MYTHOLOGY from Chilton Books

London: George G.Harrap & Company, 1916.. 1st edition. Outlines of Greek, Latin, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, British Isles, German, Netherlands, Scandinavian, Russian and Finnish, Central Europe and the Balkan Peninsula, Hebrew and Early Christian, Arabian and Persian, Indian, and American Epics+ Chinese and Japanese Poetry. Pp.632, colour frontispiece + many further colour and black & white… Read more about this item

London: The Great Western Railway, 1922.. Being a collection of some of the Old Tales told in those Western Parts of Britain served by the Great Western Railway. This is a reprint in book form of the second series of The Line to Legend Land leaflets, together with a Supplement, "The Padstow May Day Songs". 18cms x 12cms.… Read more about this item

London: Blackie & Son Limited, nd. (c.1933).. Essays and stories exploring the myths and legends behind some of the most popular British flowers. Includes: Lavender, Forget-me-not, Crown Imperial Lily, Moss Rose, pansy, Pine Tree, Christmas Rose, Star of Bethlehem, Snowdrop, Marigold, Thistle, Bladder Campion, Opium Poppy, Plantain, Tulip, Speedwell, and Poplar. 18.5cms x 14cms x 2cms. Pp.96, many… Read more about this item

Wakefield: EP Publishing Limited, 1974.. Second edition, revised. "Lang argues that the myth was needed by the simple and uncivilized mind in order to explain away certain phenomena that were problematical. To such an uncomplicated mind it was perfectly credible that all objects were endowed with human personality, and able to change form and appearance with ease and rapidity...The… Read more about this item

New York: Garland Publishing Inc., 1990.. 1st edition. Garland Folklore Casebooks Vol.5. "The critical theoretical point is that one cannot tell whether or how a folktale is really unique to one culture without knowing if the same tale is found in other cultures." Pp.xviii/405. Tan cloth. VG.

Amsterdam: Adolf M.Hakkert, 1979.. 1st edition. "What relationship, if any, do the stories preserved in ancient Greek legendary traditions have to real events and circumstances of the periods and places to which they ostensibly refer?...The present book set out to study the development and interpretation of a substantial group of Greek legends associated with one well-known figure, who was… Read more about this item

London: George G.Harrap & Company Ltd, 1931.. Rep. "I have made an earnest endeavour to provide English readers with a conspectus of Spanish romantic literature as expressed in its cantares de gesta, its chivalric novels, its romanceros or ballads, and some of its lighter aspects." Pp.405+ bibliography, colour frontispiece and further 7 colour plates and 8 black &… Read more about this item

London: Humphrey Milford/Oxford University Press, 1923.. For the most part translated from hitherto unpublished Bodleian MSS. 15.5cms x 10cms. Pp.12/210/8(ads), owners label(From the library of Edith Mary Webb, 26 Abingdon Villas Kensington) to inside front board, owners name(Molly Webb) to fep. Green cloth, title to spine dulled. G+.

London: Collins, 1990.. 1st ed. "An exciting and eye-opening collection, this provocative volume is truly the first worldwide anthology of Jewish folktales." Pp. 18/443, illustrated throughout. Dark blue cloth, illustrated d/w. VG/VG.

London: Diamond Books. 1995.. In this comprehensive A-Z guide, the myths of Hinduism are dealt with most fully, as this is India's most widespread religion with the largest mythology, though there are many entries relating to other religious too, such as Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Ahmadiism and Sufrism". Pp 288, slight toning to pages, inkstamps to verso front cover and… Read more about this item

Harmondsworth: Penguin. 1996.. The stories in this collection were first written down in the eighth century AD but date back to seven centuries before Christ........Told in a unique style that blends romanticism with realism and heroism with humour". 14cms x 10.5cms. Pp 86, slight toning to pages. P/b, illustrated cover. VG.

London: Diamond Books. 1995.. This vast area of glittering ocean holds a wealth of myths, folktales, proverbs, religions and rituals - and not a few unanswered questions, for islands set far apart have similar languages and customs, while neighbouring countries have formed radically different traditions". Pp 336, slight toning to pages, inkstamp to verso front cover, some b/w illustrations.… Read more about this item

London: Book Club Associates, 1979.. Book club ed. "It makes wide use of original material (all of which is quoted in translation) to give a picture of religious life at Rome in the period between 80 BC and AD 69." Pp. 7/135, 4 plates, 2 plans, illustrated bookplate to verso front board. Turquoise blue… Read more about this item

Middlesex: Penguin Books, 1971.. Rep. "The Quest is in fact a renunciation of the courtly ideals of the Romances sung by the early troubadours." Pp.304, pages toned. P/b. G+.

London: The Gresham Publishing Company, 1994.. 1st ed. "This delightful book provides a compendium and guide to the seemingly infinite variety of stories of the Indian tradition." Pp.463, 40 b/w illustrations. P/b. VG.

Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2003.. 1st ed. "We get closer to the truth of ancient mentalities, riven by pluralism, particularism and local identities. The brilliant introduction sets just the right tone of learning lightly borne: thoughtful and theoretically informed, but brisk, practical, insightful and comprehensive". Pp 584. 3 maps. 6 genealogies. P/b. Illustrated cover. G+.

Harmondsworth, England: Penguin, 1964.. In the two volumes of this book the author covers the Creation myths, the legends of the birth and lives of the great Olympians, the Theseus, Oedipus, and Heracles cycles, the Argonaut voyage, the tale of Troy and much else." Pp.370+map of the Greek World. P/b with illustrated cover. G+.

London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1973.. 1st ed. This original, provocative study presents a new method of interpretation of mythology, and reveals the wide-ranging implications of this universal phenomenon for many disciplines. Pp. 13/143. Black cloth, d/w. VG/VG.

New York: Airmont Pub, 1965.. 1st ed. "Mythlology was used to inspire the younger and teach them while they are being enterained." Pp.292, pages toned. P/b, spine toned. G+.

Harmondsworth, England: Penguin, 1964.. The two volumes of this book cover the Creation myths, the legends of the birth and lives of the great Olympians, the Theseus, Oedipus, and Heracles cycles, the Argonaut voyage, the tale of Troy and much else." Pp.412+ folded map showing the sites mentioned in the text. P/b with illustrated cover. G+.