The Atlas of Legendary Places - Hardcover
SOLD BY A FIVE STAR 100% SELLER. A FIVE STAR REVIEWED MAGNIFICENT ATLAS HARDCOVER CONTAINING 240 PAGES & LAVISHLY ILLUSTRATED IN COLOR THROUGHOUT. THIS FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED BY WEIDENFELD & NICHOLSON IN 1989. SINCE THEN MANY HAVE TRIED TO IMITATE ITS MESMERIZING FORMAT OF MAGNIFICENT ILLUSTRATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHS, PAINTINGS, & ENGRAVINGS EVOCATIVE DESCRIPTIONS, TRAVELERS' TALES & ARTIST VIEWS MAKE THIS A BOOK TO TREASURE. IT IS WRITTEN BY JAMES HARPUR, EDUCATED AT CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY & JENNIFER WESTWOOD, MA., MLitt, & CONSULTANT EDITOR ON ATLAS OF MYSTERIOUS PLACES. IT COMBINES SECTIONS ON THE TRIUMPH OF THE SPIRIT (OBERAMMERGAU, COVENTRY CATHEDRAL ET AL.). SACRED WONDERS (SERPENT MOUND , STONEHENGE, ET AL.), THE CREATIVE VISION (THE ALHAMBRA , TAJ MAHAL, ET AL.) TIMELESS LANDSCAPES (MONT FUJI, THE NILE, ET AL.), ETERNAL REALMS (AVALON, ATLANTIS, ET AL.) & , MANY MORE. THIS MINT, OUT OF PRINT FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING WITH FULL NUMBER LINE MAKES A WONDERFUL GIFT FOR THE ARMCHAIR TRAVELER, OR FOR THE ADVENTURER WHO CAN USE IT AS A WISH LIST FOR SOME OF THE MOST FAMOUS AND OBSCURE PLACES WE ALL WANT TO SEE AND LEARN ABOUT. NO MARKS, NO SHELF WEAR, NO INSCRIPTION, NOT REMAINDER/OVERSTOCK & NOT PRICE CLIPPED. THE PRISTINE COVER PROTECTED BY AN ARCHIVAL MYLAR COVER.
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- PublisherGrove Press
- Publication date1989
- ISBN 10 1555843352
- ISBN 13 9781555843359
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages240
- EditorHarpur James, Westwood Jennifer
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The Atlas of Legendary Places
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First American Edition. This specific hardback book is in new condition with a hard board cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. The dust jacket is in new condition. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "The Atlas of Legendary Places is an excellent reference work depicting the various legendary places throughout the world. The categories in this book are as follows: Eternal Realms, Timeless Landscapes, Sacred Wonders, The Creative Vision, and Triumph of the Spirit. A map of the world portraying the locations for each legendary place and detailed maps of each location are included. Some of the places covered in this succinct and informative book include Atlantis, the Nile River, the Himalayas, Stonehenge, Serpent Mound, Petra, Tikal, Mount Fuji, Ayers Rock (Uluru), the Taj Mahal, and Coventry Cathedral. A gazetteer, bibliography, and index are included as well. If you are looking for a concise and informative one volume work on legendary places this book is an excellent place to start."; 11.4 X 9.0 X 0.9 inches; 240 pages. Seller Inventory # 21125
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