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201142792Oxford University Press. 2011. Hardcover. Very Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. Very faint shelfwear. Underlining in pencil to a few pages.; Oxford Classical Monographs; 304 pages; This book traces the development of the Theseus myth and its importance for Athens. Mills examines all extant tragedies in which Theseus appear in order to assess the significance of his role as mythological representative of Athenian greatness. She argues that the Theseus of most Athenian tragedy is carefully drawn to exemplify the idealized image of the Athenian "national character" that was prevalent in the age of the empire. . 0198150636 . Oxford University Press hardcover
199744797Oxford University Press. 1997. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Dustjacket is protected in mylar. Foxing/dustsoiling to top of textblock.; Oxford Classical Monographs; 304 pages; This book traces the development of the Theseus myth and its importance for Athens. Mills examines all extant tragedies in which Theseus appear in order to assess the significance of his role as mythological representative of Athenian greatness. She argues that the Theseus of most Athenian tragedy is carefully drawn to exemplify the idealized image of the Athenian "national character" that was prevalent in the age of the empire. . 0198150636 . Oxford University Press hardcover
199533331Oxford University Press. 1995. Hardcover. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. Review of book tipped in. Dustjacket has faint creasing; 0.85 x 9.32 x 6.32 Inches; 240 pages; Theseus is celebrated as the greatest of Athenian heroes. This work explores what he meant to the Athenians at the height of their city-state in the fifth century B. C. Assembling material that has been scattered in scholarly works Henry Walker examines the evidence for the development of themyth and cult of Theseus in the archaic age. He then looks to major works of classical literature in which Theseus figures exploring the contradictions between the archaic primitive side of his character and his refurbished image as the patron of democracy. His ambiguous nature as outsider flouting accepted standards of behavior while at the same time being a hero-king and a representative of higher ideals is analyzed through his representations in the work of Bacchylides Euripides and Sophocles. This is the only work of scholarship that examines the literary representation ofTheseus so thoroughly. It brings to life a literary character whose virtues flaws and contradictions belong in no less a degree to his creators the people of Athens. . 0195089081 . Oxford University Press hardcover
R260139657EDITIONS DE L'AIGLE. NON DATE. In-8. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 133 pages. Une illustration en noir et blanc hors texte.. . . . Classification Dewey : 133.4-Magie, sorcellerie, démonologie
50295aafLugduni (Lyon), sumptibus Ioannis Baptistae Bourlier & Laurentii Aubin, 1674, in-folio, text on 2 col., 6 leaves, title page in red and black with printer's device + 1016 p., incl. separate title with printer's device (= p. 529-530) + 47 leaves (index) + 1 white leaf + title with printer's device (id. to 2nd part) + 96 p. + 5 leaves (index); light mainly marg. waterstaining in beginning and end leaves, light browning, minimal worming in lower margin of few leaves, exlibris on first fly ‘C. Michel Sum Venblis Cleri Bullensis 1707’, full calf binding on raised bands, spine richly gold tooled (gold tooling of lower compartments partly gone off), rubbing, extreme bottom of rear cover partly scraped off and with some worming. In all a sound and firm copy.
1964054093University of Chicago Press 1964. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st English Translation. 313pp. Owner bookplate inside cover two small droplet marks to lower exterior page edge text clean. Small closed tears to dust jacket which is now in protective mylar. University of Chicago Press Hardcover
2006065927Robin Artisson 2006. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. Clean tight copy in mylar-protected dust jacket. A sourcebook of hidden wisdom folklore traditional paganism and witchcraft. 367pp. Robin Artisson Hardcover
2006040527U.S.A.: University of New Mexico Press 2006. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed By Author. First Edition. Inscribed by Malcolm to previous owner. Attractive copy in mylar-protected dust jacket. 344pp. University of New Mexico Press Hardcover
1987053776Phoenix Publishing Inc 1987. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Inscribed by Authors. Inscribed to previous owner by both authors and with original artwork of goddess figure. Owner name on fly. 319pp. Phoenix Publishing Inc Paperback
1987053817Phoenix Publishing Inc 1987. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Inscribed by Authors. Signed by both authors and with artistic doodle as well. 319pp mild bump to upper corners. Phoenix Publishing Inc Paperback
1989023580Custer WA: Phoenix Pub 1989. Book. Good. Soft cover. Inscribed By Author. Inscribed to previous owners and with original artwork by author of two figures god/goddess on fly. Owner bookplate inside cover edgewear and small tear to edge of cover mild incense aroma. Scarce signed. Phoenix Pub Paperback
2015064395Primal Craft Occult Publications 2015. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Beatifully bound in Lynnel Thermo Ibis stamped in gold with the Gateway of the Dragon's Grail and the seal of the Infernal Serpent. 'Dragon Flame edition' in red suede with black embossed endpaper and red ribbon marker. Limited to 999 copies this being No. 57 signed and with sigil drawn by author. 394pp. Primal Craft Occult Publications Hardcover
1998052968Thorsons 1998. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Some mustiness with no discernible source. Dust jacket in mylar. 247pp. Thorsons Hardcover
2020064830London: Troy Books 2020. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Limited Edition. Tight exceptional copy. This is the Black Edition in embossed in black faux leather with black endpapers limited to only 125 copies this being No. 113. 304pp. Troy Books Hardcover
2020065213Troy Books 2020. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Printing. 304pp. Clean tight copy in blue boards with copper stampings. Not issued with dust jacket. Troy Books Hardcover
2020066067London: Troy Books 2020. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 304pp. Faint bump to upper corner otherwise clean tight unread copy. Royal blue cloth with copper stampings. Troy Books Hardcover
Pages xxiv, 257-320. Features: Cover illustration of Sugar-Loaf, Rio de Janeiro; The Haunted Mine - 1927 tale of a haunted goldmine in the Township of Timmins, Ontario, Canada; The Rest Cure - a sea captain's story of an unusual Atlantic voyage with a party of cowboys; Norfleet's Quest (part 2 of 2) - for three years Texas cattleman Frank Norfleet pursued a gang of confidence tricksters; Death of British Columbia lighthouse keeper Lawrence Dupuis; The Living Death - as strange 1925 a story from Mexico; The Sky-Riders - photo illustrated article about adventures of RCMP airmen maintaining law and order in Canada's vast Northern Territory; The Lawra Lion - a lion visits the Gold Coast; The Forbidden Path - two British officers in the Himalayan foothills; "Grey" - a close-up of manners and customs prevailing in the Northwest Territories of Canada near Yellowknife; First-Trippers; A Matter of Witchcraft - the strange story of a distinguished visitor who contrived to offend one of the wild tribes in the Territory of New Guinea; many nostalgic ads; The Australian Stockman - life of the drovers of Australia's vast Outback - article with photos and map; and more. Bit of pencil writing atop front cover, otherwise clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Covers beginning to loosen. Binding sound. A worthy vintage copy. Book
Features: The Shwebo Dacoities; The Oldest Industry in England; The Doctor's Escape; Travel and Adventure on the 'Roof' of the World - II; The "Freshmen's Banquet"; On the High Seas - I; A Narrow Shave; Fortune-Tellers of Many Lands; The Secret of Hadfield House; District Life in India; "Held Up" by a Shark; A Feast of Blankets; "Black Jack"; The Man-Hunting Dogs of America; A Modern Free-Lance - I; Eventful Engagements; The Ordeal of Malek Chand; My Adventures on Suwarrow; A Modern Free-Lance II; Among Insurgents and Brigands in Crete - I; The Love of Count Erbach; Showing Him Round; On the High Seas - II; Some Fishing Experiences; A Ten-Thousand-Mile Race; The Woman in Black; Across Mexico on Horseback - I; The Gasparini Mystery; A Snake Hunt in Florida; On the High Seas - III; The Baron's Wooing; An African Slave-Market; A Modern Free-Lance - III; Among Insurgents and Brigands in Crete - II; The Tragedy of Manipur; The Last Buffalo Hunt; The New Hand at the Creek; The Sturgeon Fishers of Russia; My Two Days' Holiday - I; Our "Home from Home" in Rhodesia; The Captain's Bride; Across Mexico on Horseback - II; An Interrupted Tour; In the Service of the Sultan; Unique in the Annals of Crime; Through Arctic Seas; The Kidnapping of Eddie Brathwaite; A Village of Basket-Makers; My Two Days' Holiday - II; Some Sporting Experiences - I & II; The Chief's Bow; Across Mexico on Horseback - III; The Long Arm of Coincidence; Hunting the Great Sea-Slug; A Motor-Car Holdup; On the High Seas - IV; The "Mecca" of China; Three in a Tree; The Festival of the "Whale Guest"; The Director's Peril; Witches and Witchcraft in Brittany; On the High Seas - VI; In the Swirl of the Pentland; The "Luck" of the Lozinsky's; The Smuggler's Paradise; The Conversion of Dodge City; Untrodden Paths - II; My Adventure in Germany; A Doctor in the Bush - II; The Abduction of Eva Carson; A Motor-Car Hunting Trip; Down the River; Where Walking-Sticks Grow; The "Yellow Devil"; and more. Book
Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Taking of Hamjah's Head - One of the most elusive outlaws ever to trouble the Philppine Constabulary finally meets his fate - with photos; Smuggling on the Spanish Main - J. Vance Marshall became acquainted with two leading Spanish-American contrabandistas and became entangled in some most exciting happenings; The Man Who Was Buried Alive! - Part II (conclusion) of the amazing adventures of the "Marquis de Champaubert", with photos; The Voyage of the "Annie Marble" - part I - Quaint experiences of a three month journey through France in a fifteen-foot boat, with photos; "Monty" the Man-Eater - Part II - One of the most remarkable lion stories ever published; M'tagati (the Zulu word for witchcraft); Money For Nothing - A veteran prospector buys a mine for almost nothing but it produces thousands of pounds of gold, with photo; The Little Red Karen - Hugh Nisbet, a veteran of the forests of Burma and Siam, describes his encounter with Nanchai, a Siamese dacoit who was believed to be proof against bullet and sword - with two photos; Over Shoshone Falls in a Canvas Boat - Al Faussett, a former lumberjack, went over Idaho's Shoshone Falls - a cataract considerably higher than Niagara - in a twelve-foot canvas boat! (with phot of Faussett in his boat); The Kamalu "Ju-Ju" - Frank Hives aims to shut down a mysterious Nigerian Ju-Ju, or fetish, responsible for the disappearance of hundreds of victims; Sheep-Farming in the Sahara - A photo-illustrated account of how R.V.C. Bodley has partnered with an Arab chief to breed sheep, incidentally showing how the rulers of tribes deal with thieves and murderers who occasionally disturb the peace of the desert; Desert Ghosts - weird little story from the Egyptian desert; Black Magic - A queer tale from India; and more. 84 pages plus 28 pages of great ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A lovely vintage copy of this fascinating issue. Book
88 pages plus 24 pages of nice vintage ads. Features: The End of the Master Bandit - The Death of Emiliano Zapata; The Women Snake-Charmers of Mount Popa, Burma (Myanmar); The Revenge of the Kuki Khels - a grim story from the North-West frontier of India; Photo of storehouse of human skulls and bones beneath church at Hythe, Kent; In Quest of Cannibals - part 1 - Exploration and Adventure in Unknown New Guinea - with great photos; Desert Flying - part 1 - over Sinai, Palestine, Mesopotamia, and Persia; Morrison's Moose - adventure at a logging camp near the borders of Maine and New Brunswick; Relief Worker's Adventures - part IV - thrilling illustrated experiences among the war victims of Armenia, Syria and Persia; My Day with Royalty - at a Royal Review in Siam; The Sheep Thief; My South African Adventures - part 3; The Bear Man; The Adventures of Newspaper-Man - part VI - odd experiences as an emigrant; Trapped in a Sunken Submarine; Black Man's Magic - amazing photo-illustrated article in the fetish and witchcraft practiced in the Belgian Congo; 'Twixt The Snake and the Rock - thrilling adventure while mountain climbing near Delolali, India; Dragged by an Airship; The Apostle of the Coco-nut (Coconut) - a man in the German New Guinea Islands professes coco-nuts are the proper and only food for man - article with many photos. Openings to and loss from backstrip. Minor moisture-induced undulating. A worthy copy of this fascinating vintage issue. Book
Stories: The Advance Note; The Two Portraits; The Goldenburg Coward; Sitting Up for Tiger; Double Dummy; The Colonel's Diamond; The Vengeance of Devi Chand; My Turtle; Tankeritis; Round the World on Four Shillings; The Avenger of Blood; Devils and Cow-Tails; Witchcraft in the South Sea Islands; Boneyard Farm. Somewhat above-average wear. Prior owner's name upon front cover. Book
Stories: The Ice Jam; The Manila Fireflies; Squaw Mike; Crashing into Burma; The Wheat Stealers; What Happened to the Bullion Box; One Christmas Day; The Railroad Boomer; There She Blows!; Rounded-up Wild Elephants; Tracking Down Hot Oil; Witchcraft; A Ride for 1000 Pounds; On Patrol with the B.P.P. Average wear. Book
Features: Trapped in the Ice -continuing the saga of his 2,150 miles across the antarctic, Sir Vivian Fuchs relates a fateful moment - with photos; The Lost Wealth of Tortuga Bay, Cuba; The Tokolosi's Victim - a mis-shapen fiend and witchcraft in Africa; Give Me Canvas - the s.s. Helderus - using sails to propel broken down vessels; Monkeys in business - harvesting coconuts!; Entangled with Death - a hunter is caught up the the antlers of a moose!; Devil-Devil in the Boiler - an Australian fishing excursion goes wrong as a man is trapped in a boiler; Phantom of the Pampas - Andrew Lang; I saw the secrets of the Mafia - the writer smuggled herself into a guarded arena and became the first outsider to witness the initiation of a new member into the ranks of the dreaded organization - photos; Adventures of the Cod Fishers of Aldeburgh; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
Features "The Hatfield-McCoy Feud", an 11-page illustrated article [part 1]. 84, [40 ads] pages. Additional Features: Canadian Indian Witchcraft; Smugglers of the Baltic; The Death-Shell; A Chinese Mutiny; Cycling to Eldorado; On a Ceylon Tea Estate; Twenty-Three Days Adrift; A Thousand Miles Through African Bush; Three Men on a Raft; Slippery Wiley's Clients. Heavily worn. Tape repairs to spine. A worthy reference copy of this special issue. Book
100 Pages plus 28 pages of great ads. Features: The Crusader's Ghost a tale from Manorbier, a village in Pembrokeshire; The Ice-Harvest of Norway - *fascinating* article and many descriptive photos explain how large blocks of ice are produced and transported to London for sale; Twenty Dreadful Days - Captain W.H. Derard's vessel, the "Siddartha" was dismasted in the Atlantic; Through the Land of Witchcraft - Part 3 - "Ju-Ju" in remote bush districts of West Africa; How We Saved the Team - an Australian teamster saves his runaway bullocks as they hang over a precipice; Paid in Full - Captain G.D. Haigh was captured and mistreated by Boers but he escaped and brought justice to his former captors; Our Trip to the Cedars of Lebanon - *magnificently* photo-illustrated article; The Hunted Hunters - While chasing a French-Canadian lumberman/murderer the pursuers are hunted by wolves!; Stopping a Runaway Engine; Across the Congo - Part 4 - photo-illustrated article describing the 3,500 mile journey of Marguerite Roby from Boma to Elizabethville; The "Beast-Man" - John Tornow vowed a vendetta against the entire human race in the Chehalis County area of Washington state; A Wanderer in Sicily - wonderful travel article with many great photos; School-Teaching in the West - wild times at a mixed composition school at Beaver Creek near Fort Benton, USA. Average wear. Unmarked. Covers loose but present. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Book