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Myths of Greece and Rome by Bulfinch, Thomas
First UK Edition
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Price:
£12.00
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Book description: London: Allen Lane. Very Good+/Very Good+. 1980. First UK Edition. Hardback. 0713912901 Edited by Bryan Holme. Profusely illustrated in colour and black-and-white. 308pp including Index. The myths of the Greeks and Romans have held an irrestistible attraction for writers and artists, from the time of Pericles to the present day. In 1855 Bulfinch published 'The Age of Fable', the first book of his famed 'Bulfinch's Mythology', which soon became one of the most popular prose interpretations of the classic myths. At the conclusion of many of the tales Bulfinch included examples of English poetry that had been inspired by them. In this lavishly illustrated edition of 'The Age of Fable', we can see the profound effect of the eternal stories on the great artists of the Western world. Paintings and sculptures by artists from Praxiteles to Bernini, from Rubens to Picasso, depict myths ranging from Theseus and the Minotaur to the fall of Troy. Dust-jacket has 3 tiny closed tears repaired with archival tape, and the slightest of rubbing to 2 corners; jacket is in loose protective cover. A few feint foxing spots to end papers, otherwise a clean copy in Very Good+ condition in a similar dust-jacket. .
- Bookseller: Kalligraphia
 (GB)
- Bookseller Inventory #: 001120
- Format/binding: Hardback
- Book condition: Very Good+/Very Good+
- Edition: First UK Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- ISBN 10: 0713912901
- ISBN 13: 9780713912906
- Publisher: Allen Lane
- Place: London
- Date published: 1980
- Size: 19x25 cm
- Keywords: Thomas, Bulfinch, Bryan, Holme, Myths, Greece, Rome, Mythology, Greece, First, UK, Edition, Illustrated, History, Fable, Art, Pericles, Poetry, Painters, Sculptors, Praxiteles, Bernini, Rubens, Picasso, Theseus, Minotaur, Troy, CBBLKNM
- Subjects:
TRAVEL / Europe / Greece;
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