Celtic Myth and Arthurian Romance
London: Constable, 1993. Hardcover. 8vo. xii, 371 p.p. Light rubbing to jacket. In fine condition. More
London: Constable, 1993. Hardcover. 8vo. xii, 371 p.p. Light rubbing to jacket. In fine condition. More
Dublin & Cork: Mercier Press, 1980. Boland, Frances. Soft cover. 18mo. [11] full page b/w illustrations. Small hole to p.p. 47, but text unaffected. Small tears to covers along spine. Covers lightly soiled. Small sticker ghost from previous price label on rear cover. Otherwise in good condition. Seven tales: Mir..... More
London: The Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited, 1970. Hardcover. 8vo (imperial). 136 p.p., plus 4 p.p. index and bibliography. Several archaelogical photographs, and in-text illustrations. Previous bookseller label on rear jacket cover. Small tear to head of spine jacket, and wear to edges. Light rubbing to boards, superficial markings. Some yellowing..... More
Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press, 1987. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Orig. black cloth. 216 pp. B&W illustration in text. Fine condition. Exploring the personifications of time by which Western civilization has ordered its attitude toward both earthly existence and eternity, Patriarchs of Time traces the lineage of time's gods..... More
London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longman's & Roberts, 1857. Burne-Jones, Edward. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Contemporary green cloth binding quarter bound with rebacked spine. xv, 283 p.p., 4 p.p. ads. First appearence of illustrations by engraver Edward Burne-Jones work on frontis and tailpiece. Rubbed edges..... More
Boston & London: The Medici Society. Hardcover. 8vo. N.d., [ca. 1929? Originally published by The Medici Society in 1920 as a two-volume set. This one-volume thin paper edition was printed later with the same general arrangement, which is why pagination is not continuous]. Half contemporary morocco, marbled paper boards, gilt..... More
New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 1970. Hardcover. 8vo. [viii] 408 p.p. Red cloth with gilt titling on spine, in dust jacket. Dust jacket is clipped, some wear and light staining, chip to front flap. Small stain to rear top corner of board. Otherwise a bright, clean copy. More
Glastonbury: Annenterprise, 1985. Graves, Jan, Bron Bradshaw, Janet McCrickard Willow. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Orig. red and white printed card wrappers, staple bound. iv, 40 pp. B&W and red & white illustrations in text. Covers rubbed, front cover slightly curled. Former price in..... More
New York, Hagerstown, San Francisco, London: Harper & Row, 1978. Mercatante, Anthony S. First Ediition. Hardcover. 8vo (small). Jacket designed by Lydia Link. xiv, 242 pp. Includes 19 Illustrations (one for each culture). Slight bumping to top edges of jacket. Very slight bumping to top edge of spine. Light offsetting..... More
Amsterdam: Rodopi, 1977. Soft cover. 8vo. Amsterdamer Publikationen Zur Sprache und Literatur. 28. Band [Volume 28]. German and English. Orange card wraps, sewn and glued binding. 184 p.p. Sunning and patch of wear to spine, some loss of lettering. Some creasing to rear cover and sunning to upper cover at..... More
Toronto: The Copp Clark Co., 1897. Hardcover. 18mo. Orig. red cloth. 123 pp. Some light soiling and a few scuffs to cloth. Ink ownership inscription to ffep. Near fine overall. More
London: A.M. Philpot Ltd., 1926. Zenker, [Paul]. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Limited edition #349/1000. Quarter vellum, metallic cloth boards. xi, 207 pp. [10] colour plate illustrations. Wear to corners, cracking to vellum at spine, rubbing to boards. More
London: George Allen & Unwin, 1928. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Quarter green morocco, burgundy cloth boards. 319 pp. Minor rubbing to extremities, spine darkened, a few scuffs to leather. Lightly age toned to interior. More
S. Malo: Chez L.H. Hovius, 1786. Hardcover. 12mo. In Two Volumes. Edition Augmentee. Full calf. Marbled endpapers. Vol. I: xii, 168 p.p.; Vol. II: 203 p.p. Text in French and English. Andrew Michael Ramsay [1686-1743] was a Scottish born writer who belonged to many notable societies and literary circles. He..... More
N.P. Capall Bann Publishing. Soft cover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 171 p.p., plus 1 p.p. ads, with numerous illustrations of gods and goddesses from various pantheons. Tight, with clean pages. As new condition. More
Paris: Robert Laffont, 1989. Soft cover. 8vo. Text in French. Bouquins Series. Soft cover. LIX, 1206 pp. Some tanning to covers, offset panels to rear, light creases to lower corner of front cover. Else fine and clean. More
Bern: Peter Lang, 2005. Soft cover. 8vo. In german. Title roughly translates to "Eros and the Western World, The History of their Relationship". 380 pp. In near fine condition: very slight bumping at corners, light indentation and small stain on rear cover, light scratches on spine. Alfed Ribi, born in..... More
St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications, 1990. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Soft cover. 196 pp., publisher ads. Age toning to extremities, else fine. More
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd., 1924. 1st UK Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. International Library of Psychology, Philosophy and Scientific Method. With a foreward by G. Elliot Smith. viii, 146 p.p., [1]. Original green cloth boards with gilt titling to spine. Spine is sunned and bumped at ends. Wear..... More
Geneva, Ill. Better Yet, publishers, 1977. Soft cover. 4.5" x 6.75" Soft cover. 120, [16], 67 pp. B&W illustrations. Some staining and discolouration to covers. Front cover slightly curled. Edge toning to interior. More
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1960. 1st American Edition. Hardcover. First Printing. Original jacket and black cloth, title lettered in silver on spine, 208pp. and 16 full page photos. From the library of C.B. Farrar, his bookplate on front pastedown, light bruising to spine ends with rubbing to edges..... More
Dublin: Four Courts Press, 1994. Soft cover. 8vo. Soft cover. 104 pp. A few very slight bumps to corners. Gods and Heroes of the Celts is one of the best surveys of Celtic mythology. The gods of the Celts emerge from this work in a highly distinctive light. They are..... More
Boston: Beacon Press, 1968. Soft cover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Soft cover. xxvi, 513 pp. Covers are stained, rubbed, some warping to rear cover. Creasing and bumping to lower corner of text block. Few objective portraits, and little objective data, exists to describe Athenian society during the..... More
New York: Viking, 2005. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Pictorial paper boards. 270 pp. Fine. The Sun's family of planets becomes a familiar place in this guided tour of other worlds. Sobel explores origins and oddities of the planets through the lens of popular culture..... More
Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1988. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Full orange cloth. viii, 278 pp. Very minor rubbing to corners and spine ends, else fine. Dust jacket sunned at spine and edges, chipped to spine head. Ovid is considered one of the greatest poets of classical..... More