The Power of a Symbol. To which is added The Worship of Priapus; Phallicism in Japan; Prostitution in Antiquity
by Stone, Lee Alexander; Jennings, Hargrave; Buckley, Edmund; Dupouy, Edmund
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Chehalis, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: Pascal Covici, 1925. Hardcover. Good+. Number 311 of a limited edition of 1100 copies. [iii], 301 pp, inoriginal cloth-backed boards. Spine and edges of boards toned. Rubbing to corners and top edge, small dent in fore edge of front board. Binding sound, text clean.
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- Bookseller
- Walkabout Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23364
- Title
- The Power of a Symbol. To which is added The Worship of Priapus; Phallicism in Japan; Prostitution in Antiquity
- Author
- Stone, Lee Alexander; Jennings, Hargrave; Buckley, Edmund; Dupouy, Edmund
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Pascal Covici
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1925
- Keywords
- Sexuality Priapism Religion
- Bookseller catalogs
- Anthropology;
Terms of Sale
Walkabout Books
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About the Seller
Walkabout Books
Biblio member since 2011
Chehalis, Washington
About Walkabout Books
Walkabout Books is an antiquarian bookstore located in southwest Washington State. We specialize in Americana and the literature of travel and adventure, including travel narratives, travel and tourism ephemera (travel diaries, vintage brochures, guidebooks, etc), exploration, mountaineering, and other outdoor pursuits. We also carry interesting and unusual books in many other fields.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...