The Heavenly Zoo: Legends and Tales of the Stars
by Lurie, Alison
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn, page tops foxed.
- ISBN 10
- 0374329109
- ISBN 13
- 9780374329105
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY: Farrar Straus Giroux. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn, page tops foxed.. 1979. First American Edition. Hardcover. 9780374329105 . Traditional folklore and myths about the stars from many countries retold by the late Alison Lurie. Navy cloth binding. Color illustrations by Beisner. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 64 pages .
Synopsis
The Heavenly Zoo: Legends and Tales of the Stars is a collection and adaptation of sixteen different legends, and how they relate to constellations. Lurie uses myths from ancient Greece, Babylon, Egypt, Sumeria, the Bible, Norway, the Balkans, Indonesia, and the American Indians.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47944
- Title
- The Heavenly Zoo: Legends and Tales of the Stars
- Author
- Lurie, Alison
- Illustrator
- Monika Beisner
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn, page tops foxed.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0374329109
- ISBN 13
- 9780374329105
- Publisher
- Farrar Straus Giroux
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- 9780374329105, MYTHOLOGY, STARS, Constellations
- Bookseller catalogs
- Folklore and Mythology;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
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Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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