CASELLI, GIOVANNI (illus.)

Super 8vo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Macmillan 1997

KEYWORDS: myth legend mythology chivalry Arthurian romance celtic literature

WOOD, MARION (Text) & SIBBICK, JOHN (Illus)

Quarto hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Schocken Books 1982

KEYWORDS: folklore lore north American Indians native myths legends mythology

KOSSMAN, NINA (ed)

Provenance attributed to Vincent O'Sullivan. Super 8vo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 2001

KEYWORDS: classical ancient mythology myth legend modern poetry poems

OUWEHAND, C

Imp. 8vo, pp. xi + 324; blue cl bds bordered in blind, spine & front board lettered in gilt, publisher's device in gilt to front board; illus., 140 plates to rear; VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; prev ownership & gift inscription in black ink to ffep); in d/w, VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems).

PUBLISHER: Leiden, E. J. Brill 1985

KEYWORDS: Hateruma Japan Japanese island Okinawa Prefecture sociology religion religious socio-religious myth mythology legend social history custom culture

GREY, Sir GEORGE

SECOND EDITION, suepr octavo, black/blue textured buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind rule/decoration to boards, vignette, illus title page, xxiii + 255pp + 199pp in te reo Maori to rear, illus, VG (light to moderate bruising & scuffing to board & spine extrems, moderate chipping to top edge of spine, light fading to spine, heavy tanning & light soiling to page edges, gift presentation/inscription in ink to ffep, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to eps, moderate tanning/discolouration to pages throughout, moderate cracking to gutters sporadically throughout, some pages remain uncut at top edges)

PUBLISHER: H Brett, Evening Star Office 1885

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Polynesia Polynesian myths mythology folklore lore religion

POMARE, Sir MAUI & COWAN, JAMES; PETERSON, STUART (illus.)

First edition, thus. Super royal 8vo, pp. xi + 320; brown cl bds, spine & front board lettered in gilt & decorated in gold koru; illus. eps, illus.; VG (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with light chipping; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev owner's stamp in blue ink to ffep, tp, p. 20, 47, 79, 143, 207 & colophon; sm closed tear to p. 191 at top edge; light foxing throughout).

PUBLISHER: Fine Arts (N.Z.) 1930

KEYWORDS: New Zealand early history Maori social history myth mythology legend

HODSON, GEOFFREY

Super ocatvo, brown buckram boards, maroon lettering to spine & front board, xxxvii + 219pp, illus, VG (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, light fading to spine & rear board, light tanning to page edges & eps, prev. booksellers' book stamps/labels to front & rear eps, minor gouging to rear eps) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate fading to spine & cover edges, sl chafing, prev. bokoseller's sm label to rear, light tanning to flaps)

PUBLISHER: The Theosophical Publishing House 1990

KEYWORDS: world mythology theosophy esoteric ancient Greek antiquity history historical fables lore folklore tales philosophy

ALPERS, ANTONY; THORN, ERIK (illus.)

Association copy, first edition. Signed, inscribed & dated by author to Helen Shaw (Hella) and Frank Hofmann. 8vo, pp. xviii + 268; green cl bds, spine lettered in gilt & blue, dolphin motif in blue to front board; illus. eps & tp; plates, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; sl tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate to heavy bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with moderate chipping; moderate tanning; moderate open tear to spine extrem at head).

PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company 1961

KEYWORDS: Antony Alpers New Zealand wildlife ocean sea dolphin myth mythology legend tales Greek Roman Polynesian zoology 20th century first edition

ALPERS, ANTONY

Association copy, first edition. Signed & inscribed by author to Helen Shaw (Hella) and Frank Hofmann. 8vo, pp. xvi + 416; green cl bds, spine lettered in gilt, spine & front board illus. in gilt; illus. eps, frontis., plates, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG- (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with sl chipping; moderate closed tear to front; moderate tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1970

KEYWORDS: Polynesian anthropology social history mythology myth legend poetry art Pacific Ocean first edition

ROLLESTON, T W; BROOKE, STOPFORD A (introd); REID, STEPHEN (illus.)

First edition. Demy 8vo, pp. lv + 214; green cl bds, spine & front board lettered & decorated in gilt, illus. to front board tooled in green; teg, fore & bottom edges deckled, frontis., plates; VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with light chipping; moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; moderate to heavy tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev ownership inscription in pencil to ffep; moderate cracking to front, central & rear gutters; moderate to heavy foxing & soiling throughout).

PUBLISHER: George Harrap & Company 1910

KEYWORDS: tales stories ancient Ireland 20th century folk lore folk-lore bardic literature myth mythology legend heroic

POMARE, Sir MAUI; COWAN, JAMES (ed); PETERSON, STUART (illus.)

Thos volume only. Super 8vo, pp. xviii + 285; brown heavy card bds, spine & front board lettered in gilt, front board illus. in gilt; plates, marbled eps, illus.; VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light soiling to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG (moderate scuffing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems; light tanning).

PUBLISHER: Souther Reprints n/d

KEYWORDS: old New Zealand Maori Polynesian myth mythology legend folk-lore folk lore tales stories

PAGE, MICHAEL & INGPEN, ROBERT

Lg quarto, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 240pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, minor fading to board edges, sl tanning & foxing to page edges, light soiling to eps) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, light fading to spine, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Guild Publishing / BCA 1985

KEYWORDS: fantasy fantastical creatures legends myths oddities mythology

ASWYNN, FREYA

Octavo, illus light card covers, grey & black lettering to spine, xxvi + 260pp, illus/diagrams, VG (covers have fully adhesive cover- fully affixed, light creasing & curling to spine & covers, light tanning to spine, prev. bookseller's label & black marker scribble to rear cover, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. bookseller's lg ink stamp to ffep)

PUBLISHER: Llewellyn Publications 1990

KEYWORDS: magic magick runes fortune telling nordic gods esoteric occult occultism folklore lore mythology

JANSSEN, HERMANN (Ed) & MENNIS, MARY (Ed) & SKINNER, BRENDA (Ed)

Octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine & front cover, illus eps & title page, xix + 99pp, VG- (moderate creasing & curling to covers, moderate to heavy fading to spine & cover edges, moderate chafing to covers, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in red ink to half title page, prev. bookseller's sm label to inside rear cover, sl soiling/foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: The Jacaranda Press 1973

KEYWORDS: anthropology PNG Papua New Guinea heritage customs culture beliefs myths mythology

EASTERLING, JEFF & PATENAUDE, JEREMY & PETERS, KENNETH; FORTUNE, EMIL (ed)

Ex-library. 4to, pp. 208; black heavy card bds, spine lettered in black, motif to front board in black; illus. eps & tp, illus.; VG (moderate scuffing, rubbing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; library sticker to rfep, library stamp in black ink to top edge; tape to front board at head & tail); in d/w, VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate bruising, curling & creasing to edges & extrems with sl chipping; light to moderate tape & adhesive residue fromt tape; light tanning).

PUBLISHER: Egmont 2016

KEYWORDS: Halo video games myth mythology story game science fiction

STOKES, H F SCOTT

Sm octavo hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: E P Dutton & Company 1925

KEYWORDS: mythology criticism literature creatures dragons symbolism symbolic

GAIMAN, NEIl; KAMES. MARLON (forew)

Super 8vo, pp. xiv + 736; blue heavy card bds, spine lettered in gilt; VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light soiling to pg edges; light soiling to eps, prelims & terminals; sl cracking to front gutters); in d/w, VG (light scuffing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems; sl tanning).

PUBLISHER: Headline 2020

KEYWORDS: Neil Gaiman 20th 21st century fiction short stories story mythology myth fantasy

STACK, CANON

Octavo, grey light card covers, black lettering to front cover, frontispiece, 136pp, illus, G+ (heavy creasing & light tanning to spine, moderate wrinkling & foxing to covers, top portion of spine missing- front cover flapping loose, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs 1898

KEYWORDS: New Zealand south island Maori history heritage culture customs folklore lore legends myths mythology

AESCHYLUS; SHELLY, PERCY BYSSHE; WARNER, REX (pref); FARLEIGH, JOHN (illus.)

Imp. 8vo, pp. xxii + 161; black cl bds, spine lettered in gilt, front board decorated in gilt; frontis., plates; VG+ (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev ownership inscription in black ink to ffep); in slipcase, VG (moderate scuffing & soiling; light to moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems; light tanning).,

PUBLISHER: The Heritage Press 1966

KEYWORDS: ancient classical history literature Aeschylus Greece Greek tragedy drama Percy Bysshe Shelly 19th century myth mythology The Heritage Press

TAIAROA-SMITHIES. KAREN & TAIAROA, MERVYN

4to, pp. 72; illus. light card covers; illus.; VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to covers; light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems; moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light soiling to prelims & terminals; curling to covers & text, water damage).

PUBLISHER: Reed 2006

KEYWORDS: Te Arawa New Zealand Maori legend legends myth mythology folk tales Ngatoro-i-rangi