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Great Mother an Analysis of the Archetype by Neumann, Erich
- Bookseller: Facts and Fiction Bookshop
(AU)
- Seller Inventory #: 014763
- Format: Paperback
- Book condition: Very Good
- Edition: 2nd Edition
- Binding: Paperback
- ISBN 10: 0691017808
- ISBN 13: 9780691017808
- Publisher: Bollingen Foundation
- Place: Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.A.
- Date published: 1974
- Size: 6.25 x 9 x 1.5 inches
- Weight: 1.8 pounds
Description
Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Bollingen Foundation, 1974 Soft Cover. Book Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. In "The Great Mother" Erich Neumann examines how this archetype has been outwardly expressed in many cultures and periods since prehistory drawing on ritual, mythology, art, and records of dreams and fantasies. Through a wealth of descriptive passages and artistic works, Neumann shows how the feminine has been represented. 379 pages, including Index, followed by 185 pages of Plates. Dedicated to C G Jung. Very good condition . Some slight yellowing of pages at edges. Front end page stained, red mark on back end page and inside cover. Cover has signs of wear , creases at corners and spine. Minor tear at spine.. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
jacket : Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book
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. Also known as the back.
12mo : An abbreviation for duodecimo, a book size describing a book which is approximately 7 by 4.5 inches.
plates : Full page illustrations or photographs. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e., they are not sewn as parts of gatherings.
8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 8-10 inches tall. The size is based on a sheet of paper 25 inches by 38 inches, the size of paper traditionally used by book printers, which has been folded and cut into 16 pages..
Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes.
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