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Age of Explorationby John Rigby HaleISBN 0809403242 (0-8094-0324-2)
Hardcover, Grand Central Pub
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Age of Fableby Thomas BulfinchISBN 0804900809 (0-8049-0080-9)
Softcover, Airmont Pub Co
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The Amazing Adventures of Ulyssesby Heather Amery, Katie Daynes, Vivian Webb, Stephen CartwrightISBN 0794504523 (0-7945-0452-3)
Softcover, Edc Pub
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Anansi the Spiderby Gerald McDermottISBN 0805003118 (0-8050-0311-8)
Softcover, Henry Holt & Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Anansi the Spider'Book summary:Anansi the Spider is a wise, funny, mischievous, and loveable folk hero who pops up in traditional Ashanti tales from Ghana, in West Africa. This story, retold and illustrated by Gerald McDermott, relates the tale of father Anansi and his six spider sons. When Anansi sets out on a dangerous journey and gets into all sorts of trouble, each son does one thing to help, and all their efforts together save their father. He finds a mysterious, beautiful globe of light in the forest, and decides to make it a gift of thanks. But which son should receive the prize? Even with the help of Nyame, the God of All Things, he can't decide, so Nyame takes the great globe up into the sky, and that's where it has stayed ever since--the moon, for all to see. This profound story reaches children of many ages; younger ones see it as an exciting rescue story, but older children are intrigued by the larger themes of cooperation and "the whole being more than its parts."
Anansi the Spider, McDermott's first book, received immediate acclaim and was named a Caldecott Honor Book. McDermott has retold and illustrated many other folktales and myths during his long career, including Arrow to the Sun: A Pueblo Indian Tale, which received the Caldecott Medal, Musicians of the Sun, and a series of trickster folktales from around the world. He has a rare combination of skills, being both a gifted writer and a talented artist. His distinctive graphic style using bold shapes and brilliant colors is always striking, but is especially well suited to the story of Anansi, with traditional African motifs skillfully integrated throughout the art. This is a story that can be read over and over again! (Ages 4 to 9) --Marcie Bovetz [via]
Ancient Irish Talesby CorssISBN 0805044086 (0-8050-4408-6)
Hardcover, Holt & Company, Henry
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Ancient Legends of Irelandby Wilde, Marlene EkmanISBN 0806948884 (0-8069-4888-4)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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The Asian Animal Zodiacby Ruth Q. SunISBN 0804820821 (0-8048-2082-1)
Softcover, Tuttle Publishing
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The Black Cauldronby Lloyd AlexanderISBN 080508049X (0-8050-8049-X)
Softcover, Henry Holt & Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Black Cauldron'Book summary:Since The Book of Three was first published in 1964, young readers have been enthralled by the adventures of Taran the Assistant Pig-keeper and his quest to become a hero. Taran is joined by an engaging cast of characters that includes Eilonwy, the strong-willed and sharp-tongued princess; Fflewddur Fflam, the hyperbole-prone bard; the ever-faithful Gurgi; and the curmudgeonly Doli--all of whom become involved in an epic struggle between good and evil that shapes the fate of the legendary land of Prydain.
Released over a period of five years, Lloyd Alexander's beautifully written tales not only captured children's imaginations but also garnered the highest critical praise. The Black Cauldron was a Newbery Honor Book, and the final volume in the chronicles, The High King, crowned the series by winning the Newbery Medal for "the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children."
Henry Holt is proud to present this classic series to a new generation of young readers. Jackets have been handsomely redesigned while retaining the original art of Caldecott Medal-winning artist Evaline Ness. Each retypeset volume now includes a pronunciation guide prepared by Lloyd Alexander. A companion book of short stories, The Foundling and Other Tales of Prydain, is also available in hardcover for the first time in twenty years.
In their more than thirty years in print, the Chronicles of Prydain have become the standard of excellence in fantasy literature for children.[via]The Black Cauldron is a 1966 Newbery Honor Book. -
The Blue Fairy Bookby Andrew LangISBN 0804901961 (0-8049-0196-1)
Softcover, Airmont Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Blue Fairy Book'Book summary:Andrew Lang's Fairy Books or Andrew Lang's "Coloured" Fairy Books constitute a 12 book series of fairy tale collections.
The Blue Fairy Book includes 37 stories, including the orginal versions of classic tales such as:
Little Red Riding Hood
Sleeping Beauty
The Beauty and the Beast
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The Bone Peopleby Keri HulmeISBN 0807130729 (0-8071-3072-9)
Hardcover, Louisiana State Univ Pr
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The Children's Homer: Library Editionby Padraic ColumISBN 0808572857 (0-8085-7285-7)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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Classical Mythologyby Robert J. Lenardon, Mark P. O. MorfordISBN 0801304652 (0-8013-0465-2)
Hardcover, Longman
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Classical Mythology'Book summary:The fourth edition of this text features a survey of classical Greek and Roman mythology for readers with little or no background in classical literature. It has been revised to introduce Greek and Roman myths of creation, Greek sagas and local legends and also discusses the use of myth in literature, art, music and film. It includes illustrations showing how artists have interpreted myths in ancient and modern times. No previous knowledge of classical mythology is assumed, making this an suitable for the interested general reader. [via]
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Coyote Storiesby Mourning DoveISBN 0803281692 (0-8032-8169-2)
Softcover, Bison Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Coyote Stories'Book summary:A powerful force and yet the butt of humor, the coyote figure runs through the folklore of many American Indian tribes. He can be held up as a "terrible example" of conduct, a model of what not to do, and yet admired for a careless. anarchistic energy that suggests unlimited possibilities. Mourning Dove, an Okanagan, knew him well from the legends handed down by her people. She preserved them for posterity in Coyote Stories, originally published in 1933.[via]Here is Coyote, the trickster, the selfish individualist, the imitator, the protean character who indifferently puts the finishing touches on a world soon to receive human beings. And here is Mole, his long-suffering wife, and all the other Animal People, including Fox, Chipmunk, Owl-Woman, Rattlesnake, Grizzly Bear, Porcupine, and Chickadee. Here it is revealed why Skunk's tail is black and white, why Spider has such long legs, why Badger is so humble, and why Mosquito bites people. These entertaining, psychologically compelling stories will be welcomed by a wide spectrum of readers.
Jay Miller has supplied an introduction and notes for this Bison Books edition and restored chapters that were deleted from the original.
Dragonsby Time LifeISBN 0809452081 (0-8094-5208-1)
Hardcover, Grand Central Pub
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Fabled LandsISBN 0809452537 (0-8094-5253-7)
Hardcover, Grand Central Pub
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Fabled Landsby Time-Life BooksISBN 0809452545 (0-8094-5254-5)
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The Fairy Faith in Celtic Countries: The Classic Study of Leprechauns, Pixies, and Other Fairy Spiritsby W. Y. Evans-WentzISBN 0806525797 (0-8065-2579-7)
Softcover, Citadel Pr
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The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countriesby W. Y. Evans-WentzISBN 0806511605 (0-8065-1160-5)
Softcover, Citadel Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries'Book summary:What are fairies, those romantic and sometimes mischievous little people-- pixies, nixies, elves, fauns, brownies, dwarfs, leprechauns, and all the other forms of the daoine sidhe (fairy people)? Are they real? Folklorists say they are fragments of ancient religious beliefs; occultists call them nature spirits; the peasant tradition says they are fallen angels who were not good enough to be saved or bad enough to be lost.
Dr. Evans-Wentz is best known as the author-translator of "The Tibetan Book of the Dead", but his first love was this book, which presents a body of tradition and testimony about an elusive order of life that survives in the natural setting of wild and lonely places. He was not satisfied with merely formal study, but collected first-hand reports of fairies in Wales, Ireland, Scotland and Brittany, and faced up to the key questions avoided by other folklorists. Dr. Evans-Wentz, whose journeys led him from the haunts of fairyland to the wilderness of Tibet, opens a path for us to the luminous reality behind the traditions of folklore. [via]
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The Forgotten Language: An Introduction to the Understanding of Dreams, Fairy Tales, and Mythsby Erich FrommISBN 080213050X (0-8021-3050-X)
Softcover, Grove Pr
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Frankensteinby Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, John Grant, Barry Jones, Anthony MarksISBN 0794500900 (0-7945-0090-0)
Softcover, Edc Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Frankenstein'Book summary:Frankenstein, loved by many decades of readers and praised by such eminent literary critics as Harold Bloom, seems hardly to need a recommendation. If you haven't read it recently, though, you may not remember the sweeping force of the prose, the grotesque, surreal imagery, and the multilayered doppelgänger themes of Mary Shelley's masterpiece. As fantasy writer Jane Yolen writes of this (the reviewer's favorite) edition, "The strong black and whites of the main text [illustrations] are dark and brooding, with unremitting shadows and stark contrasts. But the central conversation with the monster--who owes nothing to the overused movie image & but is rather the novel's charnel-house composite--is where [Barry] Moser's illustrations show their greatest power ... The viewer can all but smell the powerful stench of the monster's breath as its words spill out across the page. Strong book-making for one of the world's strongest and most remarkable books." Includes an illuminating afterword by Joyce Carol Oates. [via]
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Greek Mythsby Heather Amery, Jenny Tyler, Amanda Barlow, Linda EdwardsISBN 0794501419 (0-7945-0141-9)
Hardcover, Usborne Pub Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Greek Myths'Book summary:A beautiful collection of some of the best-known Greek myths, full of brave heroes, terrifying monsters, powerful gods & great adventures. Vibrant illustrations & careful retelling bring the myths to life for children of all ages. Features 16 stories including Pandora's Box, Jason & the Golden Fleece, Persephone & the Seasons and Dadelus & Icarus. [via]
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The Greeks and Their Godsby W.K.C. GuthrieISBN 0807057932 (0-8070-5793-2)
Softcover, Beacon Pr
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The Heroes of Greek Fairy Tales for My Childrenby Charles KingsleyISBN 0805233342 (0-8052-3334-2)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books
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Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Mythby Bernard Evslin, William HofmannISBN 0808501283 (0-8085-0128-3)
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Heroes, Monsters and Other Worlds from Russian Mythologyby Elizabeth WarnerISBN 0805240071 (0-8052-4007-1)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books
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The High Kingby Lloyd AlexanderISBN 080508052X (0-8050-8052-X)
Softcover, Henry Holt & Co
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Homeric Hymnsby Apostolos N. AthanassakisISBN 0801879833 (0-8018-7983-3)
Softcover, Johns Hopkins Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Homeric Hymns'Book summary:A rich source for students of Greek mythology and literature, the Homeric hymns are also fine poetry. Attributed by the ancients to Homer, these prooimia, or preludes, were actually composed over centuries and used by poets to prepare for the singing or recitation of longer portions of the Homeric epics. In his acclaimed translations of the hymns, Apostolos Athanassakis preserves the essential simplicity of the original Greek, offering a straightforward, line-by-line translation that makes no attempts to masquerade or modernize. For this long-awaited new edition, Athanassakis enhances his classic work with a comprehensive index, careful and selective changes in the translations themselves, and numerous additions to the notes which will enrich the reader's experience of these ancient and influential poems.
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Homeric Hymnsby HomerusISBN 0801817927 (0-8018-1792-7)
Softcover, Johns Hopkins Univ Pr
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The Homeric Hymnsby N. Athanssakis ApostolasISBN 0801817919 (0-8018-1791-9)
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In Ghostly Japanby Lafcadio HearnISBN 0804836612 (0-8048-3661-2)
Softcover, Tuttle Pub
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Knightsby Julek Heller, Deirdre HeadonISBN 0805238220 (0-8052-3822-0)
Hardcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Knights'Book summary:A collection of stories about the knights of the Middle Ages draws upon Arthurian and European legends. Full color illustrations throughout. [via]
The Legend of the White Buffalo Womanby Paul GobleISBN 0792265521 (0-7922-6552-1)
Softcover, Natl Geographic Soc Childrens books
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Legends of Valorby Brendan LehaneISBN 0809452200 (0-8094-5220-0)
Hardcover, Grand Central Pub
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Lord of the Skyby Doris Gates, Robert HandvilleISBN 0808501372 (0-8085-0137-2)
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The Lore of LoveISBN 0809452820 (0-8094-5282-0)
Hardcover, Time Life Education
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The Lore of Loveby Time-Life BooksISBN 0809452812 (0-8094-5281-2)
Hardcover, Time-Life Books
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Lost Goddesses of Early Greece: A Collection of Pre-Hellenic Mythsby Charlene SpretnakISBN 0807013439 (0-8070-1343-9)
Softcover, Beacon Pr
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Lucifer: The Devil in the Middle Agesby Jeffrey Burton RussellISBN 080149429X (0-8014-9429-X)
Softcover, Cornell Univ Pr
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Magical JusticeISBN 0809452693 (0-8094-5269-3)
Hardcover, Grand Central Pub
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Magical Justiceby Time-Life BooksISBN 0809452707 (0-8094-5270-7)
Hardcover, Time-Life Books]
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Max and Ruby's First Greek Mythby Rosemary WellsISBN 0803715242 (0-8037-1524-2)
Hardcover, Dial Books for Young Readers
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Medeaby Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Frederick AhlISBN 080149432X (0-8014-9432-X)
Softcover, Cornell Univ Pr
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Minotaurby Joseph Alexander MacgillivrayISBN 0809030357 (0-8090-3035-7)
Hardcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux
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Mystic Placesby Time-Life BooksISBN 0809463121 (0-8094-6312-1)
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Myth and Mystery: An Introduction to Pagan Religions of the Biblical Worldby Jack FineganISBN 080102160X (0-8010-2160-X)
Softcover, Baker Pub Group
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Natural Knowledge in Preclassical Antiquityby Mott T. GreeneISBN 0801863716 (0-8018-6371-6)
Softcover, Johns Hopkins Univ Pr
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Night Creaturesby Time LifeISBN 0809452332 (0-8094-5233-2)
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Not of This Worldby Peter KolosimoISBN 0806510706 (0-8065-1070-6)
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Parables and Paradoxes: Parabeln und Paradoxeby Franz KafkaISBN 0805204229 (0-8052-0422-9)
Softcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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Passport to Magonia: On Ufos, Folklore, and Parallel Worldsby Jacques ValleeISBN 0809237962 (0-8092-3796-2)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill
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The Phoenix of the Western World: Quetzalcoatl and the Sky Religionby Burr Cartwright BrundageISBN 0806117737 (0-8061-1773-7)
Hardcover, Univ of Oklahoma Pr
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Platte Riverby Rick BassISBN 0803259735 (0-8032-5973-5)
Softcover, Univ of Nebraska Pr
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Race of the Golden Applesby Leo Dillon, Claire Martin, Diane DillonISBN 0803702485 (0-8037-0248-5)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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Rashamon and Other Storiesby Ryunosuke AkutagawaISBN 0804814570 (0-8048-1457-0)
Softcover, Tuttle Pub
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Writing at the beginning of the twentieth century, Ryunosuke Akutagawa created disturbing stories out of Japan's cultural upheaval. Whether his fictions are set centuries past or close to the present, Akutagawa was a modernist, writing in polished, superbly nuanced prose subtly exposing human needs and flaws. "In a Grove," which was the basis for Kurosawa's classic film Rashomon, tells the chilling story of the killing of a samurai through the testimony of witnesses, including the spirit of the murdered man. The fable-like "Yam Gruel" is an account of desire and humiliation, but one in which the reader's sympathy is thoroughly unsettled. And in "The Martyr," a beloved orphan raised by Jesuit priests is exiled when he refuses to admit that he made a local girl pregnant. He regains their love and respect only at the price of his life. All six tales in the collection show Akutagawa as a master storyteller and an exciting voice of modern Japanese literature. [via]More editions of Rashamon and Other Stories:
The Secret Artsby Time-Life BooksISBN 0809452855 (0-8094-5285-5)
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Shadowingsby Lafcadio HearnISBN 0804809674 (0-8048-0967-4)
Softcover, Tuttle Pub
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Silmarillionby J. R. R. TolkienISBN 0808521403 (0-8085-2140-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Silmarillion'Book summary:Although The Silmarillion takes place in the same imaginary world as J.J.R Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, and was originally published four years after the author's death and over two decades after the former book, it is set much earlier, in the First Age of the World. The tales and the book which reads as a fusion between a story collection and historical chronicle, are a matter of legend even to the characters of The Lord of the Rings:
In the beginning Eru, the One, who in the Elvish tongue is named Ilúvatar, made the Ainur of his thought; and they made a great Music before him
Tolkien wrote the heart of this material very early in his career, and continued to work on it throughout his life. It fell to his son, Christopher Tolkien, to edit it into book form, and such proved the unquenchable public appetite that he subsequently oversaw 12 volumes of The History of Middle-Earth. This edition features 20 highly evocative colour plates by Ted Nasmith, themselves worth the price of admission, while reinforcing the sense of a historical work are genealogical tables, an extensive index, appendix and colour map. Far removed from the genial style of The Hobbit, this is Tolkien at his most formal, his prose austere, poetically beautiful, his storytelling capturing the epic scale, high drama and melancholy wonder of myth. These stories of elves and heroes and old gods are quite literally the foundation of the entire modern fantasy-publishing revival, and are therefore essential reading. --Gary S. Dalkin [via]More editions of Silmarillion:
Skunny Wundyby Arthur Caswell ParkerISBN 0807574058 (0-8075-7405-8)
Hardcover, Albert Whitman & Co
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Spells and Bindingsby Time-Life BooksISBN 0809452413 (0-8094-5241-3)
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Spirits, Heroes & Hunters from North American Indian Mythologyby Marion Wood, John SibbickISBN 0805237925 (0-8052-3792-5)
Hardcover, Schocken Books
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Stories of the Gods and Heroesby Sally Benson, Steele SavageISBN 0803782918 (0-8037-8291-8)
Hardcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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The Tale Of Genjiby Kencho Suematsu, Murasaki ShikibuISBN 0804832560 (0-8048-3256-0)
Softcover, Tuttle Pub
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Tale of Genjiby Murasaki Shikubu, Kencho SuematsuISBN 0804838232 (0-8048-3823-2)
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Tales of Old Japanby A. B. MitfordISBN 0804811601 (0-8048-1160-1)
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Tanglewood Talesby Nathaniel HawthorneISBN 0804901759 (0-8049-0175-9)
Softcover, Airmont Pub Co
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Warriors, Gods and Spirits from Central and South American Mythologyby Douglas GiffordISBN 0805238573 (0-8052-3857-3)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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Weirdstone of Brisingamenby Alan GarnerISBN 0809824108 (0-8098-2410-8)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books
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Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Earsby Leo Dillon, Diane Dillon, Verna AardemaISBN 0803760884 (0-8037-6088-4)
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Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Earsby Verna Aardema, Leo Dillon, Diane DillonISBN 0803760892 (0-8037-6089-2)
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A Wonder Bookby Nathaniel HawthorneISBN 080490118X (0-8049-0118-X)
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World Mythologyby Roy WillisISBN 0805049134 (0-8050-4913-4)
Softcover, Henry Holt & Co
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Zoo in the Sky: A Book of Animal Constellationsby Jacqueline MittonISBN 0792259351 (0-7922-5935-1)
Softcover, Natl Geographic Soc Childrens books
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Duiwelskloof: Romanby Andre Philippus BrinkISBN 0798138793 (0-7981-3879-3)
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