The Gates of the Dream
by Roheim, Geza
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York, New York: International Universities Press, Inc., 1952 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition / 1st Printing. Octavo. x + 554 pp, introduction, text with footnotes in 12 Parts : I. The Basic Dream (more than 100 pp); II. Animism; III. Dreamers and Shamans; IV. Descensus Averno; V. The Song of the Sirens and the Isles of the Blessed; VI. The Nature of the Ogres; VII. The Way Back; VIII. Mythology; IX The Danaids, Work and Punishment; X. Ghosts at Midnight; XI. Oedipus Rex; XII. Retrospect; Index. Previous owner's name inked in small script on fr pastedown, else clean text, fresh paper, black cloth cover crisp with bright gilt spine lettering, strong tight binding. Bright colored DJ chipped at top & bottom spine and at the edges here and there, with spine slightly faded.. Handles nicely with Mylar protector added. Part I, the Basic Dream, is a standard reference point for later writers, such as Joseph Campbell. 6.3" x 9.3" black cloth boards in.
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Details
- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003968
- Title
- The Gates of the Dream
- Author
- Roheim, Geza
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition / 1st Printing
- Publisher
- International Universities Press, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1952
- Keywords
- Dreams Psychoanalysis Anthropology Mythology
- Bookseller catalogs
- PSYCHOLOGY;
- Size
- Octavo
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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