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Orpheus: Myths of the World
by Colum, Padraic; Artzybasheff, Boris (Illustrator)
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1930. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good. Artzybasheff, Boris. Twenty dramatic woodcut engravings by Russian-American illustrator Boris Artzybashef (1899-1965) bring these 58 classic myths to new life, including tales from the Egyptian, Babylonian, Persian, post-Christian Jewish, Greek, Roan, Graeco-Roman, Celtic, Finnish, Icelandic, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Polynesian, Peruvian, Central American, Mexican, & Zuni traditions. In 325 pages with Index & essay by the editor, "The Significance of Mythology." A FIRST EDITION, First printing from Sept. 1930, this hardcover book has tan cloth-covered boards decorated & lettered in black with design & lettering to front & spine in gilt. Condition is Fair-Good: the exterior boards are quite soiled with random spots, & both boards are loosened, as both hinges are split, exposing underlying webbing. Cloth is split across center spine & heavily worn/frayed/chipped at both ends. Text block is strong & secure. Interior is very clean, & the illustrations are virtually flawless aside from modest tanning to edges. Former owner's name & old price in pen on ffep; NO other writing, underlining, or highlighting; not ex-lib. No DJ or slipcase. Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have!
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020623
- Title
- Orpheus: Myths of the World
- Author
- Colum, Padraic; Artzybasheff, Boris (Illustrator)
- Illustrator
- Artzybasheff, Boris
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- Publisher
- Macmillan Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- MYTH MYTHOLOGY LEGENDS FICTION ILLUSTRATED ILLUSTRATORS WOODCUT ENGRAVINGS ARTZYBASHEFF BORIS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated Books/Illustrators; Fairy Tales-Folklore-Fables-Mythology;
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About the Seller
Gargoyle Books
Biblio member since 2006
La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
On-line booksellers since 1996
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- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- First Edition
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
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