Myth and Reality
by Eliade, Mircea
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper and Row, 1963. First edition. Hardcover. First American edition. xvi, 204 pp. Bound in publisher's gray cloth with white and red lettering. Near Fine with former owner's name on front free endpaper in Very Good+ dust jacket, price-clipped, light rubbing. A nice copy.
Synopsis
Myth and Reality (Religious Traditions of the World) was authored by Mircea Eliade, and translated from the original French by Willard R. Trask . This classic study deals primarily with societies around the world in which myth is still alive, in the sense that it supplies guides for behavior and provides cultural meaning and importance to life.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140945438
- Title
- Myth and Reality
- Author
- Eliade, Mircea
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Harper and Row
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1963
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- First Edition
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- Good+
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- Rubbing
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- Fine
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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