Bulfinch's Mythology The Age of Fable
Garden City: International Collector's Library, 1968. Joseph Papin. Leatherette. 5.75"x8.5" 383 indexed pages. Navy boards with gilt menorah design on front. Gilt lettters and designs on spine. Foreword by Robert Graves. Purple silk ribbon. B&W illustrations. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and soft tone. Not x-library & unmarked. No DJ. Some fading to gilt on front boards. Shipped secure in box w/tracking #. Used - Near Fine. Item #14134
First published in 1855, Bulfinch's Mythology has introduced generations of readers to the great myths of Greece and Rome, as well as time-honored legends of Norse mythology, medieval, and chivalric tales, Oriental fables, and more. Readers have long admired Bulfinch's versions for the skill with which he wove various versions of a tale into a coherent whole, the vigor of his storytelling, and his abundant cross-references to poetry and painting, demonstrating the relationship of literature and art. Now The Age of Fable, the first section of the Mythology, is available in this inexpensive, highly readable edition. Drawing on the works of Homer, Ovid, Virgil, and other classical authors, as well as an immense trove of stories about the Norse gods and heroes, The Age of Fable offers ...
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