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1) The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Blacker, Terence

Hodder & Stoughton London 1989 HB. A retelling of the tall tales of Rudolph Erich Raspe, illustrated and introduced by William Rushton. VG in VG DJ. 118pp. more information

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2) Secular Alternatives to Religion
Brown, Stuart

The Open University Press Milton Keynes 1981 PB. Reprint. The Open University's Arts/Social Sciences course, second level - Man's Religious Quest - Units 22-23. Cover a little worn and marked, slight annotation, good. 82pp. more information

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3) The Christian Way
Clark, Francis

The Open University Press Milton Keynes 1982 PB. Reprint. The Open University's Arts/Social Sciences course, second level - Man's Religious Quest - Units 18-19. Covers slightly marked and worn, occasional anntation, good. 70pp. more information

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4) Greek and Roman Religion
Ferguson, John

The Open University Press Milton Keynes 1982 PB. Reprint. The Open University's Arts/Social Sciences course, second level - Man's Religious Quest - Units 14-15. Cover a little marked and worn, very occasional annotation, good. 79pp. more information

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5) Psyche's Task
Frazer, J G

Macmillan London 1st 1909 HB. 'A discourse concerning the influence of superstition on the growth of institutions' - on government, private property, marriage and respect for human life. Cover worn, marked and sunned, contemporary bookplate to front paste-down, slight grubby marks to eps, o/w VG 84pp. more information

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6) Creation and Evolution in Primitive Cosmogonies and other pieces
Frazer, Sir James George

Dawsons of Pall Mall London 1968 PB. Reprint. Rebound in stout card, internally clean, tight and sound, good. 151pp. more information

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7) The Religion of the Jews
Goldstein, David

The Open University Press Milton Keynes 1982 PB. Reprint. The Open University's Arts/Social Sciences course, second level - Man's Religious Quest - Units 16-17. Covers worn, occasional annotation, good 73pp. more information

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8) Spanning East and West
Hinnells, John R

The Open University Press Milton Keynes 1978 PB. The Open University's Arts/Social Sciences course, second level - Man's Religious Quest - Units 16, 27 and 28 -The Zoroastrian Quest, Zoroastrians and the West, Parsi Zoroastrians. Cover a little marked and worn, some annotation, good. more information

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9) A Short History of Culture from Prehistory to the Renascence
Lindsay, Jack

Studio London 1962 HB. Archaeology, myth, ritual, poetry, literature and the arts, from the Old Stone Age to 1600 VG in edge-worn DJ 439pp. more information

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10) The Noble Path of Hinduism
Masson, Joseph

Open University Press Milton Keynes 1981 PB. Reprint. The Open University's Arts/Social Sciences course, second level - Man's Religious Quest - Units 9-11. Covers worn, very occasional annotation, good. 115pp. more information

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11) The Wheaton Book of Myths and Legends
Oakden, David

Pergamon Exeter 1979 HB. From the three collections: Classical and Northern Stories, Stories from the East and Stories from the West. With full-page colour illustrations by Peter Stevenson. Ex-lib, laminated illustrative cover a little worn, missing ffep, stamps to half title and title pages, o/w good, clean, tight and sound, no DJ. 119pp. more information

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12) The Book of Buried Treasure
Paine, Ralph D

William Heinemann London 1st 1911 HB. The search for pirate gold, including hints for treasure seekers. Cover worn and marked, pages yellowed, tight and sound, good. 425pp. more information

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13) The Great Deeds of Superheroes
Saxby, Maurice and Ingpen, Robert

Paper Tiger Newtown NSW 1989 HB. The heroic tradition in the ancient world - Perseus, Heracles, Theseus, Jason, Odysseus, Gilgamesh, Sigurd, Vainamoinen, Moses, Samson, Beowulf, Arthur, Cuchulain, Roland, El Cid VG in VG DJ 184pp. more information

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14) In Defence of Magic - the meaning and use of symbol and rite
Smith, Catharine Cook

Rider & Co London 1st 1931 HB. A study of the world-wide use of symbol and rite as a form of education of the emotions Red cloth, spine a little faded, no inscriptions, pages yellowed, VG 159pp. more information

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15) Sikhism: the Voice of the Guru
Thomas, Terry

The Open University Press Milton Keynes 1981 PB. Reprint. The Open University's Arts/Social Sciences course, second level - Man's Religious Quest - Units 12-13. Covers worn, very occasional annotation, good. 95pp. more information

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16) The Conquest of Illusion
van der Leeuw, J J

Alfred A Knopf London 1st 1928 HB. First edition UK. Theosophical philosophy. Blue cloth cover just a little sunned at edges, initials to title page, slight age mottling, generally VG in edge-worn, marked, sunned, but generally sound DJ. 234pp. more information

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17) Fables for Little People
Webb, Anne

Young World London 1972 HB. Mainly from Aesop. Cover a little worn and marked, illustrative end-papers, small scribble to index, slight grubby marks to pages, no DJ, good. 45pp. more information

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