FOLKLORE & MYTHOLOGY from

Novato, CA: New World Library, 2013. 1st p/b ed.. Paperback wide octavo, very good condition, top corner front flyleaf little thinned & scuffed (sticker removed), minor edgewear. 402 pp. In 1944, a young professor of mythology and literature named Joseph Campbell (prior to his subsequent fame), and working with novelist and poet Henry Morton Robinson, wrote the first guide… Read more about this item

London: Bernard Quaritch, 1891. 1st ed.. Hardback small octavo, good condition, dark green embossed pictorial boards, gilt lettering & border front cover, leather-like spine (gilt lettering), map, spine ends slightly worn, light foxing edges, pages lightly toned, cover corners slightly rubbed, covers little rubbed, slight loss top spine, EX-LIBRARY (embossed seal, pocket, bookplates, usual library markings), gilt top edge… Read more about this item

Truro, Cornwall: Jordan's Bookshop, 1932. 1st ed.. Paperback small trade, good condition, thin illustrated card covers, concealed staples, black & white drawings, frontispiece, pages lightly toned, staples rusted (few rust stains along spine), small mark top edge, few small marks covers, edges lightly foxed, minor edgewear, written name on flyleaf, name label inside front cover. 63 pp. Introduces the… Read more about this item

London: Trubner & Co., 1874. 1st ed.. Hardback small octavo, no jacket, good condition, dark green embossed pictorial boards, gilt lettering front cover & spine, gilt border front cover, spine ends slightly worn, light foxing & rubbing edges, pages lightly toned, front hinge partly split (pages firm), covers little rubbed, flyleaves toned, some edgewear corners, errata slip tipped in,… Read more about this item

London / Letchworth: J. M. Dent & Sons / Temple Press, 1940. Reprint ed.. Hardback small, no jacket, very good condition, green cloth boards, navy borders front cover & spine, colour illustration tipped-in on cover, frontispiece, colour plates, spine little faded, covers little scuffed & rubbed, light foxing edges, pages lightly toned, owner’s printed name label inside front cover,… Read more about this item

Sydney: HarperCollins, 2001. Paperback trade, very good condition, minor edgewear. 240 pp. A collection by Graham Seal of over 100 contemporary Australian legends (modern folklore), mainly macabre and/or humorous. This revised edition updates old favourites (such as the Granny on the Roofrack, and the Stolen Kidneys). New legends have been scooped from the every-increasing pool, such as getting high… Read more about this item

Sydney, Willoughby: Weldon Kids, 1994. 1st ed.. Hardback small folio, no jacket as issued, very good condition, pictorial cover, full-page colour drawings, some foxing front endpapers & title page, minor edgewear. 28 pp. A beautiful children's picture book with stories about fairies. The delicate images of children dressed as fairies will delight children and adults alike. Stories by Leonie… Read more about this item

London: J. M. Dent, 1980. Hardback quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), colour cartoons, minor edgewear. 160 pp. A natural cartoon history by Michael Ridley of those little mythological critters who cause untold disarray and mayhem - The Gremlin. Illustrated endpapers by Bryan Neary. In fact the whole book is lavishly illustrated with various forms of… Read more about this item

Clydebank: Lang Syne Publishing, 1991. Paperback trade, very good condition, few black & white drawings, tiny bump base spine, minor edgewear. 80 pp. This book is a three-section fascinating journey through the legends and folklore of the Inner and Outer Hebrides.

New York: State University of New York Press (SUNY Press), 1993. Reprint ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor crease front cover, minor edgewear. 187 pp. Exposes Western mythical thought from Paleolithic times to the present day. Myth and mythic thinking did not cease with the rise of science and philosophy during the Enlightenment, but continue to flourish in… Read more about this item

Suva: Government Press, 1952. Paperback small octavo, paper cover, very good condition, black & white drawings, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. 88 pp. A collection of 36 South Pacific legends, from various sources, collected and adapted for school children by Anne Gittins. Includes folk tales, many with animal themes, from Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Rotuma, Cook Islands, New Hebrides, Solomon… Read more about this item

New York: Berkley Books, 2005. Paperback trade, very good condition, single-colour drawings, minor edgewear, remainder stripe, tiny mark bottom edge. 186 pp. An unauthorised but special exploration by David Colbert of the fascinating and revealing myths, legends, and history behind C. S. Lewis's beloved Narnia stories, starting with 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe', and its six sequels.For… Read more about this item

Brisbane, St Lucia: University of Queensland Press (UQP), 1994. Hardback large quarto, good plus condition, pictorial cover, colour drawings, minor edgewear, LARGE non-author written dedication reverse side front free flyleaf. 32 pp. A children's picture book of six scary poems by Mark Nestor Svendsen about being frightened by bunyips. Lavishly illustrated by six gifted artists (one poem each): Annmarie… Read more about this item