A HISTORY OF THE HEATHEN MYTHOLOGY; or, The Fables of the Ancients Elucidated from Historical records. An Important Key to the Classics. To Which is added, An Enquiry Into the Religion of the First Inhabitants of Great Britain & the Ancient Druids

M. L'Abbe de Tressan (trans by H. North)

Verlag: B.Crosby, London, 1806

Beschreibung

xii,516pp + 75 engravings. Original marbled boards, with wear to spine and corners.Spine ends worn with loss of spine label. Internally VG+.with contemporary owners signature on fep dated 1806 (Mary Ann ? & Frances Sykes). Minor area of worming from fep to page 2 below text. Work on classic Greek mythology, with supplementary section on the Ancient Druids, which went through two French editions, followed by the first English edition as "Mythology Compared With History". This second edition was revised & enlarged, & is the first to carry the illustrations. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 001730

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Titel: A HISTORY OF THE HEATHEN MYTHOLOGY; or, The ...

Verlag: B.Crosby, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1806

Einband: Quarter Leather

Zustand: Good to Very Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket

Auflage: 2nd Edition