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Waiting for the Dawn: Mircea Eliade in Perspective
by Carrasco, David; Swanberg, Jane Marie, editors
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0813301475
- ISBN 13
- 9780813301471
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Boulder & London: Westview Press. Good with no dust jacket. 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. 0813301475 . Xii, 135, [iv] pp Illustrated w/numerous photos. Octavo. Black cloth with bright gilt to spine, covers are quite clean. Inside front covers apparently had something mounted at one point -- there are some faint remains of tape or glue, text is clean except for a very occasional light pencil mark. A good copy. Part I: The Grand Oscillation: Selections from the Oeuvre of Mircea Eliade; Part 2: Encounter and Reflection, essays by seminar participants (Robert A. Pois; Edward P. Nolan; Rodney L. Taylor). ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 135 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Leaf and Stone Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12166
- Title
- Waiting for the Dawn: Mircea Eliade in Perspective
- Author
- Carrasco, David; Swanberg, Jane Marie, editors
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0813301475
- ISBN 13
- 9780813301471
- Publisher
- Westview Press
- Place of Publication
- Boulder & London
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- 0813301475, Eliade, Mircea, Hierophanies, Eternal_return
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography; Religion - Theology;
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Leaf and Stone Books
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Toronto, Ontario
About Leaf and Stone Books
Formerly Greekdrama Books Specializing in classical, medieval and ancient languages, history and cultures; antiquarian and unusual books; and interesting used books. We also carry many early printed books, particularly in the subjects of classics and religion, including incunabula and manuscripts.
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