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Nature's Hidden Charms: 50 Signs, Symbols and Practices from the Natural World to Bring Inner Peace, Protection and Good Fortune by Liz Dean
RRP: $31.48$21.42Featuring folklore, symbology and practical rituals alongside ancient crafts and modern techniques this beautifully illustrated book contains over 50 creative ways to use the gifts of the natural world to make charms, talismans, amulets, altars and much... -
Storyland: A New Mythology of Britain by Amy Jeffs
RRP: $52.50$37.15A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, January 2022A TIMES HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTED FOR WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEARA BBC HISTORY MAG BOOK OF THE YEARA DAILY EXPRESS BOOK OF THE YEAR'Expressive, bold and quite beautiful' The Lady'[a] delight... -
Gardener'S Folklore: The Ancient Secrets for Gardening Magic by Margaret Baker 9781446312599
RRP: $31.48$19.66Ever wondered if there's any truth behind planting by the moon? Or why wassailing is still a common folk practice in some parts of the world? In Gardener's Folklore, the record of these practices is unveiled, with plenty of tips and tricks to try in your... -
The Elder Edda: A Book of Viking Lore by Andy Orchard
RRP: $20.98$14.93Compiled by an unknown scribe in Iceland around 1270, and based on sources dating back centuries earlier, these mythological and heroic poems tell of gods and mortals from an ancient era: the giant-slaying Thor, the doomed Voelsung family, the Hel-ride... -
Irish Myths and Legends: Gods and Fighting Men by Lady Augusta Gregory
RRP: $41.98$33.81Lady Augusta Gregory's Irish Myths and Legends, or Gods and Fighting Men as it was first titled in 1904, is an essential collection of Irish myths, legends and folk tales gathered by Gregory from Irish oral story tellers at the close of the nineteenth... -
Illustrated A-z of Classic Mythology by Arthur Cotterell 9780754828983
RRP: $35.68$29.15This is a comprehensive reference source to the ancient world's most fascinating mythologies. It is a visual dictionary with 1000 entries and more than 600 fine-art images. It covers every aspect of Classical, Celtic and Norse mythology, folklore and... -
An Anthology Of Aesop's Animal Fables by Helen Ward
RRP: $20.98$13.46Few stories have endured as long as the fables of Aesop. In this magnificent edition, award-winning illustrator Helen Ward has chosen a dozen of her favourite fables to create this breath-taking classic new collection to grace every bookshelf and bedside... -
Ireland's Animals by Niall Mac Coitir
RRP: $25.18$24.38Niall Mac Coitir provides a comprehensive look at the folklore, legends and history of animals in Ireland, and describes their relations with people, being hunted for food, fur, sport, or as vermin, and their position today. A final section, inspired by... -
The Witch: A History of Fear, from Ancient Times to the Present by Ronald Hutton
RRP: $27.28$24.07Why have societies all across the world feared witchcraft? This book delves deeply into its context, beliefs, and origins in Europe's history"Traces the idea of witches far beyond the Salem witch trials to beliefs and attitudes about witches around the... -
Esoteric Mysteries of the Underworld: The Power and Meaning of Subterranean Sacred Spaces by Jean-Pierre Bayard
RRP: $39.88$32.87A comprehensive guide to the ancient beliefs and spiritual power of subterranean spaces * Examines in depth the myths, symbology, deities, and beliefs connected to the underworld from many different cultures and mystery traditions * Investigates the role... -
Pembrokeshire Folk Tales by Christine Willison 9780752465654
RRP: $20.98$15.39Pembrokeshire, often referred to as 'Gwlad yr Hud' (the Enchanted Land), is home to a rich and diverse collection of tales - from the ancient saga of the Mabinogion, and stories of Owain Glyndwr, to accounts of smugglers, haunted vessels and pirates. The... -
The Road: A Story of Romans and Ways to the Past by Christopher Hadley
RRP: $42.00$28.35A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 'An absolute joy to read and an early contender for every list of History Books of the Year' Sunday Telegraph 'On nearly every page a random... -
The White Goddess by Robert Graves
RRP: $37.78$26.46This labyrinthine and extraordinary book, first published more than fifty years ago, was the outcome of Graves's vast reading and curious research into strange territories of folklore, mythology, religion and magic. Erudite and impassioned, it is a... -
Monsters Among Us: An Exploration of Otherwordly Bigfoots, Wolfmen, Portals, Phantoms, and Odd Phenomena by Linda S. Godfrey
RRP: $35.68$24.40Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399176241Author Linda S. GodfreyFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Perigee Books,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc -
Pearls On A Branch: Tales from the Arab World Told by Women by Najla Khoury
RRP: $31.48$21.48Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780914671961Author Najla KhouryFormat PaperbackPage Count 270Imprint Archipelago BooksPublisher Archipelago Books -
Earth Power by Scott Cunningham
RRP: $29.38$19.32Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780875421216Author Scott CunninghamFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Llewellyn Publications,U.S.Publisher Llewellyn Publications,U.S.Weight(grams) 173g -
Scary Monsters and Super Creeps: In Search of the World's Most Hideous Beasts by Dom Joly
RRP: $23.08$15.54Dom Joly sets off round the world, but this time he's not looking to holiday in a danger zone - he's monster hunting. Ever since he was given a copy of Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World for his ninth birthday Dom has been obsessed with the world of... -
The Little Book Of Hindu Deities: From the Goddess of Wealth to the Sacred Cow by Sanjay Patel
RRP: $37.78$25.68Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780452287754Author Sanjay PatelFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint PlumePublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 236g -
The United States of Cryptids: A Tour of American Myths and Monsters by J. W. Ocker
RRP: $37.78$25.49Meet the monsters in our midst, from bigfoot to Mothman and beyond! Welcome to the United States of Cryptids, where mysterious monsters lurk in the dark forests, deep lakes, and sticky swamps of all fifty states. From the infamous Jersey Devil to the... -
A Treasury of British Folklore: Maypoles, Mandrakes and Mistletoe by Dee Dee Chainey
RRP: $27.28$17.81An entertaining and engrossing collection of British customs, superstitions and legends from past and present. Did you know, in Cumbria it was believed a person lying on a pillow stuffed with pigeon's feathers could not die? Or that green is an... -
Widdershins: A chilling witch trial tale for fans of The Familiars by Helen Steadman
$18.90Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739776244Author Helen SteadmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 310Imprint Bell Jar BooksPublisher Bell Jar BooksWeight(grams) 277gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm... -
Treasury of Folklore: Woodlands and Forests: Wild Gods, World Trees and Werewolves by Dee Dee Chainey
RRP: $31.48$18.12An entertaining and enthralling collection of myths, tales and traditions surrounding our trees, woodlands and forests from around the world. From the dark, gnarled woodlands of the north, to the humid jungles of the southern lands, trees have captured... -
The Flowering Wand: Rewilding the Sacred Masculine by Sophie Strand
RRP: $31.48$19.66A deep exploration of the regenerative and magical secrets of sacred masculinity hidden in familiar myths both ancient and modern* Reveals the restorative fungi archetype of Osiris, the Orphic mysteries as an underground mycelium linking forests and... -
Wild Once: A high priestess’s guide to modern spirituality by Doctor Vivianne Crowley
RRP: $23.08$16.32What secret power is hiding within you?There is an untamed wildness within each of us. Once found and nurtured, this wild power can lead to true and boundless freedom, creativity and purpose.In Wild Once, internationally renowned High Wiccan Priestess,... -
Tales of the German Imagination from the Brothers Grimm to Ingeborg Bachmann by Peter Wortsman
RRP: $27.28$20.37'It was a very momentous day, the day on which I was to be slaughtered' Bringing together tales of melancholy and madness, nightmare and fantasy, this is a new collection of the most haunting German stories from the past 200 years. Ranging from the... -
Medieval Monsters by Damien Kempf
RRP: $21.00$14.28From satyrs and sea creatures to griffins and dragons, monsters lay at the heart of the medieval world. Believed to dwell in exotic, remote areas, these inexplicable parts of God's creation aroused fear, curiosity and wonder in equal measure. Powerfully... -
Classical Mythology: A Very Short Introduction by Helen Morales
RRP: $18.88$13.55From Zeus and Europa, to Diana, Pan, and Prometheus, the myths of ancient Greece and Rome seem to exert a timeless power over us. But what do those myths represent, and why are they so enduringly fascinating? Why do they seem to be such a potent way of... -
Hollow Places: An Unusual History of Land and Legend by Christopher Hadley 9780008319526
RRP: $23.08$15.23'Impossible to summarise and delightfully absorbing, Hadley's book is comfortably the most unexpected history book of the year' Sunday Times A luminous journey through a thousand years of folklore and... -
Every Rising Sun: For a thousand and one nights Shaherazade told stories. This is hers. by Jamila Ahmed 9781399805964
RRP: $35.68$25.07'Lyrically imaginative . . . enthralling' GUARDIANBefore she was the legendary Persian queen who spun a thousand tales, Shaherazade was a girl who saw something she shouldn't have.She told the king.She thought she was doing what was right.She couldn't... -
How to Become a Modern Magus: A Manual for Magicians of All Schools by Don Webb
RRP: $52.50$43.47In this practical training guide, Don Webb lays out a detailed step-by-step program for building and sustaining a magical practice. Based not on Eliphas Levi's correspondence system but on an older form of Egyptian magic, as well as drawing on Chaos... -
The Little People: Fairies, Elves, Nixies, Pixies, Knockers, Dryads and Dwarves by Paul Johnson
RRP: $14.60$9.85Have you ever seen a pixie? Really? How about a nixie? Where would you find a brownie? And who exactly is Puck? Hiding in the woods, meadows, lakes and caves of these green and pleasant lands are a multitude of little-studied folk who have evaded... -
Dictionary of Classical Mythology by Jennifer R. March 9781782976356
RRP: $62.90$54.03Jenny March's acclaimed Dictionary of Classical Mythology, first published in 1998 but long out of print, has been extensively revised and expanded including a completely new set of beautiful line-drawing illustrations for this Oxbow edition. It is a... -
Night Life of Trees,The - Handmade by Durga Bai a Bhajju Shyam
$130.64The Night Life of Trees is an exquisite hand-bound and screen-printed book of paintings by three of the finest artists of the Gond tribal art tradition. The Gonds, a tribe of central India, are traditionally forest dwellers. They believe that trees are... -
The Secret Teachings of All Ages by Manly P. Hall
RRP: $46.20$43.13Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781585422500Author Manly P. HallFormat PaperbackPage Count 752Imprint Jeremy P TarcherPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 1gDimensions(mm) 229mm *... -
Greek Myths: Gods and Goddesses by Jean Menzies
RRP: $23.08$14.70The stories of the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece are sprawling, dramatic and wonderfully strange; their lives intertwine with mortals and their behaviours fluctuate wildly from benevolent to violent, from didactic to fickle, from loving to enraged... -
An Irish Folklore Treasury: A selection of old stories, ways and wisdom from The Schools' Collection by John Creedon
RRP: $50.38$47.27In this people's history of Ireland, John Creedon introduces a fascinating collection of stories from the Schools' Collection. This treasure trove of old stories, ways and wisdom, which could have been lost for ever, was collected by schoolchildren as... -
The Penguin Book of Dragons by Scott G. Bruce
RRP: $27.28$24.53The definitive global anthology of writings about dragons, from Ancient Egypt to the modern daySince the earliest moments of human history, dragons have occupied a place in our imaginations. Bringer of night in Ancient Egypt; mortal enemy of the... -
The Norse Myths: A Guide to the Gods and Heroes by John Haywood
RRP: $31.48$20.58Who were the Norse gods - the mighty AEsyr, led by Odinn, and the mysterious Vanir? In The Norse Myths we meet this passionate and squabbling pantheon, and learn of the mythological cosmos they inhabit. Passages translated from the Old Norse bring this... -
Cloven Country: The Devil and the English Landscape by Jeremy Harte 9781789148336
RRP: $23.08$16.32According to legend, the English landscape - so calm on the surface - is really the Devil's work. Cloven Country, now in paperback, tells of rocks hurled into place and valleys carved out by infernal labour. The Devil's hideous strength laid down great... -
Homer's Odyssey by Simon Armitage
RRP: $27.28$17.98Originally commissioned for BBC Radio, Simon Armitage recasts Homer's epic as a series of dramatic dialogues. His version bristles with the economy, wit and guile that we have come to expect from one of the most individual voices of his generation.POET...