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THE MAGICAL &

MYTHICAL CREATURES

COLLECTION

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A truly unique and wonderful collection of 48 rare, out-of-print books compiled together for the first time on one USB flash drive covering all types of MAGICAL & MYTHICAL CREATURES.

Read about extinct monsters and sea serpents. Discover the mythology and legends surrounding fairies, goblins, giants and dwarfs. Explore a wealth of curious creatures, extinct animals and magical beings. Study the origins of the werewolf superstition as well as tales of giants and giant slayers. An unusual collection of vintage literature that is sure to enthrall and excite the mind!

Some of the books contained within this collection are extremely hard-to-find and will provide a valuable library of reference material. Overall, an absolute must for anyone with an interest in mythological creatures, magical beings and extinct monsters. The full list of titles included speaks for itself….

This superb compilation of 48 vintage books on provides literally 1,000’s of pages of great content and fabulous photos / illustrations for the reader. All of the books have been scanned in high quality and preserved forever in pdf format - easy to read on your laptop or computer, or transfer to tablet, smartphone, kindle or e-reader. You can also print entire books or select pages. Most of the books are written in English with a couple of additional texts in French and Latin.

This is without doubt the most extensive collection of its kind - compiled over time by rare-book-collections, and only available here!

The Full List of Titles Included is as Follows:

A book of giants; tales of very tall men of myth, legends, history, and science by W. H. Lanier (1922)

A day by the fire by L. Hunt (1870)

British goblins - Welsh folk-lore, fairy mythology, legends and traditions by W. Sikes (1880)

Coming of the fairies by A. C. Doyle (1922)

Curious creatures in zoology by J. Ashton (1890)

Dracula - B. Stoker (1897)

Dragons of the air, an account of extinct flying reptiles by H. G. Seeley (1901)

Eccentricities of the animal creation by J. Timbs (1869)

Extinct monsters by H. N. Hutchinson (1897)

Fairies by G. M. Faulding (1913)

Fairy circles - tales and legends of giants, dwarfs, fairies, water-sprites and hobgoblins - Villamaria (1877)

Fairy legends and traditions of the South of Ireland by T. C. Croker (1834)

Fairy tales, now first collected to which are prefixed two dissertations 1. On pygmies. 2. On fairies by J. Ritson (1831)

Fictitious and symbolic creatures in art, with special reference to their use in British heraldry by J. Vinycomb (1906)

Fortunius Licetus De monstris - F. Liceti (1665) (Latin text)

Ghosts & Goblins - R. T. Hopkins (1913)

Giants and dwarfs by E. J. Wood (1868)

Human animals by F. Hamel (1915)

Jack the giant killer (between 1860 and 1885)

La vie et la mort des fées - essai d'histoire littéraire par L. Goyau (1910)

Mythical monsters by C. Gould (1886)

Myth-land by F. E. Hulme (1886)

Natural history, lore and legend by F. E. Hulme (1895)

Sea fables explained by H. Lee (1883)

Sea monsters unmasked by H. Lee (1883)

The Banshee by E. O'Donell (1920)

The Chinese dragon by L. N. Hayes (1923)

The dodo and its kindred; or, The history, affinities, and osteology of the dodo, solitaire, and other extinct birds of the islands Mauritius, Rodriguez and Bourbon by H. E. Strickland (1848)

The dragon in China and Japan by M. W. Visser (1913)

The fairy mythology - illustrative of the romance and superstition of various countries by T. Keightley (1878)

The great sea-serpent. An historical and critical treatise by A. C. Oudemans (1892)

The history of four-footed beasts and serpents by E. Topsell (1658)

The history of Jack the giant killer (1835)

The last of the giant killers or, The exploits of Sir Jack of Danby Dale by J. C. Atkinson (1891)

The mermaid of Druid lake, and other stories - C. W. Bump (1906)

The origin of the werewolf superstition by C. T. Stewart (1909)

The Piasa, or, The Devil among the Indians by P. A. Armstrong (1887)

The popular superstitions and festive amusements of the Highlanders of Scotland by W. G. Stewart (1851)

The story of Jack and the giants by E. Dalziel (1851)

The surprising and interesting history of John Giller, the giant killer by T. Grumbo (1830)

The wonder book of freaks and animals in the Barnum & Bailey greatest show on earth (1898)

True and wonderfull; a discourse relating a strange and monstrous serpent, or dragon, lately discovered and yet living to the great annoyance and divers slaughters both men and cattel (1614)

Ulster folklore by E. Andrews (1919)

Ulyssis Aldrovandi ... Serpentum, et draconum historiæ libri duo - U. Aldrovandi (1640)

Un-natural history or Myths of ancient science; being a collection of curious tracts on the basilisk, unicorn, phoenix, behemoth, etc; by E. Goldsmid (1886)

Uriah Jewett and the sea serpent of Lake Memphemagog by G. C. Merrill (1917)

Zoological mythology; or, The legends of animals Vol. 1 by A. De Gubernatis (1872)

Zoological mythology; or, The legends of animals Vol. 2 by A. De Gubernatis (1872)

An absolute must for anyone with an interest in magical creatures and mythical beings – an unbelievable treasure trove of information for a very small price!

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All of the files are hi-resolution scans presented in pdf format, easy to read on your computer, laptop, tablet, smartphone, or any modern Kindle / ebook reader that can read pdf files. All files can be printed or transferred between devices.

For some devices you may need to convert the pdf files. A free program called Calibre can be used to do this and can be included on the USB drive if requested.

Please note that this is a portable USB drive that will contain all of the books, documents and material listed in this auction. It will work in a laptop or computer (including MAC) but cannot be connected to a normal DVD player / TV, X-Box or audio CD player.

** Main photo is for illustration purposes only – other photos are example pages from the books included on the USB drive **

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