Beowulf - Finnish version
79: WSOY, 2007. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. First full Finnish translation. 181 pp.
Fairy Tales, Folklore & Mythology
The Hitopadesa of Narayana
37: Penguin Books, 1998. Soft Cover. Text in English. 239 pp. Stamp on the title page. Worn covers, Bumped spine ends. One of the best-known Sanskrit classics, Nârâyana's Hitopadeśa is a fascinating collection of animal and human fables augmented with polished verse epigrams and gnomic stanzas, many of which.....
Russian Fairy-Tales
111: Aurora Art Publishers, 1975. Hardcover. Text in Russian with English index of fairy tales. 74 pp. Minor wear to the spine ends. remnant of a price sticker on the rear cover.
Girdinoaiddi bardni : Sapmelas maidnasat
90: WSOY, 1981. Riitta-Kaarina Tikkamäki. Hardcover. Sami fairy tales with beautiful black and white illustrations. Text in Sami language. 132 pp. A nice, clean and unmarked copy.
Fathoms of the Fenlake : Aigi I
43: Goranus, 2015. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Text in English. 223 pp. Aigi's journey into the mythical world of the Sami people starts with a race for the first ray of sunlight of the New Year, and continues with a plunge into the mythical Saivo realm to search for.....
Hadithi : Na Visa Kutoka Tanzania
41: Mchapishaji per Kofod, 1988. Soft Cover. Swahili Edition. 146 pp. Edge wear and scratched covers. Stories and art from Tanzania.
The Kalevala and its background
23: Almqvist & Wiksell, 1964. 1st Edition. Hardcover. An essay about the origins of the Finnish national epic. Reprinted from the Arv. Journal of Scandinavian Folklore, vol 20, 1964. In English. Binding a little loose, small wear to the covers. 112 pp.
Tale of The Three Oranges
63: Academia Scientiarum Fennica, 1997. Henrik Tikkanen. 1st Edition. Softcover. Text in English. 268 pp. Edited for the Folklore Fellows by Hermann Bausinger ; Alan Dundes ; Lauri Honko ; Matti Kuusi ; Anna Birgitta Rooth - Vol CXVII - No. 263. Minor rubbing on dust jacket.....
Kalevala Latina : Carmen epicum nationis Finnorum
89: Societas Kalevalensis / SKS, 1986. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust jacket has some rubbing and wear on the edges, small tear. Text in Latin. 365 pp.
Qalevala : Folqs 'epos fun di Finem : jidis fun Hers Rozenfeld - Kalevala in Yiddish
18: Marstin Press, 1954. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Extremely rare Yiddish translation of the Finnish epic! Product of the master printer Israel London and his Marstin Press in New York. This work is introduced by Yankev Shatski and ornamented by several artists. Translator Hers Rosenfeld learned Finnish at Columbia to facilitate.....
Utenzi wa Kalevala - Swahili edition of the Finnish national epic
104: Taasisi ya Uchunguzi wa Kiswahili, Chuo Kikuu cha Dar es Salaam, 1992. 1st Edition. Softcover. Quite rare Swahili language translation of a selection of poems from the Finnish epic! 223 pp. Former owners name on the flyleaf. Overall nice condition.
Kalevala : Finsko-karelijski ep - Slovenian edition
23: Mladinska knjiga, 1961. 1st Edition. Hardcover. An abbreviated Slovenian prose translation for youth. Translated from the Russian edition. Impressive black-and-white illustrations. Some tears on the dust jacket. 183 pp.
Kalevala : The National Epic of Finland - Tamil Edition
11: The Alternative Press, 1994. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Extremely rare Tamil language translation of the Finnish epic! Short English introduction. Very small wear, fine condition in general. Compiled by Elias Lönnrot ; translated into Tamil by R. Sivalingam ; edited with an introduction by Asko Parpola. 426 pp.
Kalevala : A finn eredetiböl fordította Vikár Bela
23: Helikon kiadó, 1985. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Hungarian translation of the Finnish epic. Afterword by Péter Hajdú; notes compiled by Gábor Bereczki. Beautiful looking special edition in a gorgeous embossed fabric binding. Original cardboard case, that has some wear. The book itself is fine. 334 pp.
Kalevala - Hungarian edition
25: Európa könyvkiadó, 1962. Hardcover. Hungarian translation of the Finnish epic. Afterword by Otto Wille Kuusinen, a Finnish communist and Soviet politician. Stylish color illustrations by Szász Endre. Minor war to the covers. Few pages have light fraying on the margin. 622 pp.
Kalevala
93: Otava, 1999. 1st edition. Hardcover. Absolutely wonderful edition of Kalevala with Hannu Väisänen's pictures. Text in Finnish. 422 pp.
Hobitti eli Sinne ja takaisin - First Finnish Edition of The Hobbit : Illustrated by Tove Jansson
126: WSOY, 2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover. This first revised edition of Tolkien's beloved novel features illustrations by Tove Jansson, the creator of the Moomins. Over the course of her remarkable career, Jansson also illustrated works by other renowned authors. Two of her most notable projects in the 1960s were J......
Hobitti eli Sinne ja takaisin : Finnish Edition of The Hobbit illustrated by Tove Jansson
134: WSOY, 2011. Tove Jansson. 3rd Edition. Hardcover. This third Finnish-language edition of Tolkien's beloved novel features illustrations by Tove Jansson, the creator of the Moomins. Over the course of her remarkable career, Jansson also illustrated works by other renowned authors. Two of her most notable projects in the 1960s.....
El Kalevala : La gran epopeya nacional finlandesa compendio de las leyendas mitico-religiosas de los pueblos nordicos, por primera vez vertida al castellano
33: Clásicos Bergua, 1999. 2nd Edition. Softcover. Tex in Spanish. 346 pp. Some general wear on the covers and page edges.
Eithihyamala (Malayalam Edition)
111: D.C. Books, 2012. Hardcover. 8 parts in one volume. Text in Malayalam. 906 pp. Spine partly detached from binding. Bumped corners and cover edges. Worn dust jacket.
Tales from Dragon Country
90: Mosaic Books, 1991. 1st Edition. Hardcover. In this collection of Tales From Dragon Country Kusum Kapur has captured the spirit of Bhutan and its people. There are tales of adventure in the form of skirmishes with gians and demons, of tragedy in the stories of star-crossed lovers, and of.....
Rudolf Erich Raspe and the Anglo-Hanoverian Enlightenment
25: University of Helsinki, 2017. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Rudolf Erich Raspe (1736-1794) was a German librarian, writer, and scientist, called by his biographer John Patrick Carswell a "rogue". He is best known for his collection of tall tales, The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen, a satirical work with political.....
The Siri Epic as Performed by Gopala Naika I-II - Both volumes
58: Academia Scientiarum Fennica, 1998. 1st Edition. Hardcover. The Siri Sandhi or Epic of Siri is an epic poem in the Tulu language. Consisting of 15,683 lines of poetry, it is the longest poem in Tulu. The epic is essentially a biography of a legendary Bunt princess Siri Alvedi. The.....
The Siri Epic as Performed by Gopala Naika I-II - Both volumes
45: Academia Scientiarum Fennica, 1998. 1st Edition. Softcover. The Siri Sandhi or Epic of Siri is an epic poem in the Tulu language. Consisting of 15,683 lines of poetry, it is the longest poem in Tulu. The epic is essentially a biography of a legendary Bunt princess Siri Alvedi. The.....
Philippine legends
53: Bookman, 1971. 1st Edition. Soft cover. In English. Illustrated. 226 pp. Some wear to the covers (and a small gift text on the front cover), but in general a very nice copy. Flyleaf has the previous owner's name.