Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable
London: Cassell, 2003. Sixteenth Edition. Hardcover. Heavy book; please note extra shipping charges. More
Myths and Legends
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The Ramayana
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1954. Emil Antonucci (jacket design). Book Club Edition. Hardcover. The Ramayana is an ancient Sanskrit epic which follows Prince Rama's quest to rescue his beloved wife Sita from the clutches of Ravana with the help of an army of monkeys. It is traditionally attributed to..... More
Gods, Demigods & Demons: An Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology
New York: Scholastic, Inc., 1975. Mass Market Paperback. Reprint. More
Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myths
New York: Dell Laurel-Leaf, 2005. Reprint. Paperback. More
The Raven Steals the Light
Vancouver/Toronto, Seattle: Douglas & McIntyre/University of Washington Press, 1996. Bill Reid (illustrations). Second Paperback Edition. Paperback. An elegant reissue of a timeless collection of Haida myths, with a new preface by Claude Levi-Strauss. Ten masterful, complex drawings by Bill Reid are accompanied by ten episodes from Haida mythology told..... More
The Long Ships: A Saga of the Viking Age
New York: Signet Books, 1964. Michael Meyer (tr.). Second Printing. Paperback. Rare. T2491. This saga brings alive the world of the 10th century AD when the Vikings raided the coasts of England. Acclaimed as one of the best historical novels ever written, this engaging saga of Viking..... More
The Story of Kind Arthur and His Knights
New York: Dover Publications, Inc, Undated. Howard Pyle. Reprint. Paperback. In this enchanting version of the story of King Arthur, the renowned American illustrator and storyteller Howard Pyle displays his unique talent for capturing and stimulating the imaginations of the young. Inventively retold and vividly illustrated, these stories describe the..... More
Japanese Ghost Stories
UK: Penguin Classics, 2019. Paul Murray (ed. and intro.). First Penguin Classics Edition. Third Printing. Paperback. Brilliantly entertaining and eerie ghost stories, regarded as major classics in Japan, by the Irish writer and Japanophile Lafcadio Hearn—whose life inspired bestselling writer Monique Truong’s novel The Sweetest Fruits In this collection..... More
The Rainbow People
New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1989. David Wiesner (illustrations). First Edition. Fourth Printing. Hardcover. More
Circe
London: Bloomsbury, 2019. Trade Paperback. SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2019 Woman. Witch. Myth. Mortal. Outcast. Lover. Destroyer. Survivor. CIRCE. In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. Circe is a strange child – not powerful..... More
The Song of Achilles
London: Bloomsbury, 2012. Trade Paperback. WINNER OF THE ORANGE PRIZE 2012 Greece in the age of Heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the kingdom of Phthia. Here he is nobody, just another unwanted boy living in the shadow of King Peleus and his golden son..... More
Siren Land
Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1983. Paperback. "Anecdote, Philosophy and Myth - a celebration of Life in Southern Italy" Penguin Travel Library series. More
Greek Gods and Heroes
New York: Bantam Doubleday Dell, 1965. Reprint. Hardcover. More
The Tale of Troy (Retold From the Ancient Authors)
Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1958. Betty Middleton-Sandford (illustrations). First Edition (presumed). Paperback. Puffin Books PS 120. More
Cherokee Legends and the Trail of Tears
Cherokee, North Carolina: Cherokee Publications, 1989. Amanda Crowe (cover design and illustrations). Eighteenth Printing. Softcover. Staple-Bound. From the Nineteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology. Adapted by Thomas Bryan Underwood. Includes the John Burnett Version of The Cherokee Removal. More
In the Beginning: Creation Stories from Around the World
San Diego, CA: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc, 1988. Barry Moser. First Edition. Hardcover. Newbery Honor Book. A thought-provoking collection of twenty-five stories that reflect the wonder and glory of the origins of the world and humankind. With commentary by the author. “A must for mythology shelves.”--Booklist. Color Illustrations. More
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