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THE MASKS OF GOD: Primitive Mythology
by Campbell, Joseph
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Very good in very good jacket.
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Viking Press, 1959. First edition. Very good in very good jacket.. First printing of the first volume in Campbell's four-volume work, THE MASKS OF GOD, examining cultural variations on the so-called "monomyth." 8.25'' x 5.75''. Original red and grey cloth. Red topstain. In original unclipped ($6.00) dust jacket. Pictorial endpapers. Illustrated in black and white. 504 pages. Moderate wear to boards and jacket. Smudge to lower corner of text block. Front hinge cracked but firm. Chipping and a few small tears to jacket edges, particularly at spine.
Synopsis
Studies the development of man's philosophical views of supreme beings in primitive, Eastern, and Western culture.
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- Bookseller
- Type Punch Matrix
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45160
- Title
- THE MASKS OF GOD: Primitive Mythology
- Author
- Campbell, Joseph
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good in very good jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1959
- Keywords
- 20th century,Mythology & Folklore,Criticism
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