The Gate of Horn: A Study of the Religious Conceptions of the Stone Age, and their Influence upon European Thought
Language: English
Published by Book Collectors Society, New York, limited ed, 1946
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Cultural Images, Portland, OR, U.S.A.Cultural Images
AbeBooks seller since July 21, 2011
Condition: Used - Near fine
US$ 125.00
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[RELIGION – ANCIENT] [ARCHEOLOGY] [STONE AGE] Levy, Gertrude Rachel. The Gate of Horn: A Study of the Religious Conceptions of the Stone Age, and their influence upon European Thought (New York: Book Collectors Society, [1946]). Limited edition. Green smooth leather with spine title and spine and front cover decorations in gilt; teg; decorative endpapers; xxxi, 349 pp; illustrated with photos and drawing with a list of plates and figures in the text; map; index. Limited edition, # 69 of 250 copies prepared for the Book Collectors Society and “Published by arrangement with Faber & Faber, Limited. Printed in Great Britain.” Book measures approximately 6 x 9 inches. A beautiful copy in Near Fine condition. [B10-24] The book is divided into five parts: Palaeolithic (The Cave as Habitation and Sanctuary); Neolithic-Chalcolithic (The Cave as Temple and Tomb); Ziggurat and Pyramid; Survival (The City States of the Aegean Bronze Age); and Resurrection in Greece (Mystery Cults and Intellectual Development). Important work on the author’s archaeological work in the Middle East and her conclusions based on what she uncovered. Heavily illustrated with photos and drawings.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Gate of Horn: A Study of the Religious Conceptions of the Stone Age, and their Influence upon European Thought
- Author
- Gertrude Rachel Levy
- Publisher
- Book Collectors Society, New York, limited ed
- Publication year
- 1946
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Cultural Images
Portland, OR, U.S.A.
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Cultural Images specializes in paper ephemera, vintage photographs, and old, rare, and out-of-print books in many fields, including Western Americana, Pacific Northwest, art and photography, travel and exploration, odd and unusual items, and anything else that catches our eye! Our ephemera inventory includes brochures and pamphlets, trade cards, business cards, letterheads and billheads, trade catalogs, advertising, manuscripts, broadsides, maps, posters, postcards, postal history, vintage magazines, and a host of other material. You may contact us for specific wants. We are open by appointment only.…
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