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Sky Gods: The Sun and Moon in Art and Myth
by Katherine Komaroff
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Better than very good
- ISBN 10
- 0876631871
- ISBN 13
- 9780876631874
- Seller
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Fort Worth, Texas, United States
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About This Item
86 pages with photographic title and photographs through out some in color. Quarto (11 1/2" x 9") bound in original publisher's white wrappers in original pictorial jacket. First edition. Stories which became myths are handed down from generation to generation, and celebrate the great mystery of life. In this work myths from Indian, Egypt, Africa, Japan, China, the Eskimos and the Indians of North and South America are lucidly retold and illustrated with stunning photographs of art and artifacts from the various cultures. Condition: Some foxing, previous owner's name on half title page. Jacket spine ends chipped, price clipped else very good in a better than very good dust jacket.
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- Bookseller
- The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BOOKS007321
- Title
- Sky Gods: The Sun and Moon in Art and Myth
- Author
- Katherine Komaroff
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Better than very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0876631871
- ISBN 13
- 9780876631874
- Publisher
- Universe Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- MYTHOLOGY SUN MOON
- Bookseller catalogs
- Anthropology;
- Size
- Quarto
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