NYRB Classics, May 2019. Paper Back. A classic, enchanting document of Scottish folklore about fairies, elves, and other supernatural creatures. Late in the seventeenth century, Robert Kirk, an Episcopalian minister in the Scottish Highlands, set out to collect his parishioners' many striking stories about elves, fairies, fauns, doppelgängers, wraiths, and..... More
Broadway, June 1988. Oversize Softcover. The Power Of Myth launched an extraordinary resurgence of interest in Joseph Campbell and his work. A preeminient scholar, writer, and teacher, he has had a profound influence on millions of people. To him, mythology was the "song of the universe, the music of the..... More
Dover Publications, June 1994. Trade Paperback. In this fascinating and comprehensive collection of Chinese myths and legends, E. T. C. Werner drew upon material readily available to him as a member of the Chinese government's' Historiographical Bureau in Peking. A former barrister and British consul in Foochow, Werner presents a...... More
Anchor Books, August 1983. Trade Paperback. This collection of over two hundred folk and fairy tales from all over the world is the only edition that encompasses all cultures. Arranged geographically by region--West and East Europe, British Isles, Scandinavia, and Northern Europe, Middle East, Asia, the Pacific, Africa, North America..... More
Liveright Publishing Corporation, September 2021. Hardcover. A cornerstone of world literature and a monument to the power of storytelling, the Arabian Nights has inspired countless authors, from Charles Dickens and Edgar Allan Poe to Naguib Mahfouz, Clarice Lispector, and Angela Carter. Now, in this lavishly designed and illustrated edition of..... More
Turtle Island Foundation, Netz, January 1983. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Octavo. Soiling to textblock top edge & fore-edge. Also small bits of soiling cover and spine. More
Weatherhill, January 1974. First Edition. Cloth. Quarto. {7 & 3/4' x 10 & 1/2} Edgeworn dustjacket, especialy at top. Sun bleached margins of rear jacket panel and spine. Flap is not clipped. Chocolate brown cloth covered boards with gold lettering on spine. Textured golded ochre end pages. 295 pages. More
Penguin Group USA Inc, January 1998. Trade Paperback. The landmark study of world myth and culture Draws on myths, rituals, totems and taboos of ancient European and primitive cultures throughout the world. The third edition of this monumental study of folklore, magic, and religion was abridged by the authour into..... More
George Braziller, June 1975. First American. Cloth. Octavo in lightly edgeworn DJ. Front flap is not clippe. Black cloth covered boards with silver lettering on spine. First published in England in 1891 and then its 2nd edition was 1892. In 1974 Architectural Press published this version, again in England. As..... More
Back Bay Books, September 1998. Trade Paperback. There has long been a need for the stories of ancient mythology written to appeal to the twentieth-century mind. Edith Hamilton's orderly and lucid presentation of Greek, Roman and Norse mythology promises the casual reader and the avid student a sound, modern and..... More
Octagon Press, January 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. {5' x 8'} In dustjacket with edgewear & chipping at edges, a few small (1/2' tears and some tape reinforcement/repairs. Flap is not clipped. Navy blue textured-paper covered boards. Tanned end papers. Previous owner's name in ink and residue from sticker on..... More
FOREIGN LANGUAGES PRESS, January 1973. Reprint. Soft Cover. Small quarto. {6 & 3/4' x 9 & 3/4'} Rubbing. Considerable wear at edges & corners. Creased spine. Dust stains/foxing to textblock edges. 110 pages. More
Reed, January 1982. Trade Paperback. As is. A few turned page corners, edges of the print block tanned. More
Harper Perennial, May 1990. Trade Paperback. In the tradition of "The Power of Myth," a conversation with Joseph Campbell that distills the mature wisdom and eclectic spiritual thinking of the world-renowned scholar and mythologist. More
Penguin (Non-Classics), January 1964. Trade Paperback. More
Penguin Classics, January 1970. Mass Market PaperBack. Sir Thomas Malory's richly evocative and enthralling version of the Arthurian legend Recounting Arthur's birth, his ascendancy to the throne after claiming Excalibur, his ill-fated marriage to Guenever, the treachery of Morgan le Fay and the exploits of the Knights of the Round..... More
Penguin Classics, August 1993. Mass Market PaperBack. Volume two of Le Morte D'Arthur, Sir Thomas Malory's powerful and elegaic version of the Arthurian legend, recounts the adventures of Sir Tristram de Liones and the treachery of Sir Mordred, and follows Sir Launcelot's quest for The Holy Grail, his fatally divided..... More
Pantheon, August 1982. Trade Paperback. More
Vintage, May 1977. Trade Paperback. Octavo. Pencil underling and side notes scattered lightly through text. Decent reading copy for readers not distracted by underlining. 348 pages. More
Benjamin Blom, 1972. Hardcover. Blue cloth with gilt spine titles. A little dulled; else, near fine. More
Grove Pr, May 1995. Paper Back. More
Mazda Pub, June 1996. Paper Back. More
Harpercollins, August 1991. Trade Paperback. More
Reeves and Turner, January 1892. Hardcover. No jacket. Cover is suuned toward the spine and spine's gilt lettering is rubbed. Former owner's bookplate on front paste down endpaper. Starting after front endpapers, half title page is loose, but pages are clean, foxing limited to front and back endpapers. More
Dover Publications, June 1968. Trade Paperback. "The Orange Fairy Book" delves into the oral traditions of Rhodesia, Uganda, and the American Indian; the traditions of the Punjab and of Jutland; and such familiar European sources of Hans Christian Andersen ( "The Ugly Duckling" ) and Madam d'Aulnoy ( "The White..... More
