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Joseph and Potiphar's Wife in World Literature: An Anthology of the Story of the Caste Youth and the Lustful Stepmother
by Yohannan, John D. [ed.]
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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Ridgewood, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY: New Directions, 1968. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo.; x, 310pp.; teal cloth, in dust jacket. First edition. Translated by various hands and edited with commentary by John D. Yohannan. A hint of shelfwear, a few tiny specks of soiling to fore-edge, else fine in a fine jacket, lightly toned along top edges of flaps. Selections of the "Joseph-Phaedra Legend" spanning from ancient Egypt to modern Europe, by way of pagan, Judaic, Christian, Moslem and Buddhist civilizations.
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- Bookseller
- Dividing Line Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001412
- Title
- Joseph and Potiphar's Wife in World Literature: An Anthology of the Story of the Caste Youth and the Lustful Stepmother
- Author
- Yohannan, John D. [ed.]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- New Directions
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1968
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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