Mythology

London: John Murray. Good+. 1923. First Edition. Hardcover. Rebound in bown cloth with two spine labels. (lxxxvi) & 527pp. Illustrated with a tissue protected portrait frontispiece. "INDIAN TEXT SERIES, KASHMIRI STORIES AND SONGS RECORDED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF PANDIT GOVIND KAUL. BY SIR AUREL STEIN AND EDITED WITH A TRANSLATION, LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS, VOCABULARY, & INDEXES BY SIR GEORGE GRIERSON WITH A NOTE ON THE FOLKLORE OF THE TALES BY W. CROOKE". Tiny pin holes mainly in the bottom margin of the first few pages; last few pages are lightly foxed. Asia, India ; Portrait Frontispiece; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 527 pages .

Portland: Amber Lotus Publishing, 2008. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Printing of the First Edition. Essentially fine, with only slightest shelf rubbing to bottom edge, in jacket with insignificant traces of wear to extremities. An apparently unread copy. Signed and dated 2008, on the title page...

1640 Leucippe and Clitophon Achilles Tatius Greek Mythology Eroticism Latin

Achilles Tatius was a 2nd-century Greek author who is known only for his single surviving work 'The Adventures of Leucippe and Clitophon'. This story is a classic love story with elements of fantastical beasts, self-torture, and homoeroticism. This work also includes a conversation on whether women or young boys make better lovers, certainly controversial for any era.
This 1640 Greek and Latin edition was edited by Claude Saumaise.
Item number: #11077
Price: $599
TATIUS, Achilles
Ἐρωτικων Ἀχιλλεως Τατιου, sive de Clitophontis & Leucippes amoribus libri VIII, ex bibliotheca Cl. Salmasii
Lugduni Batavorum: apud Franciscum Hegerum, 1640.

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1902 1ed Doom King Acrisius Greek Mythology Perseus William Morris Illustrated

Acrisius was a lesser-known figure in Greek Mythology. Known primarily as the grandfather of Perseus, Acrisius was also the king of Argos. And while little has been written on King Acrisius, English author William Morris wrote a collection of classical myths and legends entitled 'The Earthly Paradise'. The story of Acrisius was included in this anthology and was published as a standalone work.
This 1902 edition of Morris' 'Doom of King Acrisius' was published in New York with impressive pseudo-erotic illustrations by Edward Burne-Jones.
Item number: #13746
Price: $499
MORRIS, William
The doom of King Acrisivs,
New York: R.H. Russell, 1902. First Edition.
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12 full-page illustrations
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
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· Size: ~8.75in X 7in (22cm x 17.5cm)
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1805 Japanese Samurai Mythology Fox Spirits Demons Illustrated Siren 3 Dynasties

A rare, 19th century Japanese woodblock print of "Tale of the Siren of Three Dynasties". "Ehon Sangoku Yōfuden" was written by Takai Ranzan and illustrated by Teisai Hokuba. This book is about the Japanese mythological figure Tamamo-no-Mae, a legendary fox spirit in Japanese mythology, who was a courtesan under the 12th century Emperor Konoe of Japan. The artist, Teisai Hokuba, was one of Hokusai's best disciples.

This rare, handwritten biography is written in a column handwritten format with furigana for easier reading and includes illustrations of scenery, ships, samurai, fox hunts, fox demons, deaths, court meetings, and more!

Item number: #16608
Price: $750
Takai Ranzan (高井蘭山)
Tale of the Siren of Three Dynasties (Ehon Sangoku Yōfuden) 絵本三国妖婦伝（えほんさんごくようふでん）
[Kyōto: Bunka 2 1805]

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1629 Satires of HORACE Latin Rome Superstition Witchcraft Mythology Elzevier

"We are but dust and shadow."
― Horace

Horace was the most important Roman poet during the 1st-century BC. He composed satires, odes, epistles, and other poetic verses; works that have been referenced and studied for centuries. Horace's works have yielded some famous quotes that have influenced cultures and societies including "Carpe Diem!" (seize the day) and "Pactum serva" (keep the faith).
Horace's "Satires" were some of his most important works – a vast collection of poems on human emotion and flaws, witchcraft and superstition, mythology, Roman politics, adultery and sexuality, and much more.
This 17th-century edition of Horace's "Satires" was collected and edited by Daniel Heinsius, published by Elzevier.

Item number: #19686
Price: $550
HORACE
Q. Horatius Flaccus. Accedunt nunc Danielis Heinsii De Satyra Horatiana libri duo

Lugd. Batav. : Ex Officina Elseviriana, 1629.
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1778 Lucian of Samosata GREEK Satire Mythology Philosophy London Latin Classical

A rare, late 17th-century edition of the works of Lucian of Samosata, a 2nd-century Greek satirist. Lucian wrote a variety of works including comedies, dialogues, essays, and commentaries. He discusses mythological figures such as Hercules, Achilles, Zeus, Timon of Athens, Hermes, and others
This 1778 Greek edition of the works of Lucian includes a Latin translation edited by Nathaniel Kent.

Item number: #19884
Price: $499
LUCIAN, of Samosata
Excerpta quædam ex Luciani Samosatensis operibus
Londini : J. & F. Rivington, L. Hawes & Co., 1778.

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· Size: ~8.5in X 5.5in (22cm x 14cm)
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1661 OVID Metamorphoses Greek & Roman Mythology ART Illustrated Schrevel Latin

"I grabbed a pile of dust, and holding it up, foolishly asked for as many birthdays as the grains of dust, I forgot to ask that they be years of youth."
― Ovid, Metamorphoses
A fine 16th-century edition of Ovid's best work 'Metamorphoses'. 'Metamorphoses' is one of the most famous works of Greek and Roman mythology and history of the 1st-century. It is known to have inspired the works of Dante, Boccaccio, Chaucer, and even Shakespeare as well as works of visual art and music. This epic poem recounts the history of the world from creation to the death of Julius Caesar.
This rare volume is from the 1661 complete works of Ovid, published in 1661 Lyon by Petri Leffen, translated by Cornelius Schrevel. It should be noted that this work contains impressive, full-page illustrations.
Item number: #20086
Price: $750
OVID, P Naso
Pub. Ovidii Nasonis Opera omnia
Lugduni Batavorum, Apud P. Leffen, 1661.
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1911 1st ed Wagner Ring Niblung Siegfried Rackham NORSE Mythology ART Tolkien

"Joy is not in things; it is in us"
― Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner's "Der Ring des Nibelungen" (or "The Ring of the Niblung, WWV 86) was a landmark work in the history of music. It was a collection of four large-scale operas that created a 'cycle' of works which would in-turn be called the "Ring Cycle". The story loosely follows characters of Norse mythology and was a major influence in J.R.R. Tolkien's masterpiece "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy.

This fine printing was illustrated by the famous Arthur Rackham. This volume contains the final two movements of the work – "Siegfried" and "The Twilight of the Gods" translated by Margaret Armour. The color illustrations are classic Rackham style and feature trolls, beasts, magic spells, and more in a very dark and sinister fantasy style. In fact, these illustrations are often collected, printed, and sold as a collection of prints without the text!
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1786 English Aesop's Fables Mythology 197 Woodcuts Illustrated Croxall FAMOUS

"A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet him."
― Aesop, Aesop's Fables

Aesop's fables have been printed for centuries and include some of the most famous fables and tales of all time. This rare 1786 edition of Aesop was translated and edited by Samuel Croxall and includes 196 fables, each accompanied with a woodcut engraving depicting the fable's events.
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The Fox and the Crow
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The Fox and the Grapes
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The Lion and the Mouse
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The Crow and the Pitcher
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The Man and His Goose (The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs)
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The Ant and the Grasshopper
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The Fox and the Lion
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The Shepherd's Boy (The Boy Who Cried Wolf)
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The Hare and the Tortoise
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The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
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and much more!

Item number: #20322
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Milano: Adelphi Edizione, (2009.) Signed, limited edition of 500 copies; this is no. 380. Signed by Roberto Calasso on the limitation page. Also signed and dated by him on the title page with a brief inscription "for Paul / a forest of images / Roberto." A special edition of Calasso's masterwork. A brilliant retelling of the Greek myths for a modern audience. With 384 illustrations of images from antiquity, the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili of 1499, and other sources. Text is in the original Italian. (Published in English as The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony.) 558 pp. Printed in Italy by Arti Grafiche Amiliare Pizzi on ivory Bodonia paper. A big, impressive folio. 12.5 x 8.5 inches. Buckram cloth with black spine lettering. Fine in Fine dust jacket with archival cover. A beautiful, unread copy of this classic work of mythography. Scarce in this signed edition.

Cape Town SA, South African Museum, 1992, stapled paperback, 27 pp, Edition not stated, No previous printings noted, Very Good condition in brown card covers. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, small scuffs to covers, some evidence of previous damp near spine. An examination of Bushmen arrows as part of an intricate system of beliefs and rituals, not simply as agents of death. Illustrated throughout with six drawn figures. References appended. ISBN 9780868131269

London and Cambridge: Macmillan & Co., 1864. lvi, 190 pages. In original brick cloth, gilt lettering back, Near Fine, faint name in ink front end page, tiny rubs to corners, the small bookseller's ticket of Gustav E. Stechert of New York verso front end paper. SCARCE, and important edition and study of the Stanzaic or Harleian Le Morte Arthur. Collectible copies uncommon in current market. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: A. Millar, 1739. Book. Good. Leather. 1st Edition. Good Plus. A Complete Copy, With Hinges Cracked, But Still Attached, And Loose End Papers.Well Worn Extremities. Internally Still Very Sound And Clean. Vol 1 Dated 1739, And Volumes 2.3, And 4 Are 1740. All Spine Labels Present. An Excellent Copy For Restoration. See Photos. .

1914 EXQUISITE Myths Legends ROME Greek Japan Celtic PERU Hindu Mythology 9v SET

An exquisite 1916 printing of famous books of world mythology!

This nine-volume set features the following works:
· "Myths of the Hindus & Buddhists", Margaret E Noble
· "Myths of Mexico & Peru", Lewis Spence
· "Myths & Legends of Ancient Egypt", Spence
· "Myths & Legends of Babylonia & Assyria", Spence
· "The Myths of Greece & Rome", H.A. Guerber
· "Myths & Legends of the Middle Ages", Guerber
· "Myths & Legends of Japan", F. Hadland Davis
· "Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race", M.I. Ebbutt
· "Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race", T.W. Rolleston

Each of these impressive volumes feature full-page engravings illustrating iconic scenes and characters from the myths. The stories from Guerber's "Greece & Rome" depict some of the most famous characters of all mythology including Zeus, Aphrodite, Hades, Hercules, and more!

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