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. Seller Inventory # 041695

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Title: Asiatic Mythology: A Detailed Description ...

Publisher: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., New York

Publication Date: 1932

Binding: Buckram

Condition: VG+

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: First American Edition.

Book Type: Book

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The Saucony Book Shop, located in the heart of scenic rural Berks County, epicenter of Pennsylvania German folk culture (our shop specialty), offers a full range of gently used, rare, and antiquarian books, with many volumes of scholarly merit and an unabashed emphasis on the quaint, the curious, and the utterly obscure. Hours by appointment or chance April through October, closed winters. Do drop by and browse the eclectic selection gracing our shelves, or ask our ferociously over-read staff for recommendations. If traveling from a distance, please call ahead to be sure that we're not off at another auction! Selling antiquarian books of merit since 1981. Full search and appraisal services; always keenly interested in purchasing quality used books, whether by the piece or by the bushel.

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Saucony Book Shop
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Full refund guaranteed on any misrepresented item returned in original condition within 30 days of receipt. We use standard ABAA grading terminology and make every attempt to represent the condition of our books accurately. For terminology, please see "A B C for Book Collectors," by John Carter, as revised by Nicolas Barker. Saucony Book Shop is a sole proprietorship registered with the U.S. Dept. of the Treasury as EIN 99-1955307.

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