London: Fulgur Limited, 2009. Deluxe edition. Hardcover. Small quarto in slipcase. 160 pages. Quarter black goatskin with fine black cloth boards with blue metallic lettering to spine and device to upper board, matching printed endpapers and dust jacket. IIlustrated in b&w. THIS DELUXE LEATHER BOUND EDITION LIMITED TO 49 "NAMED"..... More
London: Fulgur Limited, 2009. First edition. Hardcover. Small quarto. 160 pages. Bound in fine black cloth with blue metallic lettering to spine and device to upper board, matching printed endpapers and dust jacket. IIlustrated in b&w. Limited to 777 copies. Includes the original semi-transparent bookmark - in the shape of..... More
New York, NY: Three Rivers Press, 1996. Softcover. Large 8vo. xiv + 370 pp. Original covers; bibliography, index, appendices, b&w illustrations and diagrams. Overall, a tight and bright Near Fine copy. More
New York, NY: Columbia University Press, 1966. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 272 pp. Red cloth with gilt titling to spine; illustration blind stamped to upper board; frontis, index; bibliography. Spine slightly darkened; corners and spine ends bumped; page edges browned slightly. Otherwise, a tight and clean VG copy in VG..... More
Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. x + 228 pp. Paper boards with white titling to spine. Overall, a tight and bright Near Fine copy. No dust jacket. More
Amherst, WI: Amherst Press, 1964. Second printing. Hardcover. Small quarto. 256pp. Blue cloth lettered in gilt on spine & front board. Bibliography. B/w & color illustrations. The author explores Native American folklore and postulates that a Jesus-like man traveled through American two thousand years ago. Top-edge foxed, otherwise a clean..... More
London: Country Life Limited, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 192 pp. Green cloth with gilt titling to spine and upper board; appendices. Corners, ends, and edges rubbed and bumped; light foxing to fore edge and bottom edge of pages; owner's details and inscription on front free end paper; early and..... More
San Francisco, CA: Harper & Row, 1990. First Softcover Edition Thus. Softcover. Large octavo. xxvi + 171 pp. Notes, appendix, b&w illustrations, bibliography, index. From the publisher: "This classic on shamanism pioneered the modern shamanic renaissance. It is the foremost resource and reference on shamanism. Now, with a new introduction..... More
Buffalo, NY: Prometheus Books, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 222pp. Black cloth lettered in silver on spine. B/w illustrations. Examines: Psychic Detectives, the Amityville Horror-Mongers, Jack the Ripper, and other mysteries of the paranormal. Top-edge dusty, otherwise a clean, tight VG+ copy in VG dust jacket (dust jacket has small..... More
Buffalo, NY: Prometheus Books, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 222pp. Black cloth lettered in silver on spine. B/w illustrations. The author examines a number of well known tales of the bizarre and paranormal, from the "Amityville Horror" through psychic detectives and Jack the Ripper, to the the curse of the..... More
Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 1964. First edition. Hardcover. xiv + 318 pp. Green cloth with titling to spine, comparative notes, indexes, bibliography. Light general shelf rubbing & dust, small mark to front endpaper, otherwise a tight and unmarked VG+ copy in lightly chafed VG dust jacket. Jacket is price..... More
London: David Nutt, 1914. Second edition. Softcover. Small 8vo. 56 pp. Gray paper wrappers; uncut pages; bibliography. Edges and spine slightly darkened; pages lightly browned. Otherwise, a tight and clean VG copy. No dust jacket. Scarce. More
New York, NY: Harper & Row, 1973. First edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. xiv + 320pp. Black cloth lettered in pink on spine. B/w illustrations. "The Author of 'Stonehenge Decoded' and 'Splendor in the Sky' delves into the many fascinating aspects of ancient man's knowledge of the Sun and the Stars."..... More
New York, NY: Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Inc., 1970. First Edition. Softcover. Small quarto. xvi + 334pp. Original printed wrappers. B/w llustrations. Maps. Bibliography & index. 'Viking Fund Publications in Anthropology, Number Forty-Nine.' This volume comprises one of a series of publications on research in general anthropology published by..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead and Co, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xx + 232pp. Green cloth lettered in black on spine. B/w frontis. & illustrations by Alexander Key. The first edition of this look at monsters of the sea by the author of "The Shark". Contents include: In the Beginning;..... More
New York / Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. First Edition. Softcover. Large octavo. xiv, 276pp. Endnotes, references, index. From the publisher: "Storytracking is a work of theory and application. It is both a study of history and culture and the academic issues accompanying the interpretation and observation of other peoples..... More
York Beach, ME: Samuel Weiser Inc., 1997. First Edition. Softcover. 8vo. xviii + 200 pp. Map, resources. Fine condition. More
New York, NY: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1928. First American edition. Hardcover. 8vo. xxxvi + 148 pp. Red cloth with paper label on spine; blind stamp illustration on upper board; b&w illustrations, index. Rubbing to edges, corners and spine ends; half-inch split on bottom end of spine; end papers and..... More
London: Oxford University Press, 1936. Hardcover. Octavo. xvi + 272pp. Black cloth gilt-lettered on spine. Appendices, index. Ex-library copy with library numbers on spine, slight wear to spine ends & corners of boards, page-edges lightly browned, library label on rear pastedown, otherwise a solid, internally-clean near-VG copy (no dust jacket)..... More
Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo, xii + 332 pp + 16 pp of plates. Original publisher's green cloth with gilt title, etc. to spine, b&w plates, bibliography. From Brill: "This volume consists of two sections, written by the two authors. The first section contains a...... More
New York, NY: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1936. First edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. xx + 364 pp. Blue cloth with gilt titling to spine and gilt titling and blind rules to upper board; pictorial maps on end pages; frontis; b&w illustrations; index. Spine lightly faded; page edges a little browned; corners and..... More
Edinburgh, London: Oliver & Boyd and Geo. B. Whittaker, 1825. Second, enlarged. Hardcover. Small 8vo. xii + 475 pp. Contemporary decorated half calf with marbled boards, gilt titling to spine label, raised bands and elaborate gilt decoration to spine, speckled page edges, folding table, vignettes, notes. The second, enlarged edition..... More
New York, NY: The Julian Press, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. 310pp. Blue cloth lettered in silver on spine, silver decoration on front board. Spine ends rubbed, top-edge foxed, otherwise a clean VG+ copy in near-VG dust jacket (dust jacket quite rubbed, chipping at spine ends). More
Minneapolis, MN: T.S. Denison & Company, Inc., 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 132 pp. Black cloth with gilt titling to spine and gilt illustration to upper board; b&w illustrations, bibliography. Signed, dated, and inscribed on front free end paper, "December 27, 1974, Vaveean Willa Williams - with every blessing. Paul..... More
London: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 142pp. Black cloth with white title and decoration printed to cover and spine, pictorial endpapers, color frontis, well illustrated in b&w and colour, index. A popular guide to the development of superstitions. Just a hint of shelf dust and bumping..... More
