Custom and Myth
by Lang, Andrew
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Toledo, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1885. 12mo. 7-1/2" x 5-1/8". Blue cloth covered boards. Spine stamped in gold. 312 pp. including index. 14 pp. publisher's ads. Previous owner's name in ink on title page. Overall a tight, clean and fine copy.. Table of Contents: The Method of Folklore; The Bull-Roarer; The Myth of Cronus; Cupid, Psyche, and the 'Sun-Frog'; A Far-Travelled Tale; Apollo and the Mouse; Star Myths; Moly and Mandragora; The 'Kalevala'; The Divining Rod; Hottentot Mythologh; Fetichism and the Infinite; The Early History of the Family; The Art of Savages.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Frogtown Books, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 849
- Title
- Custom and Myth
- Author
- Lang, Andrew
- Format/Binding
- 12mo. 7-1/2" x 5-1/8". Blue cloth covered boards. Spine stamped in gold. 312 pp. including index. 14 pp. publisher's ads
- Book Condition
- Used
- Jacket Condition
- Previous owner's name in ink on title page. Overall a tight, clean and fine copy.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper and Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1885
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About the Seller
Frogtown Books, Inc.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.