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Stiff color illus. wraps. Slight handling wear, nearly as issued. xxiii,416 pp., illus. A few leaves show dog-eared top corners. 20th ptg. 3rd ptg. paperback, reprinting the 2nd edition (1968). Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

First edition thus (by Fontana, having been published previously many times by Paladin). A work first published in 1949 by Princeton University Press. Octavo-size paperback. Remainder slash across the bottom edge, otherwise fine. Campbell's seminal work on the heroic archetype. Illustrated with b/w photographs and plates.

6 X 1 X 8.5 inches; 416 pages; Rubbing (shelf wear) to covers. Yellowing to pages. Foxing to the exterior edge of pages. Good overall condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings. ; - We offer free returns for any reason and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your order will be packaged with care and ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.

Very Good in wraps. Foxing on top/side text block edges.

Quarto in green and black cloth; 416p; illus. The Bollingen Series, 17 Held / Literatur, Sprache; Mythologie / Einzelne Motive und Stoffe / 1900- ersch; Märchen / Geschichte, Kritik.

First edition of Joseph Campbell's magnum opus. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with 22 textual drawings, 12 plates. Boldly signed by Joseph Campbell on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. First editions are rare, especially signed. In his seminal work, Joseph Campbell explores the theory that important myths from around the world have survived for thousands of years all share a fundamental structure, which he called the monomyth. Campbell's theory has been consciously applied by a wide variety of modern writers and artists, among them poet Robert Bly, novelist Richard Adams, directors Stephen Spielberg and George Lucas, and musician and lyricist Jerry Garcia. Listed by Time Magazine as one of best 100 non-fiction books written in English since 1923.

First edition of Joseph Campbell's magnum opus. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with 22 textual drawings, 12 plates. Boldly signed by Joseph Campbell on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. First editions are rare, especially signed. In his seminal work, Joseph Campbell explores the theory that important myths from around the world have survived for thousands of years all share a fundamental structure, which he called the monomyth. Campbell's theory has been consciously applied by a wide variety of modern writers and artists, among them poet Robert Bly, novelist Richard Adams, directors Stephen Spielberg and George Lucas, and musician and lyricist Jerry Garcia. Listed by Time Magazine as one of best 100 non-fiction books written in English since 1923.