Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
W. W. Norton & Co., 1967. Trade Paperback. More
Myth & Folklore
A Chinese Mirror: Being Reflections of the Reality Behind Appearance
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1925. Illustrated by Drawings by Lucille Douglass. Hardcover. Publication undated, but a printed postscript on the dedication page is dated 1925, and a gift bookplate on the front endpaper is dated 1926. Apart from the bookplate and a spot of removed adhesive on the front endpaper..... More
The European Tragedy of Troilus
Oxford University Press, 1989. Hardcover. Crisp, bright pages except for a few spots of foxing on the endpapersand a dusting on the head edges; square, secure binding, hard cover only gently shelfworn at corners; dust jacket shows some foxing at interior flaps, a few shallow wrinkles near the spine heel..... More
Dimensions of Storytelling in German Literature and Beyond
Camden House, 2018. Hardcover. A presentation copy, inscribed to a named individual, signed by one of the editors. Crisp and clean; no owners' marks or wear; no jacket as issued; as new.; Signed by Editor. More
The Anglo-Norman Lay of Haveloc (Gallica)
D. S. Brewer, 2015. Hardcover. Crisp, bright pages; no owners' marks; square, secure binding; hard cover shows only small spots of shelf rubbing at spine heel and corners, otherwise excellent. More
Perceval: The Story of the Grail (Arthurian Studies)
D. S. Brewer, 1997. Paperback. Crisp, clean pages, if modestly age-toned (b/w illus sections bright); soft cover bears a few small edge chips around the bottom; otherwise excellent. More
The Borzoi Book of French Folk Tales
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1956. Illustrated by Chappell, Warren. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. Clean, bright pages with no owners' marks; full cloth cover shows mild fading around head edges and small inward turns at heel corners, otherwise excellent, with pastedowns pristine at front board and spine; unclipped dust jacket..... More
Solombo Chaan: Mongolische Märchen
Morgenbuch Verlag, 1989. Hardcover. Language: German. Clean pages, with no owners' marks; hard cover is shelfworn at corners and spine ends, and dust jacket has two short surface wrinkles on the front, several very short tears with attendant creases at the top and bottom rear, age toning starting around edges..... More
Lendas africanas
Salvador: Editora Kalango, 2009. Illustrated by Costa, Fernando Antônio C. Staple-bound. Language: Brazilian Portuguese. Crisp, clean pages with no owners' marks; the soft cover has a crease at the top front edge, a laminate peel starting at the bottom right front corner, and light edgewear, otherwise well-kept. 44pp.; color illus..... More
The Origins of the Gods
State University of New York Press, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. More
Ariadne's Thread: A Guide to International Stories in Classical Literature
Cornell University Press, 2002. Paperback. Crisp, clean pages; square, uncreased spine; soft cover bears a light bend along the right front and modest wear at spine heel and corners; otherwise excellent. More
Songs of the Serbian People: From the Collections of Vuk Karadzic
University of Pittsburgh Press, 1997. Hardcover. Clean and bright; no owners' marks; moderate softening at the spine ends of the hard cover and light corner rubbing to the full red cloth, and no dust jacket; otherwise excellent. More
Relatos Mapuche
Santiago, Chile: Ministerio de Agricultura, 2008. Illustrated by Various. Paperback. Language: Spanish. Clean and bright except for one speck on the right side of the first page; soft cover bears mild rubbing at corners and spine heel; otherwise excellent. 128pp., color illus. More
Yemanjá: a Rainha do Mar
Rio de Janeiro: Pallas, 2006. Sixth Edition. Paperback. Language: Brazilian Portuguese. Pages crisp and clean except for a clear droplet mark causing shallow ripples at the top of the first (half-title) page; soft cover shows only light corner wear, otherwise excellent. 91pp. More
From Olympus to Camelot: The World of European Mythology
Oxford University Press, 2003. Hardcover. Crisp, clean pages; no owners' marks; there is a short, closed tear with small attendant creases at the spine heel on the dust jacket, otherwise excellent. More
The Naked Man: Mythologiques, Volume 4
The University of Chicago Press, 1990. Softcover. Clean pages except for light handling prints around the outside edges; no owners' marks; the soft cover has a thin crease at the left front, scattered pinpoint surface chips, a short, hard wrinkle at the top rear, and chipping and tiny edge creases..... More
A dança de Yemanjá Ogunté: sob a perspectiva estética do corpo
Empresa Gráfica da Bahia, 2008. Paperback. Language: Portuguese. Crisp and clean except for some pencil markings in the first 20 pages; a short crease, more tangible than visible, crosses the top left rear of the soft cover; otherwise sound. 161pp. More
Scandinavian Proverbs : Folk Wisdom from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden
Penfield Press, 1985. Illustrated by Calligraphy by Esther Feske. Paperback. Clean pages, with no owners' marks; except for a scuff at the upper right front and a dark yellow spot on the left rear of the soft cover, excellent. 30pp. More
Amoryus and Cleopes (Middle English Texts Series)
Western Michigan University, 1999. Paperback. Pages crisp and clean; spine square and uncreased; soft cover only gently rubbed at corners and around spine ends, otherwise excellent. 142pp. More
Greek Mythology and Poetics
Cornell University Press, 1992. Paperback. Crisp, bright pages; square, uncreased spine; soft cover is faded over the spine and bears a few short creases at the top and bottom rear, otherwise excellent. More
Myth, Symbol, and Reality (Boston University Studies in Philosophy and Religion)
University of Notre Dame Press, 1980. Hardcover. Clean except for penciled margin marks at pp.99-117 and a prior owner's name on the front free endpaper; full cloth cover shows only modest softening and edgewear at spine ends, otherwise sound; dust jacket is slightly toned around edges and bears two short..... More
The Confederates and Hen-Thorir (The New Saga Library)
Edinburgh: Southside, 1975. Paperback. Pages crisp and clean except for a prior owner's name at the top of the first page; spine square and uncreased, soft cover modestly faded at the spine, creased and lightly wrinkled at the bottom right front corner, and showing a few small, gray spots, otherwise..... More
Arthurian Romance: A Short Introduction
Blackwell, 2003. Paperback. Clean pages, with no owners' marks; the soft cover has small curls at each corner and some edge chipping around corners and spine heel, otherwise well kept. viii, 182pp. incl. index. More
Merope : The Dramatic Impact of a Myth
Peter Lang Publishing, 1984. Softcover. Crisp, bright, and clean; no owners' marks; except for a little very gentle shelf rubbing at the lower edges and corners, as new. More
Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio (Chinese Classics in English, 4)
Taipei. Second Edition, Revised. Hardcover. Pages clean except for a prior owner's name on the front free endpaper and mild age-toning throughout; bound-in ribbon shows modest fraying at free end; full brown cloth cover is only mildly shelfworn at spine ends and corners. Dust jacket shows conspicuous age-toning, small edge..... More