson, Wendy (ed) and Watson, Clyde.
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- Primrose Hill Books
- Published
- c.1968
- Condition
- Very Good + in Good DJ
- Edition
- First edition
- Item Price
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$13.27
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Cleveland:: World Publishing Company,, c.1968. First edition. Cloth. Very Good + in Good DJ. Slight wear to cloth. Dj worn, with chipping to edges and tearing to top of spine. Price clipped.
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Of Gods and Men.
by Raphael, Frederic.
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- Primrose Hill Books
- Published
- 1992
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine Slipcase
- Edition
- First edition
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$8.38
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London:: Folio Society,, 1992. First edition. Half Cloth. Near Fine in Near Fine Slipcase. Small dent to upper edge of front cover; slight chipping to corners. A couple of light markings to slipcase.
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Legends of King Arthur and His Warriors.
by Matthews, John and Stewart Bob.
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- Primrose Hill Books
- Published
- 1987
- Condition
- Near Fine in VG+ DJ
- Edition
- First edition
- Item Price
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$8.38
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London:: Blandford Press,, 1987. First edition. Boards. Near Fine in VG+ DJ. Illustrated in colour and b&w. Light creasing to dj edges.Torn top corner on spine edge.
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The Handbook of Folklore.
by Burne, Charlotte Sophia.
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- Primrose Hill Books
- Published
- 1996
- Condition
- Very good
- Edition
- Reprint
- Item Price
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$8.38
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London:: Senate,, 1996. Reprint. Paperback. Very good. Some creasing and chipping on spine. Some yellowing of pages.
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King Arthur
by Barber, Richard.
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- Primrose Hill Books
- Published
- 1973
- Condition
- Very good
- Edition
- First edition thus
- Item Price
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$6.99
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London:: Cardinal,, 1973. First edition thus. Paperback. Very good. 30 colour plates, 30 b&w plates. Creasing and some folds to cover. Hinge split.
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A Complete Guide to Faeries & Magical Beings
by Eason, Cassandra.
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- Primrose Hill Books
- Published
- 2002
- Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First U.S. edition
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$17.46
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Boston:: Weiser Books,, 2002. First U.S. edition. Printed Wrapper. Fine.
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The British Folklorists.
by Dorson, Richard R.
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- Primrose Hill Books
- Published
- 1968
- Condition
- Very Good/no DJ
- Edition
- First Edition
- Item Price
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$48.90
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London:: Routledge & Kegan Paul,, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/no DJ. 528pp, 26b&w plates, 19pp of bibliography, 58pp index. Black cloth with gold lettering on spine. Slight rubbing and dust discolouration of top edge.
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The Keys To Avalon
by Blake, Steve and Lloyd, Scott.
- Seller
- Primrose Hill Books
- Published
- 2000
- Condition
- Near Fine in VG+ DJ
- Edition
- First edition
- Item Price
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$13.97
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Shaftesbury:: Element,, 2000. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine in VG+ DJ. 8 colour plates, 8 b&w plates. Light creasing to dj edges.
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