This hard back version of Talbott's book is in near perfect condition. The dust cover is included in this purchase, and it is in good condition. But, as seen in some of the photos, the dust jacket has yellowed a bit and was torn by a previous owner.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Dust jacket in acceptable condition. First edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear and tear to dust jacket, now wrapped in protective sleeve. Internally clean, with a tight binding. Secure packaging for safe delivery. Seller Inventory # 3574736622
Seller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. 419pp. Octavo [22cm]; black cloth and yellow paper covered boards. Title gilt stamped on spine. Illustrated dust jacket. "First Edition" clearly stated on the copyright page. Dust jacket with "$15.95" price intact at top-front flap. Light dust soiling and tiny spots of staining at the text block edges. Text block is also very subtly pulled at the head. Otherwise, the volume is clean and square. The dust jacket shows general moderate shelfwear and is lightly age toned, which is pronounced at the folds and corners. "A reinterpretation of rites and symbols illuminating some of the dark corners of primordial society. Intrigued by Velikovsky's claim that Saturn was once the pre-eminent planetary god, David Talbott resolved to examine its mythical character. 'I wanted to know,' he wrote, 'if ancient sources had a coherent story to tell about the planet.I had no inkling of the spectacular tale hidden in the chronicles.'" Dust jacket illustration by J. Pendley Smith. Dust jacket typography by Judith Turner. Seller Inventory # 72116
Seller: Lost Books, AUSTIN, TX, U.S.A.
Condition: Good in good dust jacket. 419 p. Audience: General/trade. Seller Inventory # Alibris.0013593
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Stated first edition. Ultra-rare title; first and only printing. Mustard boards, black cloth spine wrap, crisp gilt spine titles, light shelf, corner wear. Pages near fine, no writing; moderate toning to text block. Brownish-orange endpapers. Original dust wrapper, light edge wear, moderate rub, discoloration to back panel; unclipped 15.95, protected in new clear sleeve. Classic jacket illustration by J. Pendley Smith. Near fine first edition in near very good wrapper. In this startling re-interpretation of age-old symbolism Talbott argues that the "Great God" or "Universal Monarch" of the ancients was not the sun, but Saturn, which once hung ominously close to the earth and visually dominated the heavens. Many illustrations, symbolical and archaeological. Printed in the USA. 419 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. Book. Seller Inventory # 022742
Seller: GridFreed, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Advanced reader (paperback) but with hardcover ISBN. 358 pages. Light edge wear from use, but a nice scarce item for this very hard to find title. Seller Inventory # Z100-47814
Seller: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Seller Inventory # 37W45_73_0385113765