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The Lore of the Unicorn Hardcover – August 8, 2015

4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 28 ratings

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Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Andesite Press (August 8, 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 280 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1296492206
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1296492205
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.25 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.14 x 0.69 x 9.21 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 28 ratings

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Customer reviews

4.4 out of 5 stars
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Top reviews from the United States

Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2021
I used this book to help write a research paper for school! It was quite helpful and a fun read!
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2018
Very informative and interesting book about unicorns.
Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2021
Book was received in great shape and shipped very fast.
Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2017
Old book exploring the history of the unicorn: where the stories originated, what animals could have been identified as a unicorn, and how the legends changed through history.
Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2015
After Pope Frances spoke to Protestants & Evangelical Christians last year about reinclusion within the church proper, regarding his wish to essentially reverse the Reformation of 500 years, I researched his mention of the unicorn in Moses' blessings & foretelling of the future regarding the tribe of Joseph in Deuteronomy. This book was most informational about the lore, history & legend of the unicorn in religion & in secular circles. This book helps me explain what Pope Frances was talking about. I borrowed the book from the library, which was the original decades-old version, & it was awesome. My only disappointment with this recent updated reprint is that the drawings & illustrations are NOT in it ! So I will go to the library & make copies of those in the older versions.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2013
love, love, love this book! always been facinated by myths and legends, but unicorns are my favorite! I have a bunch of books and nick-nacts.
Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2013
This is a lovely, well researched book about this fun subject. The book itself is great. However, it is available online FOR FREE.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2003
Think the title of my review sounds a bit lofty? Wait till you read this book. It is absolutely amazing, the degree to which Sheperd's reading has gone-- an inexhaustible source list in at least ten different languages spanning centuries, all in an attempt to document the myth of the unicorn. Fuzzy fantasy novel fans beware, this is not a book up your alley! And if you aren't really interested in medieval thought and language, it's not up your alley either. However, if cultural studies, intellectual history and comparative mythology strike your fancy, read on.
I give this book my heartiest recommendation. It is 73 years old and represents a very well-read man's excursion into whimsy-- dabbling in an interest, a break from the scholarly routine, ascribe whatever motive you want-- but I promise that it is deeply absorbing, enlightening and marvelously arcane.
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Top reviews from other countries

K. Taylor
5.0 out of 5 stars Unicorn lore
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 4, 2019
If you want to know all about unicorns this is the book to het
softgrey1
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 5, 2015
lovely unusual book, ideal as a gift for someone who has always been interested in unicorns!
AWH
5.0 out of 5 stars Great specialist book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 11, 2013
This is a reprint of a book written in 1930. It is a fascinating in-depth study, but not light reading!
Sunbeam
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 26, 2015
Very interesting book bought as a gift for someone.