1970 American Heritage Press. Illustrated by Tomi de Paola. Some marks to cover & discoloration. See photos for details. All sales final.

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Pennsylvania

Traditional Beliefs, Customs, Superstitions, Charms And Omens of Marriage and Marriage Ceremonies

VINTAGE The Folklore of Weddings and Marriage

Olesya Salnikova Gilmore

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

"A delicate weaving of myth and history, The Witch and the Tsar breathes new life into stories you think you know."-Hannah Whitten, New York Times bestselling author of For the Wolf
 
In this stunning debut novel, the maligned and immortal witch of legend known as Baba Yaga will risk all to save her country and her people from Tsar Ivan the Terrible--and the dangerous gods who seek to drive the twisted hearts of men.

As a half-goddess possessing magic, Yaga is used to living on her own, her prior entanglements with mortals having led to heartbreak. She mostly keeps to her hut in the woods, where those in need of healing seek her out, even as they spread rumors about her supposed cruelty and wicked spells. But when her old friend Anastasia--now the wife of the tsar, and suffering from a mysterious illness--arrives in her forest desperate for her protection, Yaga realizes the fate of all of Russia is tied to Anastasia's. Yaga must step out of the shadows to protect the land she loves.
 
As she travels to Moscow, Yaga witnesses a sixteenth century Russia on the brink of chaos. Tsar Ivan--soon to become Ivan the Terrible--grows more volatile and tyrannical by the day, and Yaga believes the tsaritsa is being poisoned by an unknown enemy. But what Yaga cannot know is that Ivan is being manipulated by powers far older and more fearsome than anyone can imagine.
 
Olesya Salnikova Gilmore weaves a rich tapestry of mythology and Russian history, reclaiming and reinventing the infamous Baba Yaga, and bringing to life a vibrant and tumultuous Russia, where old gods and new tyrants vie for power. This fierce and compelling novel draws from the timeless lore to create a heroine for the modern day, fighting to save her country and those she loves from oppression while also finding her true purpose as a goddess, a witch, and a woman.

The Witch and the Tsar

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Tero Isokauppila

This hardcover book titled "Santa Sold Shrooms: the Origin Story of the World's Most Famous Person" is a work of fiction that is perfect for audiences of all ages, including young adults and adults. The book was published by Four Sigma Foods INC International Concepts in 2018 and was written by Tero Isokauppila.

The book has 48 pages and features a dust jacket and illustrations by Juho Heinola.  This book is ideal for anyone who enjoys reading unique and imaginative stories.

The book is in mint condition and will make a great gift for the right person.

From smoke free home
SKU 574


Ohio

The Origin Story of the World's Most Famous Person

Santa Sold Shrooms

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The Horse Magic and Myth 1958 edtion. Hardcover. Published by Castle Books 238 pages. In mylar dust cover.

Texas

With 26 Rare Illustrations

Rare 1st 1958 edition The Horse in Magic and Myth

Based on a cartoon film under the same title, from Foreign Languages Press & printed in the People’s Republic of China. First Edition- 1980. Vintage & Rare Fantasy.

Florida

Nezha Stirs Up the Sea

Owlcrate special edition The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna. Comes with author letter and never been opened. Still sealed. Comes from a smoke and pet free home! 

California

Owlcrate the Gilded Ones 

The Gilded Ones

This 1959 unique little guy is hard to find! Hardcover library edition means that it has seen its share of little hands and stains, but it remains hardy with vivid illustrations by Joseph Low. There are remnants of his library days as seen in the photos. It would make a super cute addition to a child’s bookshelf or decor in general.  

Jack and the Beanstalk (1959)

Jane Yolen

The Moon Ribbon And Other Tales by Jane Yolen Illustrated by by David Palladini

Publisher: Thomas Y. Crowell, New York , 1976
FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. 54 pages.
Vintage Hardcover with price-clipped Dust Jacket protected in removable archival sleeve.

EXCELLENT, Like New condition with age toned pages. Beautifully illustrated by Palladini 
[b.1946 – d.2019]

Gift wrap available.Thank you for visiting #scbooks

 Illustrated by by David Palladini

Six fairy tales: The Moon Ribbon, The Honey-Stick Boy, Rosechild, Sans Soleil, Somewhen, and Pale Mona.

The Moon Ribbon, and Other Tales First Edition by Jane Yolen 

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Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Colorado

Introduces high school students to myths, legends and folktales, past and present forms.

Myths and Folklore

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Lilith Saintcrow

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Virginia

American Gods vs. Baba Yaga in this Russian-inspired contemporary fantasy Spring's Arcana, by New York Times bestseller Lilith Saintcrow.

Nat Drozdova is desperate to save a life. Doctors can do little for her cancer-ridden mother, who insists there is only one cure--and that Nat must visit a skyscraper in Manhattan to get it.

Amid a snow-locked city, inside a sleek glass-walled office, Nat makes her plea and is whisked into a terrifying new world. For the skyscraper holds a hungry winter goddess who has the power to cure her mother...if Nat finds a stolen object of great power.

Now Nat must travel with a razor-wielding assassin across an American continent brimming with terror, wonder, and hungry divinities with every reason to consume a young woman. For her ailing mother is indeed suffering no ordinary illness, and Nat Drozdova is no ordinary girl. Blood calls to blood, magic to magic, and a daughter may indeed save what she loves...

...if it doesn't consume her first.

This is the way to the Dead God's Heart.

Spring's Arcana

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There are some highlighted parts in the book but barely read 

The epic tales collection

EPIC TALES celtic myths and tales 

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Washington

The Stories, Legends, Tall Tales, Traditions, Ballads, and Songs of the American people

A Treasury of American Folklore

#paperback #Folklore #Norwegian #Phantoms #Fairies ￼

Minnesota

From Norwegian folklore

Phantoms and fairies

Time-Life Books Editors

Excellent condition!  BEAUTIFUL! Short stories based around magic and mythology! Stunning artwork aling singe captivating writing. Great for readers of all ages! 

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

The Enchanted World Series

Magical Justice

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V. Castro

New Jersey

A Novel

A woman is haunted by the Mexican folk demon La Llorona in this "utterly terrifying and wholly immersive . . . story about generational trauma, colonization, systemic oppression, and the horror at the heart of motherhood" (Library Journal, starred review).

"Castro is one of the most exciting genre authors on the scene right now, and this might be her most powerful book yet."--Paste (Most Anticipated Horror Novels of 2023)

Alejandra no longer knows who she is. To her husband, she is a wife, and to her children, a mother. To her own adoptive mother, she is a daughter. But they cannot see who Alejandra has become: a woman struggling with a darkness that threatens to consume her.
 
Nor can they see what Alejandra sees. In times of despair, a ghostly vision appears to her, the apparition of a crying woman in a ragged white gown.
 
When Alejandra visits a therapist, she begins exploring her family's history, starting with the biological mother she never knew. As she goes deeper into the lives of the women in her family, she learns that heartbreak and tragedy are not the only things she has in common with her ancestors.
 
Because the crying woman was with them, too. She is La Llorona, the vengeful and murderous mother of Mexican legend. And she will not leave until Alejandra follows her mother, her grandmother, and all the women who came before her into the darkness.
 
But Alejandra has inherited more than just pain. She has inherited the strength and the courage of her foremothers--and she will have to summon everything they have given her to banish La Llorona forever.

The Haunting of Alejandra

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Brendan Lehane

Legends of Valor

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Sticker residue but otherwise in excellent condition. #folklore #mythology #ireland #doverclassics

Twenty folk tales representing hundreds of years of the collective Irish imagination transport readers to a world where everything is alive and anything can happen! Vivid descriptions of battles with giants, dead men who come back to life, humans imprisoned in animals' bodies, heroes with incredible strength, and more.

Myths and Folk Tales of Ireland

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Edwina Darke

It comes with 2 books and extras as pictured. Both books are signed by the author. Book 3 has a birthday inscription.

Louisiana

The Princes of Manhattan

In this modern Manhattan fairytale, Prince Charming is the one conning Cinderella. Cynthia Swan knows that her life isn't a fairytale. Living in Manhattan while working long hours as an intern veterinarian by day and waiting tables at night to make ends meet has knocked the fairy dust out of her eyes. But on her way home from working an Upper East Side cocktail party Cyn meets Cameron. Prince Charming might not exist but allowing herself one night with a charming personal trainer couldn't hurt anything. Cameron Prince, CEO of Prince Enterprises, has always been skeptical about happily ever after. His father is on his eleventh divorce. If there's one thing that has taught Cameron: it's that being a billionaire brings a world of opportunities, but it makes love doubly hard to find. But one night he comes to the aid of a beautiful woman who mistakes him for a down-on-his-luck personal trainer. It seems harmless to let the fantasy play out, it's only for one night and after all there's no such thing as forever. But neither Cyn nor Cameron are satisfied with just one night. For the first time he gets to be himself with a woman without all his family baggage and she's finally found a man she can trust with her wounded heart. But as Cyn opens up and Cameron starts to think about forever, what began as an innocent case of mistaken identity becomes a guilty weight around his neck. Will Cameron be able to convince Cyn he's still worthy of her love and trust once she learns of his lies? Author's Note: Recipe for THE ICE PRINCE - Take a secret billionaire hero. Add an everyday girl heroine. A pinch of mistaken identity. A dash of one night stand. Season with a couple of quirky cats, a bunch of nosy family members, and a singing strip-o-gram with a memorable confetti climax. Finished with a heavy sprinkle of snarky, snarky banter. Steam Level: Sizzling. Shenanigan Level: Extreme. Feels: Big time. THE ICE PRINCE is part of Edwina Darke's family saga The Princes of Manhattan series. While it can easily be read as a stand-alone story, you'll likely enjoy reading the other books too.

The Ice Prince + The Quiet Prince

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Hobgoblins, Brownies, Bogies, and Other Supernatural Creatures

An Encyclopedia of Fairies

Andrew Theitic

An Anthology of Half a Century of Collected Magical Lore

Elizabeth Pepper founded The Witches' Almanac in 1971 as a means to provide a source of good information to the quickly growing magical communities in the United States and Canada. Elizabeth, whose own Basque witchcraft tradition was rich in lore and myth, knew that witchcraft was at a crossroads that the paltry amounts of literature needed remedy. The community immediately embraced The Witches' Almanac's wit, conversant, and sophisticated style, with it appealing to general readers as well as hard-core Wiccans. Andrew Theitic--Elizabeth's literary heir, as well as a prominent member of the New England community--has continued, as well as expanded, the mission of The Witches' Almanac's. For both of the publishers The Witches' Almanac's has been a labor of love. The Witches' Almanac 50 Year Anniversary Edition is an anthology of articles spanning the five decades that the almanac has been published. The table of contents is inclusive of several articles for each of the years that the almanac has been published. The reader will find material that has been drawn from numerous world cultures, spanning a variety of age groups. The spells, myth, folklore, and mystical poetry present the reader with new and classic perspectives that are timeless. This is the first time such an expansive collection of articles about witchcraft, magic, herbalism, charms, spells, and related topics is being presented in a single volume, and it will surely be treasured as occult memorabilia immediately upon its release.

The Witches' Almanac 50 Year Anniversary Edition

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Patricia Monaghan

Great condition. Spine is intact, no creases. Used it for inspiration for a project that I’m working on. Now that I’ve gotten my use out of it, hoping to find someone else who might enjoy it or need it. Good for nerds and students of literature.

New York

More Than 1,000 Goddesses and Heroines from around the World

Groundbreaking scholar Patricia Monaghan spent her life researching, writing about, and documenting goddesses and heroines from all religions and all corners of the globe. Her work demonstrated that from the beginning of recorded history, goddesses reigned alongside their male counterparts as figures of inspiration and awe. Drawing on anthropology, folklore, literature, and psychology, Monaghan’s vibrant and accessible encyclopedia covers female deities from Africa, the eastern Mediterranean, Asia and Oceania, Europe, and the Americas, as well as every major religious tradition.

Encyclopedia of Goddesses and Heroines

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H. P. Lovecraft

WIKIPEDIA says: 'H.P. Lovecraft's reputation has grown tremendously over the decades, and he is now commonly regarded as one of the most important horror writers of the 20th century, exerting an influence that is widespread, though often indirect.' H.P. Lovecraft's tales of the tentacled Elder God Cthulhu and his pantheon of alien deities were initially written for the pulp magazines of the 1920s and '30s. These astonishing tales blend elements of horror, science fiction and cosmic terror that are as powerful today as they were when they were first published. This handsome leatherbound tome collects together the very best of Lovecraft's tales of terror, including the complete Cthulhu Mythos cycle, just the way they were originally published. It will introduce a whole new generation of readers to Lovecraft's fiction, as well as being a must-buy for those fans who want all his work in a single, definitive, highly attractive volume.

Necronomicon

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Jeremy Bates

Massachusetts

From USA Today and #1 Amazon bestselling author Jeremy Bates comes a tale of mystery and horror set in Japan's ancient Suicide Forest, a place that is easy to enter but, for some, impossible to leave. Goodreads Choice Awards finalist for horror. For fans of Stephen King.

Just outside of Tokyo lies Aokigahara, a vast forest and one of the most beautiful wilderness areas in Japan...and also the most infamous spot to commit suicide in the world. Legend has it that the spirits of those many suicides are still roaming, haunting deep in the ancient woods.

When bad weather prevents a group of friends from climbing neighboring Mt. Fuji, they decide to spend the night camping in Aokigahara. But they get more than they bargained for when one of them is found hanged in the morning--and they realize there might be some truth to the legends after all.

Praise for Jeremy Bates:

"A master storyteller " ★★★★★

"Best book I've read to date" ★★★★★

"Old-school horror story reminiscent of Stephen King" ★★★★★

"Perfect for Laymon fans " ★★★★★

"Definitely recommend to all fans of modern horror" ★★★★★

"Any Stephen King or Dean Koontz fan will love it" ★★★★★

"I sort of fell into Jeremy Bates by accident, and I'm so glad I did. He's one of my new favorite writers, and I urge everyone to check him out" ★★★★★

"The most chilling book I've ever read " ★★★★★

"Definitely gave me chills reading this late at night which hasn't happened since I was a 13-year-old teenager reading Stephen King's It for the first time" ★★★★★

"Absolutely loved this book" ★★★★★

"Non-stop adrenaline rush from beginning to end" ★★★★★

"I was hooked from the first page " ★★★★★

"Binge-worthy " ★★★★★

"I had to stop reading at certain points because he was freaking me out. That only happens to me with one other writer - Stephen King" ★★★★★

"This is one of the best books I have ever read " ★★★★★

"A very juicy, scary ride" ★★★★★

"Suicide Forest is up there with Joe Hill's Heart Shaped Box" ★★★★★

"Scariest book I've ever read" ★★★★★

"Huge fan of Mr Bates You won't be disappointed" ★★★★★

"Edge-of-my-seat experience I felt I was indeed living the horror" ★★★★★

"Page-turner with a twist I was hanging on to every word " ★★★★★

"I found it rivaling some of Stephen King's and Dean Koontz's early works - high praise indeed" ★★★★★

"One of the greatest suspense-filled books I have ever read" ★★★★★

"If you enjoy Richard Laymon, you'll love reading Jeremy Bates" ★★★★★

"A true edge-of-your-seat thriller...I couldn't put it down " ★★★★★

"Startlingly Spooky " ★★★★★

"A non-stop page-turner " ★★★★★

"Early Stephen King, Robert McCammon, Jeremy Bates is a must read " ★★★★★

"As usual Jeremy Bates has done it again... Give him a try, you'll not

Suicide Forest

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Shadow Dance
by Tololwa Marti Mollel (Author), Donna Perrone (Illustrator)
 Vintage Hardcover with Dust Jacket 
First Edition First Printing, 1998

SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Excellent Like New Condition. 

Salome takes a moment out of her singing and dancing to free a trapped crocodile, but instead of being grateful, he traps Salome, and when Salome makes her escape with the help of a friendly pigeon, the crocodile ends up back where he was.

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