Legends
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Weekend : Second Book of Ghosts and Other Stoires of Spine Chilling Horror and Mystery
by Whittington-Egan, Richard
London, UK: Associated Newspapers, 1978. Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 128pp, some illustrations and numerous photographs all in black and white. Printed paper covers. Significant wear and folds to covers, corners dog-eared. Some foxing and minor stains on early pages. 8vo.
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£20.00
The Black Horsemen - English Inns and King Arthur
by Wildman, S. G
London: John Baker, 1971. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Clean first edition in clean unclipped dust jacket. Red cloth boards with bright gold lettering on spine. No bumping, fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages are clean - no names, writing or marks. Illustrated with photographs and maps. 176 pages with index. Clean dust jacket is not price clipped, unchipped, two tiny closed edge tears; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. .
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£16.33
Iosagan and Other Stories
by Pearse, P H
The Talbot Press. Soft cover. Fair. Not dated but circa 1910. pp229-309. Contains Isoagan, The Priest, Barbara and Eoineen of the Birds. In plain heavy paper wrappers (rubbed, chipped at edges, crack almost the length of spine, leaving front cover partially - almost wholly - detached, tanned and a little marked). Internally, some mild tanning, bookplate and stamp of Harlech College inside front cover, and smaller stamp in first page and inside rear cover, no title page, edge worn. An important...
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£25.00
Fables of the Ancients in Philosophy, Morality and Civil Policy
by Bacon, Francis; Shaw, Dr
London : Printed for Thomas Tegg and J Dick, 1813. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. A new edition, with notes, critical and explanatory by Dr Shaw. [ix] 10-144pp. 12 woodcuts. Original paper-covered boards, with replacement backstrip. Boards rubbed and soiled, with slight scar. Stamp and '1984' written in on front paste down. Front free endpaper absent. Endpapers and page edges soiled. 12mo.
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£85.00
Aboriginal Myths & Legends
by Robinson, Roland
Melbourne, VIC, AU: Sun Books, 1968. Soft cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 218pp, [6]pp publisher's ads. Pictorial light card covers. 12mo. Light chipping to edges, tanning and wear to covers. Pages ageing. Internally, neat, clean and tight.
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£11.00
The Calling Reef
by Bahnemann, Gunther
Sydney: Horwitz Publications. 1970. 12mo [approx 13x20cm]. Good condition in Good dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. Mild foxing to edges of text block. Dustjacket rubbed at edges. Some creasing to dustjacket flaps. Previous owner's details to front free end paper. Black & white illustrations. 120 pages. A legend of Torres Strait Islanders. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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£7.90
The Illustrated Who's Who In Mythology
by Senior, Michael; Parrinder, Geoffrey (Consultant Editor)
London: Orbis Books. 1985. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. DJ spine a little faded. Illustrated with colour and black & white plates. 223 pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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£10.54
The Quest for Arthur's Britain
by Ashe, Geoffrey
Book Club Associates, 1972. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. XII, 238pp. Lightly illustrated. In green cloth-covered boards (clean, square, sharp). Mild page toning, image on front free endpaper. In its original dust jacket (very gently rubbed at edges), now protected in mylar wrapper. Examines the historical foundations of Arthurian tradition, and then presents the results of archaeological investigations at sites associated with King Arthur - Cadbury,...
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£10.00
More Hong Kong Tale-Spinners. Traditional Chinese Tales Collected By Tape-Recorder and Translated Into English
by Hensman, Bertha
Hong Kong: The Chinese University of Hong Kong., 1971 First edition in hardcover with dust jacket. 336 pp. Illustrations, appendices, bibliography. Very minor soiling to edges. Jacket has a few tiny tears, some edgecreasing and light rubbing. Near Fine/Very Good.
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£12.21
African Myths & Legends
by Duane, O B
London, UK: Brockhampton Press, 1998. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 128pp, richly illustrated with full page, full colour images. In pictorial card covers (strong, square, clean and unblemished). Internally bright, neat and clean. With its original illustrated dust jacket (very mild shelf wear). 4to. A lovely copy of this collection of the myths and fables, vividly retold, of Africa and its peoples.
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£28.00
The Elements of Earth Mysteries
by Heselton, Philip
Shaftesbury, Dorset: Element. 1991. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition. Light rubbing to lower edge and spine. Black & white illustrations. 129 pages. Covers a wide range of topics. Explains the role of earth energy and how we can perceive it; how folklore and legends attached to ancient sites; the purpose of structures such as stone circles, burial chambers, holy wells, labyrinths etc. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition....
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£7.90
Marathi Folk Tales
by Dexter, Wilfred E
London, UK: George G Harrap, 1938. 1st Edition 1st Impression. Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Aris, Ernest. 192pp, black and white line drawings. In a library binding, quarter bound in plain brown leather over brown cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. 12mo. Boards a little worn and marked, rubbed and rounded on corners. Heavy spotting on text block edges, affecting page margins. Label removed from front free endpaper, discreet library stamp on copyright page...
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£45.00
The Tale of Aelfstan and the Aelfar Princess
by Walker, Taliesyn Writing as Wulf Hengestsson
Gewicceham Hearth Books, 2003. Soft cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 108pp. Printed paper covers. Gift inscription on title page. Internally clean, clear, bright and tight. 12mo. A very good clean copy of this now hard-to-find title.
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£20.00
Edmund Dulac's Picture Book for the French Red Cross
1915. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. [1915] 136pp, with tipped in colour frontispiece and 19 further colour illustrations, all by Edmund Dulac, mounted on panelled card. In tan cloth-covered boards with stylised lettering and decorations in blue (boards worn, rubbed at edges, corners and spine ends, rubbed through around spine joints and some marks). Gutter between front endpapers cracked with consequent fragility. Hint of toning on prelims, else internally fresh...
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£125.00
Das alte Haus. Ein Geschichtenbuch für die Kleinen :
by Matthiessen, Wilhelm und Tamara Ramsay:
Freiburg im Breisgau, Herder, 1936. Good. 8°, Leinen. Altersgemäß angedunkelt/altersspurig, Deckel berieben/lagerspurig, Buchrücken am oberen und unteren Rand kurz angeplatzt, Seiten mit Markierungen, sonst sehr gut erhalten
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£57.33
European Folk Taless. Volume No. 1. In the European Folklore Series.
by Edited By Laurits Bodker and Christina Hole, G. D'Aronco
Copenhagen, Denmark: Rosenkilde and Bagger, 1963 First edition in hardcover without dust jacket as issued. 222 pp. Footnotes. Small owner's sticker at the top corner of the front pastedown otherwise Fine.
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£16.29
Taliessin through Logres The Region of the Summer Stars Arthurian Torso
by Charles Williams and C.S. Lewis
In good condition tight spine - some fading on the spine and little creases at the front corners owners name and dedication inside, no other internal markings.
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£65.55
Robin Hood
by Fraser, Antonia
London, UK: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1971. 1st Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fraser, Rebecca. 208pp, eleven colour plates. Red cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Bumped spine ends and bottom corners. Cocked. Text block edges starting to fox. Previous owners name on front and rear free endpapers. Evidence of previous label on front free endpaper. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket protected with Bordart style sleeve, slight...
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£13.00
The Old Sea Captain and the Drummer. Salty Dialogue From the Land of Wind and Water
by Meekins, Victor
Manteo, NC: Published By Author., 1950 First printing in paper covers. 9 by 6 inches. 120 pp. Illustrations. Some spotting to covers at spine. Good.
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£32.62
Juliana; Edited by Rosemary Woolf
by Juliana, of Nicomedia, Saint, active 3rd century-4th century. Cynewulf. ; Woolf, Rosemary, editor
London: Methuen, 1955. First Edition. s. Fine with extremely faint foxing to edges in parts.. Small octvo in brown printed stiff paper wraps; ix, 90 pages 19 cm. "Select bibliography": pages 56-58. Methuen's Old English Library [series]. "Saint Juliana of Nicomedia (Greek: ÎοÏ
λιανή ÎικομηδείαÏ) is said to have suffered Christian martyrdom during the Diocletianic persecution in 304. She was popular in the Middle Ages, especially in the...
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£36.74
Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales (Deluxe Edition)
by The Brothers Grimm; Yolan, Jane (introduction)
New York, NY, USA: Barnes and Noble, 2012. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Rackham, Arthur. xxii, 722pp, plus 39 coloured, full page illustrations and numerous further vignette drawings, all by Arthur Rackham. With an introduction by Jane Yolan. Bound in full green bonded leather with extensive gilt decoration, tipped in illustration on front panel, two raised bands on spine, silver lettering. All edges gilt. Illustrated endpapers. Yellow satin ribbon marker bound...
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£65.00
Australian Folklore. A Dictionary of Lore, Legends and Popular Allusions
by Fearn-Wannan, W. (Bill Wannan)
Sydney: Lansdowne Press. 1976. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Small closed tear to rear DJ panel. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 582 pages. . Reprint. Hardback.
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£10.54
Fifteen Norse Tales
by Dasent, Sir George; Reynolds, E E (selected by)
London, UK: Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1931. 1st Thus . Hardcover. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Pailthorpe, Doris. 180pp, 4pp publisher's ads. Red cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Bumped spine ends. Lightly bumped corners. Text block edges starting to fox. Decorative endpapers. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. No dust jacket. Stories include: The Old Dame and Her Hen; Boots; The Mastermaid; Taming the Shrew, Shortshanks etc. 12mo.
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£15.00
Witches, Dragons and Buried Treasure
by Starkey, Dinah
London, UK: Kaye & Ward, 1974. 1st Edition 1st Impression. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Floyd, Gareth. First edition, first printing. 126pp. Illustrated with line drawings. Ex library with light markings, lending sheet on rear endpaper. In purple cloth boards, with gilt titles on spine. Yellow endpapers. Boards a little rubbed around spine, internally a few mild signs of fingering but generally clean, neat and tight. In its original dust jacket...
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£10.00
