Mythology
by Evans, Hestia [Lady]= Dugald A. Steer
- New
- Hardcover
- Condition
- New
- ISBN 10
- 1741785499
- ISBN 13
- 9781741785494
- Seller
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STREETSVILLE, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
The Five Mile Press, 2007 Ephemera. New. Hardcover. "In the early nineteenth century, an English nobleman embarked on a tour of the sites of ancient Greece. He brought as his guide a primer on Greek myths written by his friend Lady Hestia Evans, a devotee of Lord Byron who had recently taken the same voyage. In the true Romantic spirit, Lady Hestia's book was not only lavishly illustrated but also boasted many paper crafts and novelties, including a card game featuring the twelve Olympians, an oak-leaf oracle of Zeus, a pop-up Pandora's box (with hope still inside), a booklet retelling the tale of Odysseus, a piece of the Golden Fleece, an obol coin to pay the ferryman on the River Styx, and many more flaps, foldouts, and other surprises. The nobleman added his own witty comments along the way, but he seems to have wished for something odd at the Delphic oracle: as the book nears its end, it slowly begins to turn . . .to gold. Now, for lovers of Greek myths and those just discovering their timeless power, this fascinating volume is faithfully reproduced with all its Romantic ambience, clever wit and novelty features intact" Unpaginated. illus, notes, puzzles. flaps etc. Complete and unused .
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- Bookseller
- KALAMOS BOOKS (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 041613
- Title
- Mythology
- Author
- Evans, Hestia [Lady]= Dugald A. Steer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- ISBN 10
- 1741785499
- ISBN 13
- 9781741785494
- Publisher
- The Five Mile Press
- Place of Publication
- Australia
- Date Published
- 2007
- Keywords
- ANCIENT GREECE GREEK MYTHOLOGY POP-UP BOOKS GAMES AND PUZZLES
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