On this page you can browse the 47 books on mythology, folklore, and fables that are in stock at Ray Boas, Bookseller in Walpole, New Hampshire, as of May 28, 2007, and here is how to order any of them.
1. Abernethy, Francis Edward (edited by) (line drawings by Linda Miller Roach), PAISANOS: A FOLKLORE MISCELLANY, The Encino Press, Austin, TX, (1978) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 180pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), This volume covers a wide field of folklore, from the academic to the popular, from the scientific to the mystical, and from studies of uses of the past to practices in folklore that are still very much a part of our lives., (Order No: 49168 ), $7.50
2. Aripa, Lawrence; Yellowtail, Tom; and, other elders (as told by) (edited by Rodney Frey), STORIES THAT MAKE THE WORLD: ORAL LITERATURE OF THE INDIAN PEOPLES OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK, (1995) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 264pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0806127104 An anthology of contemporary Native American literature., (Order No: 30453 ), $15.00
3. Ashe, Geoffrey (edited with a new introduction by), THE QUEST FOR ARTHUR'S BRITAIN, Academy Chicago Publishers, Chicago, IL, (1994), B&W ill., B&W maps, 238pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0897332873 This book examines the historical foundations of the Arthurian tradition, and then, in five archaeological chapters, presents the results of excavations to date at Cadbury (reputed site of Camelot), Tintagel, Glastonbury and less-known places. An outline of Arthurian Britain takes shape, and several fascinating questions emerge., (Order No: 24104 ), $4.50
4. Bain, F. W. (translated from the original manuscripts by), A DRAUGHT OF THE BLUE TOGETHER WITH AN ESSENCE OF THE DUSK, G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, (1906) 6th ptg, B&W illustrations, 245pp, good, blue cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 23955 ), $12.50
5. Beer, Rudiger Robert, UNICORN: MYTH AND REALITY - A LAVISHLY ILLUSTRATED HISTORY, Mason/Charter, New York, (1977), over 160 B&W and color ill., 215pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0884055833 This lavishly illustrated history is the result of over a decade of research. Much new information is presented; the existence of the unicorn was so rooted in Grecian culture, for instance, that even Aristotle developed a theory about the singularity of the horn. The author traces the unicorn's first appearances in Europe, centuries before the birth of Christ, to its arrival in The Cloisters in New York and into the pages of 20th century poetry books., (Order No: 4819 ), $8.50
6. Boswell, Jeanetta, PAST RUINED ILION... A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ENGLISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE BASED ON GRECO-ROMAN MYTHOLOGY, The Scarecrow Press, Inc., Metuchen, NJ, 1982, 321pp, fine, black cloth (hardcover), ISBN 0810815494 The objective of this work is quite simple: to collect and arrange alphabetically by author a wide selection of literature--mostly poems, with a few plays and novels--written on Greco-Roman mythological themes., (Order No: 31316 ), $10.00
7. Brazouski, Antoinette and Klatt, Mary J. (compiled by), CHILDREN'S BOOKS ON ANCIENT GREEK AND ROMAN MYTHOLOGY: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY, Greenwood Press, Westport, CT, (1994) 1st ptg, 187pp, fine, green cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket as published, ISBN 0313289735 The study of ancient Greek and Roman mythology has been recognized as an important part of the education of children because it stimulates imagination, which is an essential element of any creative endeavor., (Order No: 46201 ), $30.00
8. Brunvand, Jan Harold, THE STUDY OF AMERICAN FOLKLORE: AN INTRODUCTION, W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., New York, (1968) 6th ptg, B&W illustrations, 383pp, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0393098036 In The Study of American Folklore: An Introduction, Jan Harold Brunvand provides the basic terms, definitions, and theories for introductory courses in Anglo-American folklore. Professor Brunvand begins his text by defining folklore and outlining his study, and then divides the subject into three main branches: "verbal" (speech, proverbs, riddles, rhymes, narratives, folksongs, ballads); "partly verbal" (superstitions, customs, festivals, dances, dramas, games); and "nonverbal" (gestures, music, material culture, foods). Each chapter is followed by a well-documented bibliographical supplement., (Order No: 9264 ), $3.50
9. Burland, Cottie, NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN MYTHOLOGY, Paul Hamlyn, London, (1965), over 100 B&W ill, 24pp color, 153pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 3148 ), $7.50
10. Burland, Cottie; Nicholson, Irene; and, Osborne, Harold, MYTHOLOGY OF THE AMERICAS, Hamlyn, London, (1970), B&W and color illustrations, 407pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 060030017X A treasure house of human experience which records the advance of man from the simple palaeolithic hunter of the Arctic wastes to the sophisticated, cultured artistocrat of the Aztec and Inca cities., (Order No: 27403 ), $15.00
11. Coleman, Marion Moore (collected and compiled by), A WORLD REMEMBERED: TALES AND LORE OF THE POLISH LAND, Cherry Hill Books, Cheshire, CT, (1965) 1st ptg, 299pp, good, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 49904 ), $12.50
12. Conroy, Jack (edited by), MIDLAND HUMOR: A HARVEST OF FUN AND FOLKLORE, Current Books, Inc., New York, 1947, 446pp, good, gray cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), (Order No: 18264 ), $10.00
13. Cooper, Frederic Taber (selected and edited by), AN ARGOSY OF FABLES: A REPRESENTATIVE SELECTION FROM THE FABLE LITERATURE OF EVERY AGE AND LAND, Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York, (1921), ill. by Paul Bransom, 485pp, good+, decorated blue cloth (hardcover) clean and tight copy, Contents include: Book One--Classical Fables; Aesop, Babrius, Phaedrus, Attributed to Phaedrus, Avianus, Abstemius, Etc., Book Two--Oriental Fables; Hindoo Fables, Persian Fables, Chinese Fables, Armenian and Turkish Fables. Book Three--Modern Fables; English Fables, French Fables, Spanish Fables, Russian Fables, German Fables, Polish Fables. Book Four--Kraal and Wigwam Fables; African Fables, American Indian Fables., (Order No: 43758 ), $40.00
14. Cooper, Paul Fenimore (translated by) (introduction by Burton Rascoe; woodcuts by Ilse M. Bischoff), TRICKS OF WOMEN & OTHER ALBANIAN TALES, William Morrow & Company, New York, 1928, B&W illustrations, 205pp, very good, black cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), The stories in this volume are of the southern, or Tosk, dialect and come from two collections both made by foreigners., (Order No: 39596 ), $30.00
15. Cunningham, Caroline (stories selected and retold by), THE TALKING STONE: BEING EARLY AMERICAN STORIES TOLD BEFORE THE WHITE MAN'S DAY ON THIS CONTINENT BY THE INDIANS AND ESKIMOS, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1939 1st ed, ill. by Richard Floethe, 118pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket, inscribed by the author, These stories tell of a hunter crossing a frozen lake on the ice, of boys shooting with their bows and arrows, of two sisters going out to gather firewood and of a maiden waiting on the shore at twilight hoping to see a certain handsome young brave come paddling home., (Order No: 27566 ), $20.00
16. de Onis, Harriet (selected and edited by), THE GOLDEN LAND: AN ANTHOLOGY OF LATIN AMERICAN FOLKLORE IN LITERATURE, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1948 1st ed, 395pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 12130 ), $10.00
17. Domanska, Janina, A SCYTHE, A ROOSTER, AND A CAT, Greenwillow Books, New York, (1981) 1st ed, ill. by Janina Domanska, unpaginated, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0688803083 A retelling of a Russian folktale in which three sons each took his share of his father's inheritance and set out in search of work. Unread copy from the author/illustrator's estate., (Order No: 6805 ), $7.50
18. Dorson, Richard M. (edited by), PEASANT CUSTOMS AND SAVAGE MYTHS: SELECTIONS FROM THE BRITISH FOLKLORISTS, VOLUME TWO, Routledge & Kegan Paul, London, (1968), 751pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0710029667 Among those writings represented are Andrew Lang, Sidney Hartland, George Laurence Gomme, Alfred Nutt and Joseph Jacobs. The subjects they discuss range from the origin and dispersion of the Aryans, through the mythopoeic world view of early man, to the animistic philosophy of savages and the survivals of primitive belief among peasants., (Order No: 19546 ), $12.50
19. Ghose, Sudhin N., FOLK TALES AND FAIRY STORIES FROM INDIA, Thomas Yoseloff, New York, (1964) 1st Amer, B&W ill. by Shrimati Carlile, 146pp, very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), Author has put together sixteen of the choicest fairy stories and folk tales from Sanskrit, Pali, Bengali, and other Indian languages. Some of these stories date from the Age of Buddha, some from the time of Tamerlane's invasion of India, while others are of recent date., (Order No: 14041 ), $7.50
20. Goldsmith, Thomas and Bewick, Thomas, BEWICK'S SELECT FABLES OF AESOP; TOGETHER WITH THE LIFE OF AESOP, BY OLIVER GOLDSMITH, Richard Ellis/Cheshire House, New York, 1932, B&W illustrations, 138pp, good+, cloth covered boards with paper labels (hardcover), Limited edition of 1,200 copies, signed by Richard W. Ellis., (Order No: 18269 ), $30.00
21. Gore, Mrs. Moody P.; and, Speare, Mrs. Guy E. (Eva A. Speare) (compiled by), NEW HAMPSHIRE FOLK TALES, NH Federation Women's Clubs, Plymouth, NH, (1945) 5th ptg, 278pp, good+, brown cloth (hardcover), First published in 1932 and revised in 1945., (Order No: 51312 ), $12.50
22. Grimm Brothers; edited with an introduction by Hamilton W. Mabie; pictures and decorations by Ethel Franklin Betts, FAIRY TALES FROM GRIMM, Barse & Hopkins, New York, (1909), ill. by Ethel Franklin Betts, 117pp, good+, green cloth w/pictorial pastedown (hardcover), Nice clean and tight copy., (Order No: 50459 ), $35.00
23. Hausman, Gerald and Rodriques, Kelvin, AFRICAN-AMERICAN ALPHABET: A CELEBRATION OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND WEST INDIAN CULTURE, CUSTOM, MYTH, AND SYMBOL, St. Martin's Press, New York, (1996) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 256pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0312139195 A historic and poetic A-to-Z collection of legends, traditions, and symbols that represents the great depth and breadth of African, Caribbean, and African-American culture., (Order No: 17920 ), $11.50
24. Helman, Cecil, THE BODY OF FRANKENSTEIN'S MONSTER: ESSAYS IN MYTH AND MEDICINE, W. W. Norton Company, New York, (1992) 1st Amer, 151pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0393031047 A medical doctor, Helman explores how concepts, words, and images based on history and society's beliefs, rather than just scientific facts, help to make sense of our body's symptoms and cyclical changes, and their relationships to other human bodies within the same society. Review press release laid in., (Order No: 18060 ), $7.50
25. Hospital, Clifford, THE RIGHTEOUS DEMON: A STUDY OF BALI, Univ. of British Columbia Pr, Vancouver, 1984, B&W ill., 294pp, very good, blue cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), ISBN 0774801875 This study of the Asura Bali is the first part of an attempt to examine in detail the role of demons in Hindu mythology., (Order No: 35662 ), $10.00
26. Ions, Veronica (introduction by Jacquetta Hawkes), THE WORLD'S MYTHOLOGY IN COLOR, Chartwell Books, Inc., Secaucus, NJ, (1987), color illustrations, 350pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 155521195X Here is the world's mythology! It is the expression of man's early efforts to find an explanation for the world he lived in, for the forces that governed his life--and his need to ascribe to them the good or evil things that befell him., (Order No: 16437 ), $12.50
27. Ions, Veronica, EGYPTIAN MYTHOLOGY, Paul Hamlyn, Middlesex, (1973) 2nd ptg, B&W and color illustrations, 142pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0600023656 An original and comprehensive guide to a subject of ageless interest., (Order No: 44468 ), $8.50
28. Jayyusi, Lena (translation & narration by) (introduction by Harry Norris), THE ADVENTURES OF SAYF BEN DHI YAZAN: AN ARAB FOLK EPIC, Indiana University Press, Bloomington, IN, (1996), 308pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0253330343 The English version of THE ADVENTURES OF SAYF BEN DHI YAZAN, one of the most beautiful and fascinating Arab folk romances., (Order No: 23942 ), $25.00
29. Jingle, Jerry, IRISH FOLKLORE POEMS AND HISTORICAL ITEMS, The Christopher Pub. House, Boston, MA, (1952), 259pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Selected poems and historical happenings with more modern interesting prose stories and legends of the "Little Folk" in their fanciful capers told in dialect and embellished as conversational tales of the participants or their friends., (Order No: 45589 ), $40.00
30. Kerenyi, C. (translated from the German by Ralph Manheim), PROMETHEUS: ARCHETYPAL IMAGE OF HUMAN EXISTENCE, Pantheon Books, New York, (1963), B&W ill., 152pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), BOLLINGEN SERIES LXV, I. Professor Kerenyi, in this examination of the myth of Prometheus and of mythmaking as an archetypal function of mankind, seeks to discover not merely the content of the story but the answer to the question "How could this wild, abstruse story of Prometheus trying to deceive the gods with his primordial sacrifice carry any force of conviction for the Greeks?", (Order No: 30483 ), $40.00
31. Kiernan, Thomas J. (newly told and with commentaries by), THE WHITE HOUND OF THE MOUNTAIN; AND OTHER IRISH FOLK TALES, The Devin-Adair Company, New York, 1962, ill. by Elizabeth Rivers, 172pp, very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 10373 ), $15.00
32. Kroeber, Theodora (foreword by Oliver La Farge), THE INLAND WHALE, Indiana University Press, Bloomington, IN, (1959), ill. by Joseph Crivy, 205pp, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), These nine stories from the California Indians emphasize the common nature of men and women., (Order No: 41427 ), $7.50
33. Martin, Fran (retold by), RAVEN-WHO-SETS-THINGS-RIGHT: INDIAN TALES OF THE NORTHWEST COAST, Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, (1975), ill. by Dorothy McEntee, 90pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 060240717 A revised edition, with all new art, of NINE TALES OF THE RAVEN., (Order No: 37274 ), $25.00
34. Meagher, Robert Emmet, HELEN: MYTH, LEGEND, AND THE CULTURE OF MISOGYNY, Continuum, New York, (1995), 191pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0826408508 This work draws on the most reliable of the Helen books and offers a portrait of Helen as the archetypal woman of Western culture., (Order No: 38909 ), $8.50
35. Moore, Marianne (translated by), THE FABLES OF LA FONTAINE, The Viking Press, New York, 1954 1st ed, 342pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) review slip laid in, (Order No: 49754 ), $12.50
36. Napaljarri, Peggy Rockman & Cataldi, Lee (collected and translated by), WARLPIRI DREAMINGS AND HISTORIES (YIMIKIRLI): NEWLY RECORDED STORIES FROM THE ABORIGINAL ELDERS OF CENTRAL AUSTRALIA, HarperCollins Publishers, San Francisco, CA, (1994) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 193pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover) review brochure laid in, ISBN 0060661259 A fascinating journey into the living mythology of the Warlpiri people of Central Australia. The Jukurrpa or "Dreaming" is the basis of Warlpiri culture and law. This collection of fifteen stories from Warlpiri elders reflects the importance of the Dreaming in all of its manifestations., (Order No: 12391 ), $10.00
37. Osborne, Harold, SOUTH AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY, Paul Hamlyn, Middlesex, (1968), 100+ B&W ill., 24pp in color, 141pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0600036316 Almost every kind of human experience has been encountered by the peoples of South America and Harold Osborne, himself a resident among the Quechua Indians for a number of years, is uniquely qualified to tell their story., (Order No: 15869 ), $6.00
38. Palmer, Geoffrey and Lloyd, Noel, STARLIGHT AND SPELLS, Roy Publishers, Inc., New York, (1969), ill. by Rowel Friers, 144pp, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), This book contains folk tales from here, there and everywhere, told in a fresh, vivid style with lots of chuckles and a few creepy moments., (Order No: 31248 ), $20.00
39. Parrinder, Geoffrey, AFRICAN MYTHOLOGY, Paul Hamlyn, London, (1967), B&W and color illustrations, 141pp, good+ w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 12410 ), $7.50
40. Perowne, Stewart, ROMAN MYTHOLOGY, Paul Hamlyn, London, (1973) 3rd ptg, B&W and color illustrations, 141pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0600033473 First published in 1969., (Order No: 37517 ), $7.50
41. Ruskin, John, THE QUEEN OF THE AIR: BEING A STUDY OF THE GREEK MYTHS OF CLOUD AND STORM, John Wiley & Sons, Pub., New York, 1888, 178pp, good, decorated green cloth, teg (hardcover), Contents include: Athena in the Heavens; Athena in the Earth; Athena in the Heart., (Order No: 45520 ), $12.50
42. Saltus, Edgar (compiled from the best authorities by), THE LOVERS OF THE WORLD - VOLUME I AND VOLUME III - ONLY, Peter Fenelon Collier, Pub., New York, n.c. c1900, B&W illustrations, good, brown cloth (hardcover), "A Chronicle of The Sensational Dramas, Enchanting Romances, Tragical Histories, Pathetic Trials, Fierce Passions and Pure Hearts of All Who Have Lived and Loved From the Earliest Times to the Present Day with Faithful Descriptions of the Virtus and Charms Which Inspired Them and the Joys and Disasters Which They Caused." Two of three volumes only: Volume I, 372pp; and, Volume III, 381pp., (Order No: 44576 ), $45.00
43. Saroyan, William - one of 1,000 copies signed by the author, SAROYAN'S FABLES, Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York, 1941 1st ed, ill. by Warren Chappell, 89pp, very good, green cloth (hardcover) no slipcase, faint edgewear, Being a Handful of Old Armenian Stories Remembered by His Relatives From the Old Country, Set Down in Very Simple English, As well as Several Stories About a Number of Young and Old Armenians of His Home Town, Fresno, California, Set to Paper Here for the First Time in Any Language., (Order No: 46219 ), $75.00
44. Squier, Emma-Lindsay, CHILDREN OF THE TWILIGHT: FOLK-TALES OF INDIAN TRIBES, The World Syndicate Pub. Co., Cleveland, OH, (1926), 257pp, good+, green cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 36169 ), $12.50
45. Toelken, Barre, THE DYNAMICS OF FOLKLORE - REVISED AND EXPANDED EDITION, Utah State University Press, Logan, UT, 1996, B&W illustrations, 439pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0874212030 In this revised, expanded edition of his comprehensive text, Barre Toelken broadens his discussion of the history, meaning, and variety of folklore., (Order No: 50822 ), $15.00
46. West, John O. (compiled and edited by), MEXICAN-AMERICAN FOLKLORE: LEGENDS, SONGS, FESTIVALS, PROVERBS, CRAFTS, TALES OF SAINTS, OF REVOLUTIONARIES, AND MORE, August House, Little Rock, Arkansas, (1988), B&W illustrations, 315pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0874830605 Contents include: The World of the Mexican-Americans; Folk Speech and Naming; Proverbs; Riddles; Rhymes and Folk Poetry; Prose Narratives; Ballads and Folksongs; Beliefs and Superstitions; Customs and Festivals; Folk Drama and Dance; Folk Games; Folk Architecture; FOlk Foods; Folk Art and Crafts; Popurri (A Little of Everything)., (Order No: 48799 ), $15.00
47. Woodcock, P. G., DICTIONARY OF MYTHOLOGY, Philosophical Library, New York, (1981), 156pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0802219276 First published in 1953., (Order No: 16373 ), $5.00