Resultados de búsqueda: Legends/Myths/Folk Tales from 100 POCKETS

New York, NY: New York, NY: Perennial/Harper & Row, 1989. First Edition, 2nd Printing . Soft cover. New/None as Issued. David Polvilaitis (Illustrator). Text/NEW & Bright. Softcover/Fine. Mysteries in nature yet awaiting scientific explaination. One day, a housewife, in her kitchen in Smethwick, England, saw a ball of violet light hovering above the stove. Rattling faintly, the ball floated across the room & touched her. Brushing it off, an explosion shook the room & the ball vanished. This, rare manifestation, known as "ball lighning", is but one the 50 oddities recorded in this book. Inexplicable phenomena that, occuring once in a blue moon, surely fed many a myth & legend we have inherited. 227 pgs in 8 parts: I,The Mind; II, Biology; III, Health; IV, From Plants to Animals; V, The Planet Earth; VI, The Universe; VII, Mathematics; and VIII, Natural Phenomena.

Stuttgart: K. Thienemanns Verlag, 1953. 119.-126 Tausend . Illustrated Coated Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. 8 3/16" Tall. Winkler, Rolf; Kredel, Fritz. Nach G. A. Burger fur die Jugend bearbeitet von Franz Hoffman." A pleasant edition of Burger's translation of Raspe's English originial (1785) about the preposterous adventures of a hard-riding German cavalry officer in Russia. 80 pages. Covers are slightly grimed, otherwise sound; text is strong and clean, though browning at edges.

Cambridge, MA: Harvard Univ Press, 1953. First Edition, 2nd Printing . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/NEAR NEW & Bright, with some light pencilled (erasable) Chinese characters margins. Softcover/VG; strong w/trace soiling & lean to spine. Literary study of the evolution of novel Shui-hu-chuan (also, Water Margin, Men of the Marshes, and, All Men Are Brothers) ... an "unofficial history" of 108 braves led by historical figure Sung Chiang (fl. 1117-21), of the Northern Sung Dynasty (960 - 1279) flourishing in Shantung province. The last years of the dynasty were beset by popular rebellions; this is one that survived long. Based on oral traditions and borrowing from genre of official histories, first appearance in novel form was five hundred years later in the Ming. Authorship(s?) uncertain; versions abound. So, the tale of the 108 heroes maybe said to be pseudo-history in form, but so engaging a medley of fact and fiction that it gained great popular appeal. 231 pgs in 5… Leer más

Plano, Texas, U.S.A.: Republic of Texas Press, 1992. First Edition, 4th Printing . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Illustrated soft cover/NF w/trace edge wear. The 1836 Battle of the Alamo, near modern-day San Antonio, looms large in Texas history and the American psyche. Following a 13-day siege, led by President General Antonio López de Santa Anna, all but two of the Texian defenders were killed. The devastating loss, buoyed by tales of Santa Anna's cruelty, fanned American rally for revenge and honor ... that was acheived with the Battle of San Jacinto of the same year. Led by General Sam Houston, the Texas Army defeated the Mexican forces in short order. Sam Houston became a national hero, and the Texans' rallying cry of "Remember the Alamo!" became forever etched into American mind enveloped in a swirl of myth and legend. Chariton, based on in depth research, sheds new light on many an Alamo legend.

Alburquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1985. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. New/New. BRAND NEW & Collectible. Stated First Edition. Bilingual English/Spanish text presented in parallel columns. Anthology of New Mexican Pueblo Indian myths and legends. The 11 stories areL 1, The Creation Myth; 2, The Harvesting of Corn is Begun; 3, Why Crows Like Corn; 4, The Corn Maidens; 5, The Watermelon Race; 6, The Pumpkin Race; 7, The Freeing of the Deer; 8, The Death of the Giant Hakisutah; 9, The Rain Jars; 10, The Magic Stick; and, 11, The First Societies of Medicine Men. Carmen Gertrudis Espinosa is past president of the New Mexico Folklore Society and the Albuquerque Historical Society.

New York, NY: Dover, 1970. Dover Reprint . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Louis Mansfield (Illustrator). Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Illustrated cover/NF w/light wear to corner tips. Short margin loss to leading edge of last page (likely publishing flaw). Trace soiling to edges. First published 1933, Macmillan; this is Dover reprint of the same. Delightful guide to growing herbs. From seed to cultivation, harvesting and processing/preserving with historical lore and uses. Gardening instructions followed by cooking tips and recipes such as saffron cake and Turkish rose petal jam.

New York, NY: Doubleday, 1996. First Edition, First Printing . Hardcover. NEW - COLLECTIBLE/New. BRAND NEW & COLLECTIBLE. First Edition, First Printing. Cookery. Recipes celebrating major international holidays cookery wothy of reproducing assembled by journalist, writer and TV producer Burt Wolf (1938 -). Historical regional cultural backgrounds eludicate selections. 353 pgs, 21 chapters with color photos.

New York, NY: George H. Doran, 1927. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Theodore Nadejen (Illustrator). Text/VG; strong & sound w/light soiling through page 38.. Gilt embossed burnt-orange linen boards/VG; edge rubs, soiling & showing faint discoloration. Illustrated endpapers; fraying to front/rear hinges. Oral literature. Story of Tibeto-Mongolian, pre-Bhuddhist mythical hero who was chosen by the gods to descend to earth in human form to combat evil. Told by Ida Zeitlin, primarily based on the 1836 German translation by Isaac Jakob Schmidt of the 18th century Ch'ing Dynasty edition. Following the format of "storytellers' prompt books", each chapter is preceded with an introductory poem encapsulating essential points. The 9 chapters begin with Gessar Khan's descent into human world, and ends with his return to the heavens "having uprooted the tenfold evil and restored gladness to the hearts of men". Strong copy less dust jacket.

New York, NY: Promontory Press, 1971. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Text/BRAND NEW, showing faint margin discoloration. Brown boards/Fine. DJ/VG; price-clipped; strong & sound w/nips, faint creasing & closed tears to edges. PO label to fEP. Guide to over 400 ghost towns in the western U.S. and Canada. Tales of tales of the early West illustrated with archival photographs.

Harmondsworth, UK: Penguin, 1983. Revised Edition . Paperback/Volume I. Very Good/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Softcover/VG; sound w/edge rubs & faint creasings to front/rear covers. PO name to font cover verso, and tidy remainder mark of to lower text block. First published 1955; this is the Revised Edition, Volume 1 of 2, carrying a Forward & Introduction of 1960 from author. 370 pgs ending w/a Map of the Greek World. Collection of 104 re-told Greek myths by British poet, classicist and historical novelist Robert Graves (1895 - 1985). Each tale augmented w/commentary; some faulting interpretations of classical scholars for being so "prose-minded" as to unable to grasp "ancient poetic meanings". Strong copy despite flaws.

Akron, Ohio: Saalfield Publishing Co, 1924. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Frances Brundage (Illustrator). Text/New & Bright; unpaginated pages. Illustrated boards/Good w/marked edge & surface rubs, and, missing spine replaced w/white w/white tape. DJ/None. 1924, English translation of classic European fairy tales, first issued 1812 in German under the title Kinder- und Hausmärchen (Children and Household Tales)) by the Grimm brothers or "Brothers Grimm", Jakob and Wilhelm, The first edition contained 86 stories, and by the seventh edition in 1857, blossomed to 211 stories. This 1924 English Edition is illustrated by American artist Frances Isabelle Lockwood Brundage (1854 -1937). Strong copy despite flaws of age.

Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins Univ Press, 1983. First Edition, 7th Printing . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Illustrated softcover/NF w/faint creasing to lower front corner. English translation, with notes, by scholar Apostolos N. Athanassakis (1938 -), of works of early Greek poet Hesiod (c. 700 BC). 168 pgs in 4 parts: I, Hesiod; II, The Theogony; III, The Works and Days; and IV, The Shield. Theogony records the origins & genealogies of the gods; Works and Days gives moral & practical advice for living an honest life of (chiefly argricultural) work; and, The Shield of Hercules, which is an epic poem, often attributed to Hesiod.

Munchen, Germany: Wilhelm Fink Verlag, 1969. Paperback w/Library Boards. Very Good/None as Issued. EX-LIB/UNCIRCULATED Copy. Text/AS NEW & Bright. Softcovcover w/laminated library hardcover/VG, showing light soiling to back. Studies of Hugo von Hofmannsthal's (1874 - 1929) use of ancient myths. Shortened chapter titles are: I, Einleitung; II, "Oedipus und die Sphinx;" III, Theoretische Erlauterung; IV, Weitere Beispiele fur die Mythisierung des Lebens;V, Die Auflosung der Ueberlieferten Dramenform;VI, Dionysische Tragodie; VII, Tragodie. Trauerspiel; VIII, Auflosung des Mythos durch Oper und Lustspiel; and IX, Schlussbemerkung. 287 pages, with Literatur.

Lincoln, NB: Cliffs Notes, 1976. Reprint Edition . Soft Cover/Stapled. Very Good/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Soft cover/VG; strong & sound w/sticker, light soiling (coffee cup rings) to front surface. First published 1966. Study guide to major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background to Homer's epic poem. Chronicle of Odysseus' triumph over Troy and arduous journey home to reclaim his kingdom. Character map illustrates relationships among the characters.

Oakland, CA: Regent Press, 1996. First Edition, First Thus . Soft cover. NEAR FINE-COLLECTIBLE/None as Issued. COLLECTIBLE. BRAND NEW w/light surface rubs to front leading edge. Author inscription to title page. Collection of amazing tales of encounters with sea and lake monsters including, of course, sightings of Nellie, the Loch Ness Monster iof the Scottish Highlands.

Berkeley, CA: Univ of California Press, 1959. First Edition, 6th Printing . Soft cover. Very Good/None as Issued. Joseph Crivy (Illustrator). Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Illustrated soft cover/VG w/light edge rubs & faint creasings to front corners. Ethnologist Theodora Kroeber (1897 - 1979), wife of anthropologist Alfred L. Kroeber (1876 - 1960) re-tells nine traditional tales of Nothern California Native Americans. The stories are thematically unified by containing within each tale is a portrait of a woman; they are: 1, The Inland Whale; 2, Loon Woman; 3, Butterfly Man; 4, Dance Mad; 5, Love Charm; 6, Umai; 7, About-the-House Girl; 8, Tesilya, Sun's Daughter; and, 9, The Man's Wife. Strong copy.

New York, NY: Harry N. Abrams/Abradale Press, 1990. Reprint of 1990 . Hardcover. New/Fine. Kathleen Jo Ryan (Photographer). BRAND NEW Copy. White linen boards/Fine. DJ/Fine, A tribute to the spirit and physical beauty of Ireland, known as the Emerald Island. Located in the North Atlantic, it is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel, and is the 2nd largest island of the British Isles. Politically divided between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, which is part of the UK. This 191 pg historical, cultural and social consideration of Ireland is supported by 122 color phots and 20 essays. Portrait of peoples with antecedants stretching back to 10.500 BC, and has contributed richly to arts and literature.

New York, NY: Golden Books/Merrigold Press, 1998. Reprint of 1998 . Soft Cover/Stapled. New/None as Issued. Dora Leder (Illustrator). BRAND NEW Copy. In this version, Jack's acquistion of the golden egg laying hen, magical harp, and gold were not a theft, but an act of reclaiming what the wicked giant had originally stolen from Jack's father. Imaginative pen & ink drawings washed in color heighten the dramatic story. Traditional versions tend to justify theft from the haves by the have-nots, do tend to create, or at least postpone, complex ethical/moral issues for parents raising upright and socially responsible young.

New York. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1938. First Edition. 6th Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Black linen boards w/gilt spine lettering/NF. DJ/None. Upper text block dyed yellow. PO name to front cover verso. This is Volume One only of Joseph in Egypt. Nobel winner of 1929, Thomas Mann 1875 - 1955) wrote the 4-part novel of Joseph and His Brothers (Joseph und seine Brüder) over the course of 16 years. Retelling of familiar stories of the Bible, from Jacob to Joseph (Genesis 27 -50) with acknowlegement of the historical context of the Amarna Period. Mann considered the series his best of works. This copy is volume 1 only of a 2-volume set. The tetralogy consists of I, The Stories of Jacob (Die Geschichten Jaakobs, 1930); II, Young Joseph (Der junge Joseph, 1932), Genesis 37); and III, Joseph in Egypt (Joseph in Ägypten, 1936).

New York, NY: Atheneum, 2000. First Edition, First Printing . Hardcover. COLLECTIBLE - NEW/New. Giselle Potter (Illustrator). BRAND NEW & Collectible. Delightful adaptation of Jack and the Beanstalk in which young, affirmative and intelligent Kate (in contrast to her rather dim-witted, passive predecessor) scales the beanstalk and changes the family's fortunes. A fresh twist to a classic tale with gauche and watercolor illustrations.