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The Hero With a Thousand Faces
by Joseph Campbell
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Pantheon Books / The Bollingen Series XVII, 1949. Very Good. New York: Pantheon Books / The Bollingen Series XVII, 1949. First Edition, with no additional printings listed. Octavo. 416 pp. Black and white illustrations. Green and black cloth with spine stamped in gilt. Title page printed in green and black. Missing dust jacket. Boards worn along edges with chipping and loss to crown; brief exposure to other edges. Binding is sound. Pages toned but unmarked. Still a Very Good copy of Campbell's hugely influential work.
Synopsis
Campbell discusses his theory of the mythological structure of the journey of the archetypal hero found in world myths. This work was an inspiration behind Star Wars and 2001, as well as many other modern works.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28750
- Title
- The Hero With a Thousand Faces
- Author
- Joseph Campbell
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Pantheon Books / The Bollingen Series XVII
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1949
Terms of Sale
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2019
Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
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- Cloth
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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