Serge Eliseev Hackin Henri Maspero (13 results)

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. No publication date. Book plate on inside of front cover. Black and white images inside. Introduction by Paul-Louis Couchoud. Book has 15 plates in color and 354 other illustrations. 'Until our present day the gods of vast Asia have remained all but unknown to the cultured European.' 0.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 460 pp. Original red paper covered boards w/ gilt title on brown cloth spine. Binding very bright and clean. Spine ends slightly bumped. Previous bookseller's (?) label to top corner of front blank endpaper. DJ moderately soiled w/ light edge wear. Small crease to bottom corner of front flap. Illust. w/ 354 b/w pictures, and 16 full-page four-colour plates. Contents nice.

Paperback. Condition: New. Language: English. About the Book :-This large book contains a detailed description and explanation of the mythologies of practically all regions of Asia, by scholars like J.Hackin, Clement Huart, Raymonde Linossier, H. de Wilman Grabowska, Charles-Henri Marchal, Henri Maspero and Serge Eliseev. This book is a wonderful read for anybody who is or is not acquainted with these various mythologies. The mythologies that are discussed are that of Persia (Parsi mythology), Kafirs (a pagan sect of Afghanistan), Buddhism in India, Brahmanic Mythology, Lamaism, Mythology of Indo-China and Java, Mythology of modern China and the mythology of Japan. The book has 15 plates and 354 other illustrations in the text. This book is a reprint of the 1932 edition. About the Author:-Joseph Hackin was a French archaeologist and Resistance member. He acquired the French nationality in 1912. Initially, he was an assistant curator of the Musée Guimet and became later the curator. He participated in the Yellow Expedition in 1931. After several archeological missions in Afghanistan, he was appointed director of the Délégation archéologique française en Afghanistan in 1934. During the excavations conducted by Hackin and his team in Begram, between 1937 and 1940, an exceptional treasure of the Kushan period (1st2nd century A.D.) was unearthed. It included a large number of Roman bronze, alabaster, Syrian glass, coins, Chinese lacquer bowls, and the famous 'Begram ivories'. The Title 'Asiatic Mythology A Detailed Description And Explanation Of The Mythologies Of All The Great Nations Of Asia written/authored/edited by J. Hackin, Clement Huart, Raymonde Linossier, H. De Wilman-Grabowska, Charles-Henri Marchal, Henri Maspero, Serge Eliseev', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9788121231398 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 490 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is History. Size of the book 490.

460 pp including index, quarto, coloured plates, b&w photographic and line illustrations, fore-edge mildly foxed, d/j covered in clear laminate, else very good copy in like, illustrated d/j.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Language: English. About the Book :-This large book contains a detailed description and explanation of the mythologies of practically all regions of Asia, by scholars like J.Hackin, Clement Huart, Raymonde Linossier, H. de Wilman Grabowska, Charles-Henri Marchal, Henri Maspero and Serge Eliseev. This book is a wonderful read for anybody who is or is not acquainted with these various mythologies. The mythologies that are discussed are that of Persia (Parsi mythology), Kafirs (a pagan sect of Afghanistan), Buddhism in India, Brahmanic Mythology, Lamaism, Mythology of Indo-China and Java, Mythology of modern China and the mythology of Japan. The book has 15 plates and 354 other illustrations in the text. This book is a reprint of the 1932 edition. About the Author:-Joseph Hackin was a French archaeologist and Resistance member. He acquired the French nationality in 1912. Initially, he was an assistant curator of the Musée Guimet and became later the curator. He participated in the Yellow Expedition in 1931. After several archeological missions in Afghanistan, he was appointed director of the Délégation archéologique française en Afghanistan in 1934. During the excavations conducted by Hackin and his team in Begram, between 1937 and 1940, an exceptional treasure of the Kushan period (1st2nd century A.D.) was unearthed. It included a large number of Roman bronze, alabaster, Syrian glass, coins, Chinese lacquer bowls, and the famous 'Begram ivories'. The Title 'Asiatic Mythology A Detailed Description And Explanation Of The Mythologies Of All The Great Nations Of Asia written/authored/edited by J. Hackin, Clement Huart, Raymonde Linossier, H. De Wilman-Grabowska, Charles-Henri Marchal, Henri Maspero, Serge Eliseev', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9788121231404 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 490 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is History. Size of the book is 22.59 x 28.94 cms 490.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 15 Plates in Color - 354 Other Illustrations (illustrator). First American Edition. Translated from the French by F.M. Atkinson. A handsome copy in a Mylar jacket cover.

Buckram. Condition: VG+. No Jacket. First American Edition. Moss green buckram, lettered in gilt. Mildly sunned along spine panel and over portions of both covers, with a few minor surface marks to cover cloth. Text block edges somewhat toned by age. Firm binding, clean and unmarked interior. First American edition, from British plates. 460 pp., copiously illustrated w/ 15 color plates, 354 other illus. A highly influential publication on its initial release, the gold-standard on Eastern mythology until the work of Joseph Campbell and others supplanted it. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Book.

Large Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. First edition. No jacket. A near fine copy. 1932 Large Hardcover. 459, [1] pp. Blue cloth boards. Includes illustrations. CONTENTS: Introduction; The Mythology of Persia; The Mythology of the Kafirs; The Mythology of Buddhism in India; Brahmanic Mythology; The Mythology of Lamaism; The Mythology of Indo-China and Java; Buddhist-Mythology in Central Asia; The Mythology of Modern China; The Mythology of Japan; Index.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Blue cloth. First Ediition. 12" tall x 9½". 460pp incl. index. 15 plates in colour and 345 other illustrations. ex library little wear, but very good and tight. Introduction by Paul-Louis Couchoud. 15 colour plates, black and white illustrations, 459pp, index. The nine sections in this volume were written by leading scholars of the day: The Mythology of Persia - Clement Huart; The Mythology of the Kafirs - J. Hackin; The Mythology of Buddhism in India - Raymonde Linossier; Brahmanic Mythology - H. de Wilman-Grabowska; The Mythology of Lamaism - J. Hackin; The Mythology of Indo-China and Java - C.-H Marchal; Buddhist Mythology in Central Asia - J. Hackin; The Mythology of Modern China - Henri Maspero and The Mythology of Japan - Serge Eliseev. Ex-Library.