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Aesop's Fablesby Arthur Rackham, AesopISBN 0517171988 (0-517-17198-8)
Hardcover, Random House Value Publishing
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The Animal Story Bookby Andrew Lang, H. J. FordISBN 0486421872 (0-486-42187-2)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Another Roadside Attractionby Tom RobbinsISBN 049100804X (0-491-00804-X)
Hardcover, W. H. Allen
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The Avebury Cycleby Michael DamesISBN 0500278865 (0-500-27886-5)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Beautiful Necessity: The Art and Meaning of Women's Altarsby Kay TurnerISBN 0500281505 (0-500-28150-5)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Beautiful Necessity: The Art and Meaning of Women's Altars'Book summary:Ancient spiritual traditions - Goddess, Celtic, African, Hindu, Buddhist, Catholic, Greek Orthodox - are being revived and remade by women who create amazing altarpieces. Kay Turner has been exploring the subject of women's altars for over 20 years. She has found them in the studios of artists in Detroit, New York or San Francisco and kitchens and bedrooms in Mexican-American homes in Texas. The statues, flowers, pictures, photographs, amulets, stones, shells and other things that make the altars represent their makers' histories, beliefs and desires. From Mama Lola celebrating Afro-Caribbean gods in Brooklyn, to a Wiccan in California worshipping the goddess Aphrodite, Kay Turner draws out the personal stories that lie behind the altars, most reproduced here in colour, and explains their universal appeal and significance. [via]
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Biteby Charlaine Harris, Laurell K. Hamilton, Angela Knight, Vickie Taylor, Maryjanice DavidsonISBN 051513970X (0-515-13970-X)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bite'Book summary:A never-before-published Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter story from New York Times bestselling author Laurell K. Hamilton. A brand-new story from New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris, featuring the much-loved Sookie Stackhouse.
A hot new novella from USA Today bestselling author MaryJanice Davidson, set in the world of Undead and Unwed's Betsy Taylor, the newly, and reluctantly,crowned Vampire Queen.Introduced in the collection Hot Blooded, and on the heels of the wildly successful Master of the Night, Angela Knight has created a fascinating universe of Arthurian Lore and erotic vampirsim. And a sexy original story from Vickie Taylor, a new addition to Berkley Sensation. [via]
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Black Beautyby Anna SewellISBN 0517189585 (0-517-18958-5)
Hardcover, Random House Value Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Black Beauty'Book summary:"A horse is a horse of course unless of course the horse is Black Beauty. Animal-loving children have been devoted to Black Beauty throughout this century, and no doubt will continue through the next. Although Anna Sewell's classic paints a clear picture of turn-of-the-century London, its message is universal and timeless: animals will serve humans well if they are treated with consideration and kindness.
Black Beauty tells the story of the horse's own long and varied life, from a well-born colt in a pleasant meadow to an elegant carriage horse for a gentleman to a painfully overworked cab horse. Throughout, Sewell rails--in a gentle, 19th-century way--against animal maltreatment. Young readers will follow Black Beauty's fortunes, good and bad, with gentle masters as well as cruel. Children can easily make the leap from horse-human relationships to human-human relationships, and begin to understand how their own consideration of others may be a benefit to all. (Ages 9 to 12)" [via]
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The Book of Dragonsby O. Muiriel Fuller, Alexander KeyISBN 0486419835 (0-486-41983-5)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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The Book of the Damnedby Charles FortISBN 0486421333 (0-486-42133-3)
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Book of the Deadby E. A. Wallis BudgeISBN 0517122839 (0-517-12283-9)
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Fascinating compendium of ancient Egyptian mythology, religious beliefs and magical practices. Includes spells, incantations, hymns, magical formulas and prayers. All explained by one of the most knowledgeable and respected Egyptologists of the early 20th century. B&W illustrations, photographs and hieroglyphics throughout. 704 pages. [via]More editions of Book of the Dead:
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Bulfinch's Medieval Mythology: The Age of Chivalryby Thomas BulfinchISBN 0486436535 (0-486-43653-5)
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Celtic Book of Daysby Sarah Costley, Charles KightlyISBN 0500018359 (0-500-01835-9)
Hardcover, Thames & Hudson
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Celtic Design: Illuminated Lettersby Aidan MeehanISBN 0500276854 (0-500-27685-4)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Celtic Sacred Landscapesby Nigel PennickISBN 0500282013 (0-500-28201-3)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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The Celtsby T.G.E. PowellISBN 0500272751 (0-500-27275-1)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Celts'Book summary:By T.G.E. Powell, edited by Stuart Piggott, Revised edition, 1980, published by Thames & Hudson. With 149 illustrations, 12 in colour. Publisher's statement: "Who were the Celts? To what extent have they influenced the composition of the modern nations of Western Europe, and of Britain and Ireland in particluar? In his search for their identity the author probes the social, religious and cultural attitudes of this far-flung people by marshalling the evidence that does exist--historical, archaeological, and linguistic. The late Professor Powell's book has been widely acclaimed as a major pioneering study since its first publication. Professor Stuart Piggott, who supervised the preparation of the revised edition, says in his Preface that so sound was the author's scholarship that it was possible to leave the text virtually intact. However, many additional illustrations have been selected including eight pages of colour plates." [via]
The Celtsby Frank DelaneyISBN 0517019825 (0-517-01982-5)
Hardcover, Random House Value Pub
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Dante's Infernoby Dante Alighieri, Tom PhillipsISBN 0500013624 (0-500-01362-4)
Hardcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Dic of Jewish Lore and Legendby Alan UntermanISBN 0500279845 (0-500-27984-5)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Dictionary of Celtic Myth and Legendby Miranda J. GreenISBN 0500279756 (0-500-27975-6)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Dictionary of Jewish Lore and Legendby Alan UntermanISBN 0500110220 (0-500-11022-0)
Hardcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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The Dracula Mythby Gabriel RonayISBN 0491008937 (0-491-00893-7)
Hardcover, W. H. Allen
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Dragonby Francis HuxleyISBN 0500810206 (0-500-81020-6)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dragon'Book summary:Explore a truly astonishing range of interests, philosophies, religions, and cultures -- from alchemy to angels, Buddhism to Hinduism, myth to magic. The distinguished authors bring a wealth of knowledge, visionary thinking, and accessible writing to each intriguing subject in these lavishly illustrated, large-format paperback books. [via]
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Dragons And Dragon Loreby Ernest Ingersoll, Henry Fairfield OsbornISBN 0486440745 (0-486-44074-5)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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The Druidsby Stuart PiggottISBN 0500273634 (0-500-27363-4)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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The English and Scottish Popular Balladsby F. J. ChildISBN 0486431452 (0-486-43145-2)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The English and Scottish Popular Ballads'Book summary:[via]Published between 1882 and 1898, this definitive collection compiles all the extant ballads with all known variants and features Child's commentary for each work. Volume 5 includes Parts IX and X of the original set ballads 266-305 plus a 3000-item bibliography, indexes, glossary, musical selections and an essay by Walter Morris Hart.More editions of The English and Scottish Popular Ballads:
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The Evil Eye: The Classic Account of an Ancient Superstitionby Frederick Thomas ElworthyISBN 0486434370 (0-486-43437-0)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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The Fables of Aesopby Aesop, Joseph JacobsISBN 0486418596 (0-486-41859-6)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Fables of Aesop'Book summary:Rich selection of time-honored tales by legendary Greek storyteller offers youngsters valuable lessons and insights into life. Includes "The Fox and the Grapes," "The Old Man and Death," "The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing," "The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse," and dozens more. Includes 170 of Richard Heighway's classic illustrations.[via]More editions of The Fables of Aesop:
The Firebird And Other Russian Fairy Talesby Arthur Ransome, Simon GalkinISBN 0486438937 (0-486-43893-7)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Folktales of Iraqby E. S. Stevens, E.S. Drower, Arnold WilsonISBN 0486444058 (0-486-44405-8)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Ghosts of New England: True Stories of Encounters With the Phantoms of New England and New Yorkby Hans HolzerISBN 0517180847 (0-517-18084-7)
Hardcover, Grammercy
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Gods of the Greeksby C. KerenyiISBN 0500270481 (0-500-27048-1)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Gods of the Greeks'Book summary:Drawing on a wealth of sources, from Hesiod to Pausanias and from the Orphic Hymns to Proclus, Professor Kerényi provides a clear and scholarly exposition of all the most important Greek myths.
After a brief introduction, the complex genealogies of the gods lead him from the begettings of the Titans and from Aphrodite under all her titles and aspects, to Apollo, Hermes and the reign of Zeus, touching upon the Affairs of Pan, nymphs, satyrs, cosmogonies and the birth of mankind, until he reaches the ineffable mystery of Dionysos. The lively and highly readable narrative is complemented by an appendix of detailed references to all the original texts and a fine selection of illustrations taken from vase paintings.
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Gods of the Northby Brian BranstonISBN 0500271771 (0-500-27177-1)
Hardcover, Thames and Hudson
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A Handbook of Norse Mythologyby Karl Mortensen, A. Clinton CrowellISBN 048643219X (0-486-43219-X)
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Heidiby Johanna Spyri, Helen B. DoleISBN 0486412350 (0-486-41235-0)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Heidi'Book summary:Johanna Spyri's classic story of a young orphan sent to live with her grumpy grandfather in the Swiss Alps is retold in it's entirety in this beautifully bound hardcover edition. Heidi has charmed and intrigued readers since it's original publication in 1880. Much more than a children's story, the narrative is also a lesson on the precarious nature of freedom, a luxury too often taken for granted. Heidi almost loses her liberty as she is ripped away from the tranquility of the mountains to tend to a sick cousin in the city. Happily, all's well that ends well, and the reader is left with only warm, fuzzy thoughts. Spryi's story will never grow wearisome--and this is a very appealing edition. --Naomi Gesinger [via]
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Heroes of Greek Mythologyby Charles Kingsley, Maud Hunt Squire, E. MarsISBN 0486448541 (0-486-44854-1)
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History of the Devil and the Idea of Evilby Paul CarusISBN 0517150646 (0-517-15064-6)
Hardcover, Random House Value Publishing
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History of Witchcraftby Jeffrey B. Russell, Brooks AlexanderISBN 0500286345 (0-500-28634-5)
Softcover, Thames & Hudson
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› Find signed collectible books: 'History of Witchcraft'Book summary:"It separates centuries of supernatural nonsense from documented fact spellbinding."Los Angeles Times
For nearly thirty years, Jeffrey B. Russell's authoritative book has been the one illustrated history to which anyone interested in this subject could turn with confidence. Now, in collaboration with Brooks Alexander, who has himself conducted innovative research in the field, this classic book has been fully revised, with an updated introduction and bibliography, new information throughout, and an extended account of witchcraft from ancient times to the present day.
Drawing comparisons between modern sorcery and that of the ancient world, the book shows how the European witch craze in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries developed out of a combination of ancient sorcery and medieval Christian heresy, paganism, folklore, scholastic theology, and inquisitorial trials. Whether the diabolical witchcraft for which men and women went to the stake ever existed is open to question. What matters more is that it was believed to exist by intellectuals and peasants alike. 110 illustrations [via]More editions of History of Witchcraft:
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A History of Witchcraft: Sorcerers, Heretics, and Pagansby Jeffrey B. RussellISBN 0500272425 (0-500-27242-5)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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For nearly thirty years, Jeffrey B. Russell's authoritative book has been the one illustrated history to which anyone interested in this subject could turn with confidence. Now, in collaboration with Brooks Alexander, who has himself conducted innovative research in the field, this classic book has been fully revised, with an updated introduction and bibliography, new information throughout, and an extended account of witchcraft from ancient times to the present day.
Drawing comparisons between modern sorcery and that of the ancient world, the book shows how the European witch craze in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries developed out of a combination of ancient sorcery and medieval Christian heresy, paganism, folklore, scholastic theology, and inquisitorial trials. Whether the diabolical witchcraft for which men and women went to the stake ever existed is open to question. What matters more is that it was believed to exist by intellectuals and peasants alike. 110 illustrations [via]More editions of A History of Witchcraft: Sorcerers, Heretics, and Pagans:
The Horse in Magic and Mythby M. Oldfield HoweyISBN 0486421171 (0-486-42117-1)
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An Illustrated Guide to Runesby Jonathan DeeISBN 0517163969 (0-517-16396-9)
Hardcover, Random House Value Publishing
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The Infernoby Dante Alighieri, Henry Wadsworth LongfellowISBN 0486442888 (0-486-44288-8)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Inferno'Book summary:The first of the 3 canticles in La divina commedia (The Divine Comedy), this 14th-century allegorical poem begins Dante's imaginary journey from Hell to Purgatory to Paradise with his sojourn among the damned. There he encounters historical and mythological creatures each symbolic of a particular vice or crime. Translated beautifully by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.[via]More editions of The Inferno:
The Irish Fairy Bookby Alfred Percival Graves, George DenhamISBN 048644211X (0-486-44211-X)
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Irish Wondersby Random House Staff, McAnally, D. R., Jr.ISBN 0517123967 (0-517-12396-7)
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Jane Eyreby Charlotte BronteISBN 0486424499 (0-486-42449-9)
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Jewish Fairy Talesby Gerald FriedlanderISBN 0486419827 (0-486-41982-7)
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King Arthur and His Knightsby Random House Value Publishing Staff, James KnowlesISBN 0517189690 (0-517-18969-0)
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The Language of the Goddessby Marija Gimbutas, Joseph CampbellISBN 0500282498 (0-500-28249-8)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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The Goddess is the most potent and persistent feature in the archaeological records of the ancient world, a symbol of the unity of life in nature and the personification of all that was sacred and mysterious on earth.
In this pioneering and provocative volume, Marija Gimbutas resurrects the world of the Goddess-worshipping, earth-centered cultures, bringing ancient matriarchal society vividly to life. She interweaves comparative mythology, early historical sources, linguistics, ethnography, and folklore to demonstrate conclusively that Goddess-worship is at the root of Western civilization. Illustrated with nearly 2,000 symbolic artifacts, Gimbutas' magnum opus is at once a "pictorial script" of the prehistoric Goddess religion and an authoritative work that takes these ancient cultures from the realm of speculation into that of documented fact. Over 500 illustrations. [via]More editions of The Language of the Goddess:
Limerickby LegmanISBN 0517065053 (0-517-06505-3)
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The Lost Gods of Englandby Brian BranstonISBN 0500273219 (0-500-27321-9)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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The Moon Maiden And Other Japanese Fairy Talesby Grace James, Warwick GobleISBN 0486443922 (0-486-44392-2)
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Mummies, Myth and Magic in Ancient Egyptby Christine El MahdyISBN 0500275793 (0-500-27579-3)
Softcover, Thames & Hudson
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"Mummies, Myth and Magic" gives for the first time a full account of the work in progress in Europe and the United States to discover from mummies how the ancient Egyptians lived - what they ate, the illnesses they suffered from, the medical techniques available to help them and how they died. Controversial issues such as the rehydrating of tissues and the attempt to clone cells from long-dead pharaohs are also addressed. Featuring specially commissioned diagrams of tombs and royal burial chambers, and a Factfile listing mummies held by major international museums and institutions, this is the most comprehensive volume yet produced on an eternally fascinating subject. [via]
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My Mother Saidby Isha MellorISBN 0491022050 (0-491-02205-0)
Hardcover, W. H. Allen
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The Mysterious, Magical Catby D. J. ConwayISBN 0517163012 (0-517-16301-2)
Hardcover, Random House Value Publishing
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The Nibelungenliedby D. G. MowattISBN 0486414140 (0-486-41414-0)
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Norse Mythology: Great Stories from the Eddasby Hamilton Wright MabieISBN 0486420825 (0-486-42082-5)
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Perpetual Almanack of Folkloreby Charles KightlyISBN 0500014078 (0-500-01407-8)
Hardcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Phedraby Jean RacineISBN 0486419274 (0-486-41927-4)
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Pixie Folklore and Legendsby Elizabeth Yates, Enys TregarthenISBN 0517149036 (0-517-14903-6)
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Popular Religion in the Middle Ages: Western Europe 1000-1300by Christopher Brooke, Rosalind BrookeISBN 0500273812 (0-500-27381-2)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Popular Religion in the Middle Ages: Western Europe 1000-1300by Christopher Nugent Lawrence Brooke, Rosalind BrookeISBN 0500250871 (0-500-25087-1)
Hardcover, Thames and Hudson
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Popular Tales from Norse Mythologyby George Webbe DasentISBN 048641812X (0-486-41812-X)
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The Quest of the Holy Grailby Jessie L. WestonISBN 0486419770 (0-486-41977-0)
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Rip Van Winkle & Other Stories: Library Editionby Washington Irving, N. C. WyethISBN 0517119420 (0-517-11942-0)
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The Sacred Bee in Ancient Times and Folkloreby Hilda M. RansomeISBN 048643494X (0-486-43494-X)
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Scottish Folk and Fairy Talesby George DouglasISBN 0486411400 (0-486-41140-0)
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Scottish Lore and Folkloreby Ronald Macdonald DouglasISBN 0517037599 (0-517-03759-9)
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The Sleeping Beauty and Other Classic French Fairy Talesby Charles Perrault, Aulnoy, Gustaf Tenggren, Edmund Dulac, W. Heath RobinsonISBN 0517037068 (0-517-03706-8)
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The Stars and the Stones: Ancient Art and Astronomy in Irelandby Martin BrennanISBN 0500012954 (0-500-01295-4)
Hardcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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The Story Of King Arthur And Other Celtic Heroesby Padraic Colum, Wilfred JonesISBN 0486440613 (0-486-44061-3)
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Story of the Irish Raceby Seumas MacManusISBN 0517064081 (0-517-06408-1)
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The Tale Of Genjiby Murasaki Shikibu, Arthur WaleyISBN 0486414159 (0-486-41415-9)
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Teutonic Mythologyby J. Grimm, James Steven StallybrassISBN 0486435490 (0-486-43549-0)
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A Treasury of American Superstitionsby Claudia DelysISBN 0517181304 (0-517-18130-4)
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A Treasury of Railroad Folklore: The Stories, Tall Tales, Traditions, Ballads, and Songs of the American Railroad Manby Benjamin A. BotkinISBN 0517168685 (0-517-16868-5)
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True Irish Ghost Storiesby John Seymour, Harry L. NeliganISBN 0486440516 (0-486-44051-6)
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Uncle Tom's Cabinby Harriet Beecher StoweISBN 0486440281 (0-486-44028-1)
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Vampire Encyclopediaby Matthew BunsonISBN 0517162067 (0-517-16206-7)
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Vampire in Europeby Montague SummersISBN 0517149893 (0-517-14989-3)
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Vampires and Vampirismby Montague SummersISBN 0486439968 (0-486-43996-8)
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Washington Irving's Rip Van Winkleby Washington IrvingISBN 048644242X (0-486-44242-X)
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Watership Downby Richard AdamsISBN 0517198126 (0-517-19812-6)
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Who's Who in Mythology: A Classic Guide to the Ancient Worldby Alexander S. MurrayISBN 0517017415 (0-517-01741-5)
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The Witchcraft Delusion: The Story of the Witchcraft Persecutions in Seventeenth-Century New England, Including Original Trial Transcriptsby John M. TaylorISBN 051712422X (0-517-12422-X)
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The World of the Druidsby Miranda J. GreenISBN 0500285713 (0-500-28571-3)
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