Myths & Legends

From the author of Herc , a Waterstones Best Book of the Year. For fans of Greek mythology, Glorious Exploits and The Odyssey 'Particularly skilled in evoking the strangeness and...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageLong before the Roman legions marched across Europe, a fierce, artistic, and profoundly spiritual people had already carved...

Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Book appears unread. Clean, crisp and bright copy. " 25 Oct 2013. Best...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageStep into the heat of battle with Lost Worlds: Fantasy Combat Book Game — Dwarf in Chainmail with...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerFew literary treasures rival the breadth and beauty of The Greek Anthology, a monumental collection of ancient Greek...

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From the myths and legends of the ancient world to the verfied historical records of modern times, these inspiring volumes provide a window onto the past, enabling the reader to...

When Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published their Children's and Household Tales in 1812, followed by a second volume in 1815, they had no idea that such stories as "Rapunzel," "Hansel...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFrom the venerated altarpieces of the Renaissance to the whispering devotions of ordinary believers, the figure of the Virgin Mary stands as one of...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew legends have haunted the Western imagination as persistently as that of the Wandering...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat is a myth, and why have human civilisations across every age and continent felt compelled to create...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFew myths in Western culture have proven as enduringly provocative as the story of Lucretia — the Roman noblewoman whose violation by Tarquinius Superbus and...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingFrom the sun-scorched plains of the mythical Speewah station comes one of Australia's most celebrated folk heroes —...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedLong before the age of satellites and GPS, a succession of daring, obsessive, and often eccentric Westerners risked everything to...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedFrom the violent corridors of King David's court emerges one of the Bible's most harrowing and overlooked stories — Dan...

Edition: 2nd ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionLong before the Roman alphabet swept across Europe, the Germanic and Norse peoples carved a mysterious system of symbols...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Some stains on interior front pages - not obscuring text. Small chips on spine.Few stories have...

Edition: 2nd ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodCondition remarks: Light wear on cloth boards. Otherwise internally sound. A landmark in home reference publishing, The Reader's Digest Great Encyclopaedic Dictionary is an...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingLong before the age of the internet, the stories, slang, and superstitions of a nation lived in its...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodStep into a world of medieval grandeur and high adventure with Prince Valiant Volume Two: Companions in Adventure, the second...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodFrom the gilded age of Arthurian legend to the uncharted waters of distant lands, Hal Foster's Prince Valiant, Volume Four:...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodIn the misty realm of Arthurian legend, a young Norse prince named Valiant embarks on an epic odyssey of chivalry,...

Discover the Worlds of the Greek GodsFor centuries, the Greek gods have captivated the imagination of readers with their complex personalities and timeless myths. The Greek Gods and Their Worlds...

Discover the Worlds of the Greek GodsFor centuries, the Greek gods have captivated the imagination of readers with their complex personalities and timeless myths. The Greek Gods and Their Worlds...

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...

Uncover fascinating paranormal activity on this chilling, nerve-wracking global tour of over 50 paranormal locations, with a brilliant foreword from award-winning writer, Danny Robins. Set out on a uniquely dark...

A fresh and engaging celebration of the customs, places, objects and peoples that make up what we know as 'folk' in Britain. By its nature, folk is ephemeral: tricky to...

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...

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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,...

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...

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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....

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 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...

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