Beck Valley Books

Ghost Hunting by Acorah, Derek
£1.49

The UK's number one TV psychic is back with a fascinating and compelling guide to ghost hunting. With tips and hints on tools, locations, and types of spirit activity a budding ghost hunter might encounter, Acorah provides a remarkable guide with plenty of brilliant and absorbing stories of his own encounters. Derek Acorah, well-known from the television programme Most Haunted, has written a guide... Read More information

The Atlantis Enigma by Brennan, Herbie
£1.79

Hardcover with dust jacket. Name and date written at top of first page. This work explores the evidence that supports the claim that Atlantis was a real continent with a cultured society able to build great cities, mine and use metal, grow crops and brew wine, inscribe written records, build shiips and sail the oceans to the farthest corners of the earth.... Read More information

Greek Mythology - Gods and Heroes / Iliad / Odyssey by Carabatea, Marilena
£1.49

Slight bumping to top of spine, tiny tear to bottom of front cover. Introduction to mythology, its transmission and significance. Contents includes - the creation of the world, the life cycle of man, heroes - Herakles / Theseus, the Trojan War, major figures of Greek mythology, the twelve Olympian Gods, Jason and the Argonaut expedition, Odysseus, Oedipus and the Theban Cycle, Perseus and Medusa... Read More information

Chronicles of the Strange and Mysterious by Clarke, Arthur C
£1.99

Hardcover with dust jacket. Markings/Stains to first page only.Clarke analyzes fresh mysteries. Did two girls from yorkshire really photograph fairies at play Do wildmen roam the mountains of China Did Chinese explorers reach the coast of California centuries before Columbus Does a vast octupus, strong enough to tow a trawler, lurk on the seabed off Bermuda Did four British holidaymakers spe... Read More information

Chronicles of the Strange and Mysterious by Clarke, Arthur C
£1.99

Hardcover with dust jacket. Tear to bottom left front cover. Clarke analyzes fresh mysteries. Did two girls from yorkshire really photograph fairies at play Do wildmen roam the mountains of China Did Chinese explorers reach the coast of California centuries before Columbus Does a vast octupus, strong enough to tow a trawler, lurk on the seabed off Bermuda Did four British holidaymakers spen... Read More information

The Seventh Sword by Collins, Andrew
£18.49

First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket, small tear to bottom front corner. In 1989 the author and a colleague located and unearthed a sword which they believed had been made from a sword belonging to King Arthur. When he appeared on television with his discovery, five other people came forward who, as a result of dreams or visions, had found other swords belonging to the set of seven. Accordi... Read More information

The Encyclopedia of Mythology by Cotterell, Arthur
£6.99

Pictorial hardcover. Name written on top of first page. The authoritative A-Z of the mythical figures of three ancient cultures - Classical, Celtic and Norse.... Read More information

The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Mythology by Cotterell, Arthur
£3.49

The ultimate evocative and detailed guide to the fabulous myths and legends of the Western world, and to the powerful pantheon of gods and goddesses of the East.... Read More information

In Search of Ancient Gods by Daniken, Erich Von
£1.99

Daniken believes that the Chariots of the Gods that appear in the myths and legends of peoples all over the world, from the Mayas to the Ancient Egyptians, from the Australian aboriginals tothe Jews of the Old Testament, were really visitng spaces ships and that the gods themselves were no other than cosmonauts. This book sets evidence in pictoral form and asks us to judge for ourselves.... Read More information

The British Myths and Legends by Ebbutt, M I
£1.79

Hardcover with dust jacket. The writer retells for modern readers the legends and stories which have given pleasure to story-lovers of all centuries from the eighth onward. Men's conceptions of the heroic change with changing years, and vary with each individual mind; hence it often happens that one person sees in a legend only the central heroism, while another sees only the inartistic details o... Read More information