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£580.00
Fables Heroiques, où sont renfermées les plus importantes maximes de la politique & de la morale; avec des discours historiques sur chaque fable. Two Volumes in One.
two volumes bound in one, full vellum binding a little darkened and soiled but holding well, spine ...
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£360.00
Bibliotheke Marasle: Meletai peri tou biou kai te s glosses tou Hellenikou Laou.
(xxxvi?) 600p, 699p, 686p scarce copy of the first edition, three volume set, extremely well ...
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£240.00
A Glossary of North Country Words with their Etymology and Affinity to other Languages and occasional Notices of Local Customs and Popular Superstitions.
254p 242p 2 vols bound in one, engraved frontispiece, library donation bookplate, oversized "Do Not ...
£240.00
£240.00
Narodnyia Russkiia Skazki i Zagadki. Sobrannyia sel'skimi uchiteliami Tul'skoi gub. v'' 1862 i 1863 godakh''
190p original period paperback, paper cover loose and fragile, light markings from a Cambridge ...
£240.00
£240.00
Rymovana Kronika Ceska tak receneho Dalimila: Podle Prvotniho Textu Ceskeho i s Pripojenim Obou Prekladuv Nemeckych.
xxviii 301p large format, recently rebound in plain green cloth, title printed red and black, text ...
£240.00
£200.00
Njala. Udgivet efter gamle Handskrifter af det kongelige nordiske Oldskrift-Selskab. Förste Bind.
xv 910p binding tight but both boards detached and spine missing, first edition, volume 1 ONLY, ...
£200.00
£200.00
The Poems of Ossian in the Original Gaelic with a Literal Translation into English and a Dissertation on the Authenticity of the Poems.
two very large and firm volume in terracotta cloth with black design to front and spine, gilt ...
£200.00
£180.00
A Book of Saints. First Edition.
124p light blue cloth first edition, slightly rubbed corners, spine sunned, pages clean and ...
£180.00
£180.00
La Tradition au Pays Basque. Art Populaire, Ethnographie, Folk-Lore, Hagiographie, Histoire.
589p some plates, large format paperback with minor library markings and transparent tape along ...
£180.00
£160.00
Pages Arabico-Madécasses: Histoire, Légendes et Mythes. Together with: Deuxieme Série. / Un Syllabaire Antemahuri.
The essay "Pages Arabico-Madécasses" by Julien was published in two parts in volume 3 (1929, 125 ...
£160.00
£140.00
Cherkesskie Razskazy. Tom I.
301p original paperback, front cover detaching, spine with slight loss, Rouse donation bookplate, ...
£140.00
£128.00
Oriental Customs, or, An Illustration of the Sacred Scriptures. Fourth Edition. Volumes 1 - 2.
xv 400p 394p hardbacks, very good condition, marble covers with grey spines and some printed text ...
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£120.00
Corpus Codicum Norvegicorum Medii Aevi. Quarto Serie, Vol 2: Legendarisk Olavssaga.
large folio volume, half morocco binding with red spine, red morocco medallion with gilt arms inset ...
£120.00
£120.00
Estoire; Prophecies.
Reprint of the edition published in Paris: Verard 1498. 3 vols in brown cloth fresh, approx 1200p ...
£120.00
£120.00
Romantic Tales from the Punjab, with illustrations by Native Hands.
xlvi 483p original green cloth, floral pattern to front and gilt lettering, spine a little dull but ...
£120.00
£110.00
Jesus. In History, Legend, Scripture, and Tradition.
2 volume complete set, fresh, in excellent condition, clean and firm, new, still sealed
£110.00
£96.00
La Géomancie Arabe.
243p paperback, golden cover, good condition, light wear to cover, binding firm, light pencil marks ...
£96.00
£96.00
Narratives and Poems from Hesban. Arabic Texts Recorded Among the Semi-Nomadic Al-Agarma. Tribe (Al-Balqa District, Jordan).
110p paperback, beige cover, very good condition, minimal wear to covers and spine, binding tight, ...
£96.00
£88.00
Ägyptische Volkslieder. Teil 1. Arabischer Text mit Anmerkungen.
ix 196p hardback, cloth spine and marbled paper boards, name stamp (Franz Taeschner), excellent ...
£88.00
£88.00
La Tradition en Poitou et Charentes. Art Populaire, Ethnographie, Folk-Lore, Hagiographie, Histoire.
xxi 479p plates, large format paperback with minor library markings and transparent tape along ...
£88.00
£88.00
Legends of Eastern Saints Chiefly from Syriac Sources. Volume 1: Archelides; Volume 2: Hilaria. Bound with: Eusebii Pamphilii Historiae Ecclesiasticae Lib X, Ed A Schwegler.
xxi 20p, plus many pages with print in script, xxxiv 93p plus many pages with print in script, ...
£88.00
£88.00
The Pleasant History of Reynard the Fox: Translated by the late Thomas Roscoe. Illustrated with nearly one Hundred Designs by A T Elwes and John Jellicoe.
xv 136p original bright red cloth with gilt and black designs, spine holding well but a hint ...
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£86.00
El Romancero Judeo-Español en el Archivo Menendez Pidal.
408p 394p 358p three volumes in bright and firm burgundy cloth, bright gilt lettering and ornaments ...
£86.00
£86.00
Essays und Studien zur Sprachgeschichte und Volkskunde.
412p plain brown cloth with gilt title label to spine, faint library stamp, very well preserved, ...
£86.00
£86.00
Kalevipoeg Kunstis. Kalevipoeg v Iskusstve.
86p large format hardback, tan cloth, plus an additional 63 pages of illustrations, some in ...
£86.00
£86.00
The Iliad of Homer with a Carefully Corrected Text; with Copious English Notes Illustrating (…) the Mythology and Antiquities of the Heroic Ages; and Preliminary Observations on Points of Classical Interest.
l 712p library rebound in plain blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine, tight and clean binding, ...
£86.00
£86.00
Varifran kommer vara sagor Utkast til de svenska folksagornas uppkomst- och utbredningshistoria. Jämte översiktstabla.
xv 537p large format paperback, faint green cover with gilt lettering to spine and horse design to ...
£86.00
£84.00
Kniga Bylin: svod izbrannykh obraztsov russkoi narodnoi epicheskoi poezii.
320p xli bound in plain green cloth, light markings from a Cambridge college library, many plates, ...
£84.00
£84.00
Lingua e Cultura della Valle di Poschiavo. Una Terminologia della valle di Poschiavo.
407p large paperback with illustrated cover, many photographic plates to appendix, errata, author ...
£84.00
£84.00
Russkaja Chudozestvennaja kul'tura konca XIX - nacala XX veka. 1908-1917. Volume 3: Zreliscnye Iskusstva, Muzyka:.
511p large format hardback, with dark red dustjacket, clean and tight copy, illustrated throughout, ...
£84.00
£84.00
The Anatomy of Puck: An Examination of Fairy Beliefs among Shakespeare's Contemporaries and Successors.
xi 284p hardback, green cloth, very good condition, light wear to cover edges and sides, light ...
£84.00
£82.00
L'Opera dei Pupi.
242p large format hardback, very good condition, black cloth cover with gilt lettering, black ...
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£80.00
Hayots hin grakanutian patmutyun.
xvi 599p original hardback brown boards with silver lettering, portrait frontispiece, clean text, ...
£80.00
£80.00
La Roumanie Pittoresque.
220p large format paperback binding, cover missing, spine with fraying to head and foot, pages ...
£80.00
£80.00
The Every-Day Book or a Guide to the Year, describing the Popular Amusements, Sports, Ceremonies, Manners, Customs and Events.
two very large and very thick volumes bound in illustrated blue cloth, with 460 illustrations ...
£80.00
£75.00
God and Man in African Religion. A Case Study of the Igho of Nigeria.
181p rare blue paperback, scarce title in good condition, only very minor wear to edges, book firm ...
£75.00
£74.00
The Odyssey of Homer, Edited, with Marginal References, various readings, Notes and Appendices. Volume 1 & 2 ONLY.
ciii 240p clii, cxxxviii 292p xli, burgundy cloth with gilt lettering to spine, text in Greek with ...
£74.00
£72.00
Catalogue of Astronomical and Mythological illuminated Manuscripts of the Latin Middle Ages. Vol. IV: Astrological Manuscripts in Italian Libraries (other than Rome).
xxx 111p firm and strong cloth binding, 12 plates, a tight and clean copy, without name or stamp, ...
£72.00
£72.00
Finlands Ryor. Textilhistorisk undersökning. Med 93 färgplanscher och 334 bilder i texten.
235p large volume in half calf binding with only minor imperfections, very heavy tome, top edge ...
£72.00
£72.00
Homerische Poetik. Band 1: Drerup: Das Homerproblem in der Gegenwart. Prinzipien und Methoden der Homererklärung; Band 3: Stürmer: Die Rhapsodien der Odyssee.
xv 511p, xi 632p, library bound in plain burgundy cloth with gilt lettering to spine, firm and ...
£72.00
£72.00
Karmath. An Arabian Tale. By The Author of "Ramases", An Egyptian Tale, Etc, Etc.
341p hardback, repaired grey cloth cover, good condition, binding intact, pages have tanning and ...
£72.00
£72.00
Le Poème Sumérien du Paradis, du Déluge et de la Chute de L'homme.
268p hardback, black cloth with marble design, good condition, light wear to cover edges ...
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£68.00
Chants Populaires de la Grèce, de la Serbie et du Monténégro.
180p original paperback, from a university library, adhesive tape to spine, paper cover missing, ...
£68.00
£68.00
Danmarks Folkeviser. Kaempeviser - Trylleviser - Legendeviser - Historiske Viser.
503p half calf binding still firm and nice, marbled paper boards, top edge gilt, minor loss to ...
£68.00
£68.00
Mediaeval Hebrew Minstrelsy. Songs for the Bride Queen's Feast. Sixteen Zemiroth Arranged According to the Traditional Harmonies.
134p blue card-covered boards with spine reinforced with grey crocodile-effect tape, cover rather ...
£68.00
£68.00
Russkij prazdnik: prazdniki i obrjady narodnogo zemledel'ceskogo kalendarja ; illjustrirovannaja enciklopedija. (Russian Holiday: Prazdniks and Rites of the Folk Farming Calendar: Illustrated Encyclopaedia)
668p large hardback, illustrated dustjacket present, many illustrations and plates, excellent copy ...
£68.00
£68.00
The Secret History of the Jersey Devil: How Quakers, Hucksters, and Benjamin Franklin Created a Monster.
x 147p hardback, dustjacket, as new, never used, excellent copy
£68.00
Apollonius de Rhodes et Virgile. La Mythologie et les Dieux dans les Argonautiques et dans l'Énéide.
viii 778p bound in plain green cloth, excellent copy, without library markings, first edition
£64.00
£64.00
Chastushki v zapisiakh sovetskogo vremeni.
495p tan cloth with red lettering, title page printed red and black, includes musical notation, ...
£64.00
£64.00
English Popular Ballads.
ix 382p small format blindstamped brown cloth, 13 cm, boards worn, gilt lettering to spine faded, ...
£64.00