Fulgentius the Mythographer.
Ohio: Ohio State University, 1971. Translated from the Latin by Leslie George Whitbread. 258 pages. Slim 8vo, grey cloth-backed boards, price clipped d.w. (Ohio): Ohio State University, (1971). Fine. More
Ohio: Ohio State University, 1971. Translated from the Latin by Leslie George Whitbread. 258 pages. Slim 8vo, grey cloth-backed boards, price clipped d.w. (Ohio): Ohio State University, (1971). Fine. More
London: Frederick Muller. Illustrated by George Buday with a title-page vignette and numerous other fine black and white wood engravings. 50pp. Slim 4to, cloth-backed marbled board with gilt-lettered spine; uncut edges. London: Frederick Muller, (no date). Top edge of book took a good bump, causing a slight crease in the boards but internally a near fine copy of this handsome edition. Limited Edition, one of 250 large paper copies signed by Gielgud and Buday. More
San Francisco: Harper, 1989. Foreword by Joseph Campbell. Profusely illustrated, 388 pages. Square 4to, black cloth, d.w. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1989. A fine copy. More
New York: Penguin Studio Books, 1994. Black & white illustrations throughout. 832 pages. 4to, blue boards, pictorial d.w. New York: Penguin Studio Books, (1994). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. A Joost Elffers Production. More
282pp. 8vo, boards, d.w. (New York: HarperCollins, 1993). Near fine. More
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2002. Illus. 1134pp. 4to, brown cloth, d.w. rubbed, corners lightly bumped, some pages are slightly wavy. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, (2002). More
Bologna: Arnaldo Forni, 1964. 2 volumes. xxii + 310pp. and 308pp., 8vo, printed wrappers. Bologna: Arnaldo Forni, 1964. A very good (+) copy. More
London: Trianon, 1955. Wood Engravings by James Metcalf. Small, slim 4to, cloth, d.w. London: Trianon Press, (1955). First Edition. Fine copy in a lightly foxed dust wrapper with short edge-tears. More
New York: Crescent Books. Introduction by Paul-Louis Couchoud. With 16 plates in colour and 354 other illustrations. 460 pages (front free endpaper clipped on upper right corner), 4to, brown and red cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper (gently edge-worn). New York: Crescent Books, no date. A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Wiesbaden: Steiner, 1969. Die Inschriften, Die Ikonographischen und Literarischen Beziehungen, Das Entstgehungsdsatum. 114 Abbildungen & 2 falttalfeln. 115p.,4to, blue cloth (corners bumped). Wiesbaden: Steiner, 1969. Very good. Review copy sent to art historian Meyer Schapiro, with his ownership signature. Long letter of presentation to Schapiro (32 lines) from the author, writing about the genesis of the book, and asking for suggestions on getting it reviewed. "You will be among the first to receive (it) of course..." More
Stuttgart: Ernst Klett, 1965. Illusrated. xii + 601pp., 8vo, black cloth; spine slightly faded. Stuttgart: Ernst Klett, (1965). A very good copy. Worterbuch der Mythologie (Dictionary of Mythology): Volume I. More
Boston: Ticknor Reed, & Fields, 1853. 5 illustrations. Small 8vo, original blind-stamped green cloth, re-cased, with a rubbed spine. Foxed throughout. Boston: Ticknor, Reed & Fields, 1853. First Edition. Clipped signature of Hawthorne pasted to the front flyleaf. First issue, with Boston Stereotype Foundry on copyright page, and 8 pages of ads. More
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1989. Illustrated throughout in black & white and color. 247 pages. 8vo, orange cloth, pictorial d.w. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, (1989). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. With an essay by Larry DeVries. More
London: Gresham, 1913. Illustrated in black and white and color from drawings and famous paintings. 439 pages. 8vo, decorative green boards. London: Gresham, (1913). A very good(+) copy. Part of the Gresham Myth and Legend series. More
London: Dent, 1907. Illustrated by by Arthur Rackham with 24 color plates mounted on dark paper and many other illustrations in black & white and color; pictorial end papers. 549pp, original olive green gilt pictorial cloth, t.e.g., uncut. London: J.M. Dent, 1907. A new edition, after the first of 1898, entirely re-set, with added illustrations and other illustrations completely or partially re-worked. A clean, sound copy, with minimal binding wear & a bookplate. Humorous parodies of medieval folklore and poetry..... More
London: Dent, 1905. Illustrated by by Arthur Rackham with 12 color plates and many other illustrations in black & white and color; pictorial end papers, free endpapers browned, 549pp, original olive green gilt pictorial cloth, t.e.g., uncut. London: J.M. Dent, 1905. Very good (+). A new edition, after the first of 1898, entirely re-set, with added illustrations and other illustrations completely or partially re-worked. A clean, sound copy, with minimal binding wear & a bookplate. Humorous parodies of medieval folklore..... More
London: Dent, 1898. Illustrated by by Arthur Rackham with 12 color plates protected with tissue, and 90 in-text figures, pictorial end papers. 638pp. 8vo, original green gilt pictorial cloth, t.e.g., uncut. London: J.M. Dent, 1898. First edition. Fine. Fine, bright copy, in a 1/4 green morocco clamshell case. Latimore & Haskell 11. Humorous parodies of medieval folklore and poetry. More
New York: Coward, McCann, 1973. Profusely illustrated. 224pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w.; price clipped. New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghagan, (1973). A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
San Francisco: Harper, 1981. Profusely illustrated in color & black & white, 386pp., 4to, cloth, d.w. San Francisco; Harper & Row, (1981). Very good (+) copy in a very good (+) dust wrapper. More
San Francisco: Harper, 1981. Profusely illustrated in color & black & white. 386 pages. Small 4to, white cloth, d.w. San Francisco; Harper & Row, (1981). A fine copy. More
Rutland: Tuttle, 1967. Packed with upwards of 500 illustrations, including 16 in color. 623pp. Short thick 4to, red silk stamped in black & gilt, lightly edgeworn d.w. Rutland: Charles E. Tuttle, (1967). First edition. A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Tokyo: Hokuseido, 1964. Illustrated, 2 in color. xx + 196pp., 12mo, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper rubbed, worn at spine ends and corners. Tokyo: Hokuseido Press, (1964). First edition. A very good (+) copy in a very good (-) dust wrapper. More
Title vignette, one illus., 13pp., slim 8vo, cloth- backed bds.; (corners lightly rubbed). N.Y.: William Edwin Rudge (privately printed), (1920). Very Good. More
Rutland: Charles E. Tuttle, 1973. Illustrated in b/w with 155 historical prints. 261 pages. 8vo, black silk-backed patterned boards, d.w. Rutland: Charles E. Tuttle, (1973). A near fine copy with very slight sunning to upper edges of boards; very good(+) wrapper with sunning to spine and light scuffing to head/front panel. Scarce collection of Japanese tales of the supernatural, the grotesque and the freakish, from the feudal and early modern period of Japanese history. More
Santa Fe: Museum of Navajo Ceremonial Art, 1942. Illustrated in color. 237 pages. Small 4to, teal cloth with silver lettering, d.w. (toned at spine and edges, edgeworn, dampstained at tail). Santa Fe: Museum of Navajo Ceremonial Art, 1942. Cloth and text block dampstained at tail, covers lightly toned at edges. Very good(-) in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Recorded by Mary C. Wheelwright. One of 1000 copies. More
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