Myths & Legends

The Egyptian Book of the Dead is one of the oldest and greatest classics of Western spirituality. Until now, the available translations have treated these writings as historical curiosities with...

Explore the extraordinary stories of the great Greek and Roman heroes, gods, and monsters, along with breathtaking images of classic artwork and 15 removable pieces of mythology ephemera. An interactive...

Collection of 12 medieval Welsh stories considered a masterpiece of European literature. Includes Kilhwch and Olwen, one of the earliest Arthurian tales in Welsh; The Dream of Rhonabwy, The Lady...

Curious Cats and Fantastical Felines gives an intriguing insight into the historical relationship between cats and humans by exploring the folklore, myths and legends that relate to cats from around...

From New York Times bestselling author Ayana Gray comes a new kind of villain origin story, reimagining one of the most iconic monsters in Greek mythology as a provocative and...

Joseph Campbell, arguably the greatest mythologist of the twentieth century, was certainly one of our greatest storytellers. This masterfully crafted book interweaves conversations between Campbell and some of the people...

This brilliant book, new in paperback, attempts to explain just that, and along the way, challenges our perceptions about what the religion was really like in its early stages. There...

Why was a humble dung beetle chosen to represent the sun god as Khepri, or a desert jackal to represent Anubis, the embalmer god? Ancient Egyptian religion, with its many...

Spanning the early dynastic period to modern times, treasury of Egyptian folklore encompasses 36 beguiling stories. First part contains tales originally written in hieratic characters; second part documents Christian influence;...

Superb, in-depth survey explores animism, totemism, fetishism, creation myths, Egyptian priesthood, numerous deities, alchemy, Egyptian art and magic, other fascinating topics. Includes over 50 photographs and illustrations. "Let us walk...

In the tradition of Longitude comes a collection of fascinating stories about seven islands that were charted by Age of Discovery mapmakers--but which never actually existed. Sailor and author Donald...

Images of the Greek goddess Athene tell us something about "the feminine", and so have relevance to our current debates on gender and the nature of women and men. This...

It's THE NEVER BEFORE SEEN BOOK in THE hottest romantasy sensation that EVERYONE is talking about! An instant New York Times bestseller! 'Everything I had hoped for and then some'...

The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest ocean in the world, covering nearly one-third of the earth's surface and containing more than half of its seawater. The Pacific Ocean...

The role of mythology in ritual and its place in the origins of customs, cults, and hero worship are the fascinating subjects of this comparative survey. Based on firsthand sources,...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodIn the shimmering, perilous world of Arthurian legend, the Knights of the Round Table embark on the most sacred and impossible of missions — the...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerTwo of the most terrifying and enduring works in the English literary canon...

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodIn the grandest tradition of epic poetry, John Milton's Paradise Lost stands as one of the most monumental...

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodOne of the most towering achievements of Western literature, The Aeneid of Virgil chronicles the legendary journey of...

Edition: First US EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFrom one of the twentieth century's most authoritative interpreters of Hindu philosophy and religion comes...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat lies beneath the rituals, superstitions, and eerie practices that humanity has carried across centuries and continents? Strange...

Edition: ReprintCondition remarks:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: GoodFew books have so enchantingly explained the unexplainable as Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories, a timeless collection of whimsical origin tales that answers life's most...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingBeneath the pale light of a crescent moon, Werewolves by Jim Haskins pulls readers into one of humanity's most enduring and terrifying...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: Minimal soiling on boards. Light bumping on corners and spine. Internally sound. Clean...

It's THE NEVER BEFORE SEEN BOOK in THE hottest romantasy sensation that EVERYONE is talking about! An instant New York Times bestseller! 'Everything I had hoped for and then some'...

Deadly wolves attack throughout the kingdom of Belbidia, while the king's wife-to-be has been kidnapped. For both of these, the Barony of Torra Alta is blamed. The heroes must face...

Three years on, the fate of Torra Alta and Belbidida hangs in the balance once more. Caspar has become entranced by the evil of the Druid's Egg, and so is...

The book titled The Arabian Nights II: Sinbad and Other Popular Stories by the author Husain Haddawy. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this...

Have they stirred an ancient evil...or is there a killer in their midst? Fifteen years ago, on Halloween night, a group of teenagers performed a summoning ritual on Hallows Hill....

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFirst published in 1870 by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer, Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable stands as one of the most beloved and enduring reference...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodLong before the legends of Camelot were written by men, women held the sacred knowledge of Avalon — and The Mists of Avalon reclaims that...

Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodAt the fall of Troy, one man is chosen by fate to carry the legacy of a dying civilization across storm-tossed seas and...

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodLong before the age of modern chemistry, a brotherhood of secretive scholars pursued the ultimate dream — to transmute base metals into gold and...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Minor creasing on front cover. Steeped in the mystique of ancient Chinese martial tradition, 108 Movements of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageLong before modern science could articulate the mechanics of volcanic eruptions, floods, and earthquakes, human cultures around the...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodTwo of the most transcendent works in all of Western literature, Purgatorio and Paradiso form the concluding canticles of Dante Alighieri's immortal epic The...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodFrom the pen of one of the twentieth century's most celebrated Nobel laureates comes The Holy Sinner, Thomas Mann's audacious retelling of the medieval legend of...

Edition: First Edition ThusCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: Price clipped, some fading to DJ and small tear to edge of DJ....

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew institutions have shaped the course of American intellectual and public life as quietly yet profoundly as the...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerFew holiday tales have enchanted generations of readers quite like the magical world conjured in...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageOne of humanity's most enduring and sacred narratives, the Ramayana stands as a towering pillar of world literature...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodFew works in the Western canon have commanded the awe and reverence of Homer's The Iliad, and...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingAt the heart of one of humanity's oldest and most revered spiritual texts stands a moment of profound...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedFew Sanskrit texts have captured the devotional imagination of India as profoundly as Saundaryalahari — the Wave of Beauty —...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the crossroads of myth, mysticism, and ancient religion stands a startling revelation: Shiva, the great Hindu god...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedFrom the timeless pages of the ancient Vedic epic Srimad-Bhagavatam emerges one of the most profound and spiritually luminous figures in all of sacred...

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew writers have bridged the ancient and esoteric world with the authority of Manly P. Hall, and...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedOne of the most revered epics in all of human literature, The Ramayan of Valmiki chronicles the divine journey of Prince Rama...