The Heavenly Zoo: Legends and Tales of the Stars, SIGNED by author
by Lurie, Alison
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Binghamton, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Eel Pie Publishing, 1979. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+. Pictorial plasticized blue boards. Signed by author on title page. Enchanting artwork! Small dent (as from fingernail) gutter of upper spine. No names, clean text. No dust jacket issued. With Monika Beisner artwork. 61 pgs
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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- Bookseller
- Gil's Book Loft (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002963
- Title
- The Heavenly Zoo: Legends and Tales of the Stars, SIGNED by author
- Author
- Lurie, Alison
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Eel Pie Publishing
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1979
- Pages
- 61
- Keywords
- literature astronomy constellations
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