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1954210128-MB71Prague: Artisan Books 1954. Very Good Hardcover color illustrations text in English . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Cover. Artisan Books Hardcover
199533577E. J. Brill. 1995. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. Minor creasing and edgewear to DJ. Very light wear to book.; Religions in the Graeco-Roman World; 473 pages; The Early Amazons offers a new understanding of the ancient Amazon myth situating mythical representations in the realm of cultural history. The first section examines how the Amazons have presented a challenge to views on history myth and gender in classical mythology from the late eighteenth century up to the impact of structuralism. Topics included are nineteenth-century historiography and the interest in linguistics. The second section sheds new light on the culture of archaic Greece offering a coherent assessment of literary and visual representations. Taking mythical narrative as a form of oral storytelling it shows the emergence of the Amazon motif and its meaning in the world of epic. Iconographical analysis reveals how the visual arts have made a contribution of their own to the imaginary presence of the Amazons. . 9004100776 . E. J. Brill hardcover
199518694E. J. Brill. 1995. Hardcover. Very Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. Front upper corner bumped and a bit creased. Else light shelfwear.; Religions in the Graeco-Roman World; 473 pages; The Early Amazons offers a new understanding of the ancient Amazon myth situating mythical representations in the realm of cultural history. The first section examines how the Amazons have presented a challenge to views on history myth and gender in classical mythology from the late eighteenth century up to the impact of structuralism. Topics included are nineteenth-century historiography and the interest in linguistics. The second section sheds new light on the culture of archaic Greece offering a coherent assessment of literary and visual representations. Taking mythical narrative as a form of oral storytelling it shows the emergence of the Amazon motif and its meaning in the world of epic. Iconographical analysis reveals how the visual arts have made a contribution of their own to the imaginary presence of the Amazons. . 9004100776 . E. J. Brill hardcover
199338800Shanachie, 1993. 52005 1 CD CD
19697002492NY: Doubleday 1969. Bound in green cloth stamped in red in colorful psychedelic style dust jacket someone made some light marks on the wrapper. A very scarce first U.S. edition stated of this 165 pp. The author died in 1933. This is a re-discovery of her work in English. Fourteen tales included: The diamond bird -- The queen -- Linda-gull and the old king -- The old troll in the big mountain -- The jewel field -- The magpie with salt on its tail -- King Puttilutt -- Jan-the Lame's apple tree -- The sunshine tree -- The golden goats -- The butter tub -- The golden purses -- The wondrous ball -- The golden hen. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good /Very Good . Illus. by Susanne Dolesch. Doubleday Hardcover
19882110502151104653Not Available 1988. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 Not Available paperback
19882110502151108981Not Available 1988. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 Not Available paperback
199022930San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1990. 1st ed. Hardcover. Davis Lambert. #175/250 copies. Full black cloth stamped in silver tales from the spirit world illustrated in color by Lambert Davis. Signed by Hamilton and and Davis on limitation page. Fine in faintly scuffed navy cloth-covered slipcase. Signed by the author and the artist. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich hardcover
1979010934Taraporevala's Treasure House of Books, Bombay 1979. Third Edition Guter Umschlag Goldgeprägter Leinenband Sehr Gut, Solide
199419949Dolphin Records, 1994. 1 CD CD
19852111902160600692Honda Shizuo 1985. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Honda Shizuo paperback
19976851New York : St. Martin's Pr., 1997. XVII, 331 pp. Ill. Gr. 8°. 1st U.S.-ed. Bound in orig. cardboard covers (cloth structured) with DJ.
199416944<p>Cambridge MA: Candlewick Press 1994. <i><b>Signed by the author.</b></i> First U.S. edition / First printing. Pictorial laminated boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. <i><b>Pe</b><b><i>n</i>elope Lively won the 1973 Carnegie Medal from the Library Association recognising the year's best children's book by a British subject. She won the 1976 Whitbread Children's Book Award. She won the 1987 Booker Award.</b></i></p> Candlewick Press, hardcover
197232278New York: Holt Rinehart & Winston 1972. 1st ed. Kellogg Steven. 1st ptg. 4to picture book Review copy with publisher's slip and publicity photo laid in signed by Kellogg with a drawing of child on top of castle tower. As new in unclipped dj. Holt, Rinehart & Winston unknown
192646911Harrap London 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: 8vo <9 3/4". 317 pp. Binding firm spine cocked. Foxing front/rear pages but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Previous owner's address ink-stamped. Edges foxed and browned. A couple of chips to lower margin of frontispiece. Covers marked and worn. Corners slightly bumped. Profusely illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Myths Legends & Folklore; Biography & Autobiography. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 46911. . Harrap hardcover
193357860Harrap London 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". 300 pp. Internally clean. Binding firm spine slightly cocked. Dust Jacket slightly marked and creased. Edges foxed and browned. Covers slightly marked. Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Myths Legends & Folklore; Romance. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 57860. . Harrap hardcover
194263383Faber London 1942. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Second impression of the First Edition. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". 204 pp. Internally clean. Binding firm spine faded. Edges browned. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Myths Legends & Folklore; Magic Paranormal & Occult. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 63383. . Faber hardcover
199537103New York: Morrow 1995. 1st ed. Hardcover. Hague Michael. 1st ptg. Small 4to cloth-backed boards a selection of dragon tales chosen and illustrated in color by Michael Hague and inscribed by him on the title page. Fine in fine unclipped dj no previous owner's marks. Inscribed by the artist. Morrow hardcover
200036825New York: HarperCollins 2000. 1st ed. Hardcover. As New. Hague Michael. 1st ptg. 4to paper covered boards illustrated with full-page color and small black and white art throughout by Hague. Signed by Hague on the half-title. Fine in fine unclipped dj. Signed by the artist. HarperCollins hardcover
197246327NY: St. Martin's Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Wrinkled half title page in volume II. 1972. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A four-volume classic of Middle Eastern folklore and literature and what is more commonly referred to as The Arabian Nights. Blue cloth with blue topstain. Vol I: vii 644 pages; Vol II: vi 592 pages; Vol III: vi 569 pages; Vol IV: vii 537 pages. Translator's note and table of contents for each volume. The Mathers translation is for the reader who admires candor and language as well as conduct. Those who comprehend their origin and background will not misunderstand the character of these tales but will enjoy them for what they are - the world's most vivid and absorbing stories. front flap of volume one ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . St. Martin's Press hardcover
1933010534New York : Macmillan and Co 1933. Book. Illus. by Yeats Jack. Very Good. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition. First published August 1933. Green cloth covered boards with black lettering to the front and spine. This copy is Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Spine sunned end papers are toned at hinges and edges of paste downs. Dust jacket a bit darkened at spine. Spine ends are chipped. Edges and tips have small chips and creases. Front flap has the numeral 2 in ink at bottom corner and stamped price of $2.25. Uncommon in dust jacket and in such nice condition. . Macmillan and Co, Hardcover
191134618London: Blackie & Son 1911. Hardcover. Robinson Charles. 4to full red cloth with elaborate pictorial gilt all edges gilt 28 color plates and numerous line drawings by Charles Robinson. Foxing to illustrated endpapers and preliminary pages not affecting plates. All edges gilt spine and cover gilt bright light shelfwear to boards and fading to corner of back board blind-stamped bookseller name and address on front free endpaper else a very nice copy. Blackie & Son hardcover
199542640Fania, 1995. 688 CD
196234296New York: Dodd Mead 1962. Hardcover. Gwynne Fred. 8vo full green cloth prinbted in black an Homeric fable about the folly of war illustrated in shades black and gray by Fred Gwynne. Fine in near fine price-clipped dj no previous owner's marks. Prior to 1976 Dodd Mead had no consistent way of marking 1st editions or printings. Dodd, Mead hardcover
