The Boys' Book Of Heroes

Conn Iggulden David Iggulden: The Dangerous Book of Heroes, Harper Collins
From the co-author of the bestselling 'The Dangerous Book for Boys', this is a book of heroes, new and old, known and sadly forgotten, now to be glorified as they ought to be. From Captain Scott to Joe Simpson, from Douglas Bader to Ernest Shackleton, from Gertrude Bell to Emily Pankhurst, Conn Iggulden brings our great heroes from history back to life. Filled with the British sense of fair play and decency that made 'The Dangerous Book for Boys' so popular, 'The Dangerous Book of Heroes'celebrates those who fought for what is right and good, those who made amazing discoveries, those who moved boundaries in their lifetimes. A book of heroes written by Conn Iggulden, a man who knows what makes a hero. ISBN:9780007260928

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Asbjornsen, Peter Christen; Moe, Jorgen Engebretsen; Iversen, Pat Shaw; Norman, Carl: Norwegian Folk Tales: From the Collection of Peter Christen Asbjornsen, Jorgen Moe ..The Parson and the Sexton, The Mill That Grinds at the Bottom of the Sea, The Hare Who Had Been Married, The House Mouse and the Country Mouse, The Key in the Distaff, + New York, New York, U.S.A. Pantheon Books 1982
ISBN: 0394710541 Very Good Cover Illustration By Beatrice Fassell, Interior Illustrations By Erik Werenskiold, Theodor Kittelsen

....Large format soft cover (not large print), tight clean and square, no names or store stamps, flat uncreased spine, with edge wear, illustrated through out by Erik Werenskiold and Theodor Kittelsen. "Within these captivating tales we meet witches, trolls, and ogres; sly foxes and great, mysterious bears; beautiful princesses and country-lads-turned-heroes. Collected here in a sparkling contemporary translation by Pat Shaw Iversen and Carl Norman, these tales brim with the matchless vitality and power of their original telling." Contents include: The Fox as Shepherd / The Ram and the Pig Who Went into the Woods to Live by Themselves / Butterball / The Companion / The Ash Lad Who had an Eating Match With the Troll / The Princes Who Always Had to Have the Last Word / Soria Moria Castle / The Golden Bird / The Three Princesses in the Mountain-In-The-Blue / The Seventh Father of the House / The Boys Who Met the Trolls in the Hedal Woods / The Devil and lthe Bailiff / Not Driving and Not Riding / The Cock and The Fox / The Old Woman Against the Stream / plus many many more. Any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a stock photo! Reprint Soft Cover 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

[SW: FOLKLORE NORWAY SOCIAL SCIENCE MYTHOLOGY, ....Large format soft cover (not large print), tight clean and square, no names or store stamps, flat uncreased spine, with edge wear, illustrated through out by Erik Werenskiold and Theodor Kittelsen. "Within these captivating tales we meet witches, trolls, and ogres; sly foxes and great, mysterious bears; beautiful princesses and country-lads-turned-heroes. Collected here in a sparkling contemporary translation by Pat Shaw Iversen and Carl Norman, these tales brim with the matchless vitality and power of their original telling." Contents include: The Fox as Shepherd / The Ram and the Pig Who Went into the Woods to Live by Themselves / Butterball / The Companion / The Ash Lad Who had an Eating Match With the Troll / The Princes Who Always Had to Have the Last Word / Soria Moria Castle / The Golden Bird / The Three Princesses in the Mountain-In-The-Blue / The Seventh Father of the House / The Boys Who Met the Trolls in the Hedal Woods / The Devil and lthe Bailiff / Not Driving and Not Riding / The Cock and The Fox / The Old Woman Against the Stream / plus many many more. Any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a stock photo!Fantasy and Science Fiction]

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Opie, Iona; Opie, Peter; intro by Marina Warner: The Lore and Language of School Children, New York New York Review of Books 2001
0940322692 Near Fine Cover image: Giovan Francesco Caroto "Portrait of a Boy with a Drawing of a Doll"

-----Large soft cover, tight square and clean, flat uncreased spine, no names, (xxxix), 417 pages with maps including frontis. "Stepping outside the nursery, with its assortment of parent-approved entertainments, to observe & investigate the day-to-day creative intelligence & activities of children, the Opies bring to life the rites & rhymes, jokes & jeers, laws, games, and secret spells of what has been called "The greatest of savage tribes", & the only one which shows no signs of dying out." Contents include: Into by Marina Warner / Preface / List of maps / Introductory / Just For Fun / Wit & Repartee: crooked Answers, Having the Last Word, Stale Jokes, etc. / Guile: spiting Jokes, Trick Bets, Embarrassers, etc. / Riddles: Catch Ridles, Rhyming riddles, True Riddles, etc. / Parody & Impropriety: Hymns & Carols, Nursery Rhymes, Popular songs, Recitations, The Improper / Topicla Rhymes: Beedcake & Cheesecake, Legendary Heroes, 1930-39, World war II, 1945-58, etc, / Code of Oral Legislation / Nicknames & Epithets: Fatties, Skinnies, Spectacles, etc. / Unpopular Children: Jeers & Torments / Half-Belief / Children's Calendar / Occasional Customs / Some Curiosities: The Million Bus Tickets, Levitation, Saying the Same Thing at Once, Curing Warts, Cocking Snooks, Secret Languages / Friendship & Fortune: Making & Breaking Friends, Attitudes to Opposite Sex, Character reading, Love Tokens, Etc. / Partisanship: Sectarian Rhymes, Salvation Army, Boys' Brigade & Boy Scouts, Etc. / The Child & Authority / Pranks / First Line Index / General Index. Any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a stock photo 1st NYRB Edition 1st Printing Soft Cover 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"

[SW: -----Large soft cover, tight square and clean, flat uncreased spine, no names, (xxxix), 417 pages with maps including frontis. "Stepping outside the nursery, with its assortment of parent-approved entertainments, to observe & investigate the day-to-day creative intelligence & activities of children, the Opies bring to life the rites & rhymes, jokes & jeers, laws, games, and secret spells of what has been called "The greatest of savage tribes", & the only one which shows no signs of dying out." Contents include: Into by Marina Warner / Preface / List of maps / Introductory / Just For Fun / Wit & Repartee: crooked Answers, Having the Last Word, Stale Jokes, etc. / Guile: spiting Jokes, Trick Bets, Embarrassers, etc. / Riddles: Catch Ridles, Rhyming riddles, True Riddles, etc. / Parody & Impropriety: Hymns & Carols, Nursery Rhymes, Popular songs, Recitations, The Improper / Topicla Rhymes: Beedcake & Cheesecake, Legendary Heroes, 1930-39, World war II, 1945-58, etc, / Code of Oral Legislation / Nicknames & Epithets: Fatties, Skinnies, Spectacles, etc. / Unpopular Children: Jeers & Torments / Half-Belief / Children's Calendar / Occasional Customs / Some Curiosities: The Million Bus Tickets, Levitation, Saying the Same Thing at Once, Curing Warts, Cocking Snooks, Secret Languages / Friendship & Fortune: Making & Breaking Friends, Attitudes to Opposite Sex, Character reading, Love Tokens, Etc. / Partisanship: Sectarian Rhymes, Salvation Army, Boys' Brigade & Boy Scouts, Etc. / The Child & Authority / Pranks / First Line Index / General Index. Any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a stock Photo, Opie, Iona; Opie, Peter; intro by Marina Warner , The Lore and Language of School Children, Cover image: Giovan Francesco Caroto "Portrait of a Boy with a Drawing of a Doll" New York Review of BooksReference]

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Turner, E. S. Boys will be Boys, The Story of Sweeney Todd, Deadwood Dick, Sexton Blake, Billy Bunter, Dick Barton, et. Al, London Michael Joseph 1948
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Turner, E. S.: Boys will be Boys, The Story of Sweeney Todd, Deadwood Dick, Sexton Blake, Billy Bunter, Dick Barton, et. Al: London,. Michael Joseph. 1948, 4th imp. Hardcover, red cloth decorated with names of the "heroes" in silver, in dj. 269pp, illustrated with b&w drawings. With an Introduction by Capt. C.B. Fry. Book Very Good+, no names or inscriptions, slight soiling to top edge, internally fine, tight and clean and bright. Jacket Good+, not clipped, small edge rubs and minor tears, some darkening and marks. LOW SHIPPING RATES ON THIS BOOK Good Decorative Cloth 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

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