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THE NORSE MYTHS
Written by Kevin Crossley-Holland. Illustrated by Jane Lydbury.
Stock no. 1827631
Published by Folio Society. 1991. Nearly fine condition.

Top edge red. Burgundy leather spine, with silver title. Grey and white decorated boards. B/w illustrations. Introduced and retold by Crossley-Holland. Third printing. Tiny patch of red ink bleeding from top edge to top margin of front endpaper and half-title page. Else contents clean. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is very clean.

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BUILDING THE GREAT STONE CIRCLES OF THE NORTH
Written by Colin Richards.
Stock no. 1827599
Published by Windgather Press Ltd.. 1st 2013. Nearly fine condition.

Of all prehistoric monuments, few are more emotive than the great stone circles that were built throughout Britain and Ireland. This book looks at the enigmatic stone structures of Scotland and investigates the background of their construction and their cultural significance. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos, and sketches. ISBN: 9781909686120. Rear cover lightly scuffed else a lovely copy.

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BESTIARY
Written by Richard Barber.
Stock no. 1827562
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1992. Slightly better than very good condition.

Blue cloth spine, cream pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Being an English version of the Bodleian Library manuscript. Translated and introduced by Richard Barber. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some light scuffing.

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BRITISH MYTHS & LEGENDS
Written by Richard Barber. Illustrated by John Vernon Lord.
Stock no. 1827561
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1998. Slightly better than very good condition.

This is the combined edition, with leather spine. Marvels and Magic; Heroes and Saints; History and Romance. Pictorial boards depicting Excalibur. Edited and Introduced by Richard Barber. B/w illustrations. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some light scuffing.

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THE SIEGE AND FALL OF TROY
Written by Robert Graves; Lawrence Norfolk. Illustrated by Grahame Baker.
Stock no. 1326770
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2005. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduced by Lawrence Norfolk. Green cloth rear board and spine with gilt title. Front board has pictorial paper covering. Green endpapers are maps. Full page colour plates. Minimal rubbing to corners of book. Contained in green slipcase.

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IN SEARCH OF OWAIN GLYNDWR
Written by Chris Barber.
Stock no. 1826981
Published by Blorenge Books. 1st 1998. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Owain Glyndwr was born of noble ancestry and the greatest living representative of the royal house of Wales. His uprising began at Glyndyfrdwy, North Wales, in 1400 with his followers proclaiming him Prince of Wales. A man ahead of his time with a political vision of a free Wales, with an independent senate, universities in the south and the north, to train Welshmen to the service of Wales, a Welsh Church independent of England and himself as the ruling prince. By 1410 Owain had become a hunted outlaw after suffering a series of defeats and disappeared into the mists of time to be remembered as a Welsh patriot whose exploits were comparable to those of the mighty King Arthur. Green cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 187273006X. SIGNED with personal dedication to front endpaper. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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ECHO! ECHO! ECHO!
Written by A.M. Campbell; W. Mord. Illustrated by John Hassall.
Stock no. 1325881
Published by Alf Cooke Ltd.. Circa 1911. Good condition.

Noel, Mary and Teddy Bear travel to the Land of Myths in order to hear some new stories. Cloth spine. Dark red boards with red title, decoration and colour onlay to front. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn, cover edges worn. Fading to covers and some scuffing to front cover. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Front joint has been repaired. Browning to free-endpapers. Some grubby fingermarks to contents.

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MYSTERY ANIMALS OF BRITAIN AND IRELAND
Written by Graham J. McEwan.
Stock no. 1324741
Published by Robert Hale. 1st 1986. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Do weird animals such as the infamous Loch Ness Monster, the Horse-Man of County Louth and the Brentford Griffin really exist? Black boards, silver title to spine. 224 pages. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0709028016. Spine and corners bumped. Some spotting to endpapers. Dustwrapper is edge worn and has a neat barcode label to rear panel. Spine of wrapper is slightly faded.

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THE VOYAGE OF ARGO THE ARGONAUTICA
Written by Apollonius Of Rhodes; E.V. Rieu; Lawrence Norfolk. Illustrated by Daniel Egneus.
Stock no. 1822839
Published by Folio Society. Circa 2014. Fine condition.

Blue pictorial boards. Translated by Rieu with an introduction by Norfolk. Colour & b/w illustrations. Still in original shrinkwrap! This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE VOYAGE OF ARGO THE ARGONAUTICA
Written by Apollonius Of Rhodes; E.V. Rieu; Lawrence Norfolk. Illustrated by Daniel Egneus.
Stock no. 1321751
Published by Folio Society. Circa 2014. Fine condition.

Blue pictorial boards. Translated by Rieu with an introduction by Norfolk. Colour & b/w illustrations. Still in original shrinkwrap! This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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MINI MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF OKLAHOMA INDIANS
Written by Lu Celia Wise. Illustrated by Various.
Stock no. 1321627
Published by Oklahoma State Department Of Education. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Blue pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. 64 pages. Covers are edge rubbed and lightly scuffed. Some loss of paper covering to top and tail of spine. Pencil erasure mark to front pastedown. Contents clean.

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THE LEPRECHAUN COMPANION
Written by Niall Macnamara. Illustrated by Wayne Anderson.
Stock no. 1320337
Published by Pavilion Books Limited. 1st 1999. Very good condition.

Looking at the link between leprechauns and the other faery folk of Ireland, and at their cousins in neighbouring countries - brownies, boggarts, piskies, spriggins, kobalds and many more. Large format. Cream pictorial padded boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 1862051933. Spine slightly faded. Small nicks in covers to front edge of spine.

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