Moncrieff, A. R. Hope (Ascott Robert Hope).

Classic Myth and Legend. [With the beautiful Introduction-Essay: “The Growth of Myths”]. With Illustrations in Colour & Monochrome from famous Paintings & Statuary.

Deluxe Edition. London, Gresham, no year [c. 1921]. 13.5 cm x 22 cm. 440 pages. Illustrations in black and white and colour throughout. Original illustrated hardcover in protective covering. Very good condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Pages XV & XVI of the index have cleanly detached and are loosely inserted. Beautifully illustrated and the beautifully tooled binding in bright and firm condition. [Myth and Legend in Literature and Art].

This rare and beautifully illustrated Volume of Myths includes some of the world’s most beloved Greek Mythology, especially many which are often omitted in later Anthologies.

Included are for example:

The Garden of the Hesperides / Pygmalion and Galatea / Orpheus and Eurydice / Prometheus / The Lament for Icarus / Ariadne of Naxos / Oedipus at Colonos / The Education of Achilles / The Sacrifice of Iphigenia / Laocoon and his sons / Circe / Nausicaa and her Maids / The Return of Ulysses / Penelope / Psyche and Zephyrus / Helen on the Walls of Troy / Pandora / The Venus of Melos / Hermes and Dionysos / Pan / Homer / Perseus and the Grey Sisters / Sappho / Cupid an Psyche etc . etc. (many more)


Illustrated, with full-page Plates in Colour are the following Myths:

Perseus and Andromeda / Phoebus Apollo / The Return of Persephone / Hylas and the Water Nymphs / The Golden Fleece / Echo and Narcissus / Clymenestra / The Last Watch of Hero /

An additional forty (40) Illustrations are included in Monochrome (Black and White), accompanying the other Myths.

• Keywords: Catalogue Two – Children’s Books · Children’s Books · Children’s Books Rare · Greek Mythology · Greek Myths · Myth · Mythen · Mythology · Mythology & Folklore Rare
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 44441AB

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