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1970343261970. Softcover. Very Good. Spine a bit yellowed. Light creasing to corners of wraps. Scholar's name to ffep Jenifer Neils.; Bibliotheke Tes En Athenais Archaiologikes Hetaireias Ar. 69; 158 pages . paperback
1945006648Pennsylvania: Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology 1945. Book. Very Good Plus. Stapled Wrappers. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. From the collection of noted semiotician linguist and folklorist Thomas A. Sebeok his last name signature in ink front end pages of all 4 bulletins. A Professor Emeritus at Indiana University Sebeok was among the founders of biosemiotics and editor-in-chief of the journal Semiotica the leading periodical in the field. In addition to Fenton's 4-part article on the Cornplanter Senecas also contains Autumn L. Leonard's 4 part article "The Presque Isle Portage and the Venango Trail" and other related articles. The bulletins paginated 1-38 39-67 68-101 and 102-136. All 4 bulletins Very Good Plus or better in addition to Sebeok's signature there are handwritten titles on front covers and some marginal notes and checkmarks all in Sebeok's hand. SCARCE as a set. Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology Paperback
199532987Oxford University Press. 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. DJ Spine is sunned and very discolored. Very light shelfwear to book.; This book offers a series of in-depth studies of the beliefs attitudes and rituals surrounding death in ancient Greece from the Minoan and Mycenean period to the end of the classical age. Drawing on a wide range of evidence--from literary texts to inscriptions to images in art--Sourvinou-Inwood sheds light on many key still problematic aspects of Greek life myth and literature. She also looks at the problem of "reading" this material within the context of our own culturally-determined beliefs.; 512 pages . 019814976X . Oxford University Press hardcover
199136993Oxford University Press. 1991. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Very minor shelfwear to book and DJ.; "Much influenced by structuralism she insisted long before it was fashionable to do so that cultural products - texts images myths rituals - do not bear their meaning on their face but need to be decoded: the title of a collection of her essays Reading Greek Culture 1991 summed up her approach."; 336 pages . 0198147503 . Oxford University Press hardcover
1939002196Helsinki Finland: Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia 1939. Book. Near Fine. Printed Wrappers. First Edition. Near Fine couple of small chips at edge of rear wrapper. Pages are uncut and contents are As New. Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia Paperback
190857670Theosophical Publishing Society London 1908. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: 12mo <7 3/4". 84 pp. Binding firm spine cocked and faded. Endpapers browned slightly text block clean. Edges foxed and browned. Corners slightly bumped. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Myths Legends & Folklore; Magic Paranormal & Occult. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 57670. . Theosophical Publishing Society hardcover
198836444Oxford Clarendon Press. 1988. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Scholar's name to ffeps D. Gerber. Vol. 2 has light bumping to 1 corner. Djs have a few tiny tears.; A three-volume commentary compiled by an international team of scholars includes an introduction discussing previous research on the Odyssey its relation to the Iliad the epic dialect and the transmission of the text. Vol. I: 1988 396 pp ISBN: 0198140371; Vol. II: 1989 300 pp ISBN: 0198140479; Vol. III: 1992 447 pp ISBN: 0198140487;; 3 Volume Set COMPLETE. Commentary on Homer's Odyssey.; 1-3; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1143 pages . Oxford Clarendon Press hardcover
198032003University of Toronto Press. 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. Scholar's bookplate to inner cover G. P. Goold.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 198 pages; Provides a throrough analysis of the literary and non-literary aspects of Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound essential for an understanding of the play. . 0802023916 . University of Toronto Press hardcover
1947008095New York: Moe Asch DISC Company of America 1947. Book. Very Good. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. First Edition. Tall 8vo. 48 pp. Illustrations by Woody Guthrie and York Cunningham Jr. Contains a short biography reminiscences and a collection of Guthrie's song lyrics. Very Good in original wrappers rubbed at spine edge and bottom corner rear wrapper residue along spine edge small stain inside rear wrapper and rear end pages. A quite nice copy of this SCARCE Woody Guthrie book. Moe Asch, DISC Company of America Paperback
1970040565Athens OH: Ohio University Press 1970 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st.US Edition. Surveys American Educational and Missionary organizations and charities active in Greece Turkey the Balkans and the Middle East. Chapters on : The Grecian adventure/Strivings in Malta and Syria 1820-1861/ Christian philanthropists in Turkey 1831-1861 Independent colleges 1863-1914 / Philanthropy progress and nationalism 1861-1914 / New ventures in the Balkans 1858-1914 Near East relief 1915-1930 / Philanthropy in transition 1920-1930 /Near East Foundation 1930-1940 / Independent colleges since 1930 /Near East Foundation since 1940 /Retrospect and prospect 322p. map. index DJ repaired now in plastic sleeve. Name of owner on ffep else fine. Ohio University Press hardcover
19912090502113705970Not Available 1991. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
199661434Motilal Banarsidass Delhi 1996. Reprint. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". 57 volumes only of set or series. Internally clean. Bindings firm spines faded. Edge marked. Covers marked. This set is published over the period 1986-96. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Over 5 kilos. Category: Religion & Theology; India; Myths Legends & Folklore. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 61434. . This is a SET of books therefore heavier than a standard volume and will involve extra shipping charges to some countries. Motilal Banarsidass hardcover
1928006685New York: W W Norton & Co Inc 1928. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Boas' classic treatise on race and culture RARE in the original 1928 First Edition and in collectible condition. 236pp. 10 pp references. Very Good in the original black cloth with paper labels front board and spine spine label a bit darkened and a trifle rubbed cloth a few small rubs contents are clean tight and unmarked. W W Norton & Co Inc Hardcover
197418692E. J. Brill. 1974. Softcover. Very Good. Faint bump to top of spine. Faint dampstaining to spine.; Contents: introduction. Aphrodite's Origin in an Indo-European Tradition; Names and Epithets of Aphrodite; Aphrodite and the Chorós; Aphrodite and her Mortal Lover; Mnemosyne Bibliotheca Classica Batava : Supplementum 32; 97 pages . 9004039465 . E. J. Brill paperback
199434771University of Arizona Press. 1994. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Some Foxing to DJ flaps and textblock and boards. A bit of colour loss along top edge of boards.; This volume gathers diverse views of Apollo's origins and his far-reaching influences. It provides a fresh multifaceted portrait of Apollo through essays that explore such topics as the etymology of his name his association with religious cults and sacred groves his appearances in Greco-Roman literature and his iconography in the visual arts. Also included are bibliographies of ancient and modern sources.; 9.1 X 6.6 X 1.1 inches; 190 pages . 0816513899 . University of Arizona Press hardcover
19140005909Chicago: Rand McNally 1914 . First edition thus. Hardcover. Very Good. Milo Winter with 16 plates plus the endpapers and the top cover. Octavo green cloth spine sunned hinge cracking at frontispiece short tear in the fore-edge of one plate otherwise tight and fresh; attractive period bookplate on front free endpaper. <br/><br/>Seven of the Nights including Sinbad the Sailor. Illustrated by Milo Winter with 16 plates plus the endpapers and the top cover. Rand McNally hardcover
19542021341New York: Limited Editions Club 1954. First edition thus. Hardcover. Good plus. Quartos spines rubbed no glassine dust jackets no publisher's slipcase <br/><br/>This is Sir Richard Burton's definitive translation with additional notes by Henry Torrens Edward Lane John Payne. Enhanced by 60 miniature paintings by Arthur Szyk. Limited Editions Club hardcover
1971008264Berkeley CA: Arhoolie Records Inc. 1971. Newspaper. Very Good. Newsprint. First Printing. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. SCARCE. Promotional newspaper from Arhoolie Records Inc. founded by Chris Strachwitz and his business partner Tom Diamant in 1960. one of the iconic early publishers of folk music blues and jazz. 20 pp. with numerous articles on recent and upcoming record publications and other company and music industry news. illustrated with numerous black and white photographs Graphic Design: Wayne Pope. Very Good center fold as issued interior pages uniformly age toned tears bottom edge at corner in margin closed small tear rear cover. Arhoolie Records, Inc. unknown
198035748New York: St.Martin's Press. 1980 Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Uncorrected Proof. Ancient Crete and the story of Ariadne Priestess of the Goddess a sort of counterpoint to the legend of Theseus as described in Mary Renault's novel "The King Must Die." 240p. bibliography. Uncorrected Proof Slight sun-fading to paper wraps else fine. St.Martin's Press. paperback
1947009948Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press 1947. Book. Very Good. Cloth. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at front end page-" To my colleague and friend James W. Marchand with greetings Clair Hayden Bell 28th March 1960". Four volumes in original red cloth Very Good no jackets spines slight sunning spine lean Marchand's name stamp front end page with laid in photocopy of a review of the book published in The Journal of English and Germanic Philology Vol. I No. 4 October 1951. Bell's monumental study of Meistergesang one of the most characteristic forms assumed by German literature in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. With presentation inscription to the noted medieval scholar linguist and polyglot James W Marchand. A wonderful scholarly Association Copy. University of California Press Hardcover
1968009856London Melbourne Toronto: Macmillan 1968. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at title page -"John Johnson with best wishes Margaret Laurence". Review Copy with publisher's review slip laid in. Near Fine small corner bumps in a Very Good dust jacket light edge wear mainly at corners and spine ends. With Johnson's blind stamp front end page. John William Johnson 1942 is a noted folklorist with a distinguished teaching and publishing career and who spent a year and a half translating and editing for the renowned Somali folklorist and poet Haaji Muuse Galaal. A great folkloric Association Copy. Macmillan Hardcover
19971036Cummington Historical Commission 1997. Paperback. Very good. No dustjacket as issued. Cover has light wear and slight fading of spine. Cummington Historical Commission paperback
1955biblio425380 pp. Opracowal wstepem i przypisami opatrzylRachmiel Brandwajn. Obwolute okladke i strone tytulowa projektowal Marek Rudnicki.Illustrated by French caricaturist Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard 1803-1847 generally known by the pseudonym of J. J. Grandville. More than 140 engraved woodcuts preceding each fable.The spine missing and front cover torn out. Otherwise in very good condition. Panstwowy, Instytut Wydawniczy hardcover
197033768Wilhelm Fink Verlag. 1970. Hardcover. Near Fine in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. Münchener Archäologische Studien 1; 116 pages . 3770504348 . Wilhelm Fink Verlag hardcover
1937LS-58Portland Maine: Falmouth Book House 1937. Classic scarce text contains stories and tall tales of lumber-camp life in the Maine woods including modern Paul Bunyans bunk-house gossip narratives of fearless men and their exploits with death while bringing the logs out back-woods humour etc. 164 pgs. Illustrated by the author. Dustjacket has a few tiny closed edge tears and a small chunk missing on lower spine edge; in mylar. Text has minimal shelfwear. . First Edition. Original Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Falmouth Book House Hardcover