Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, first printing hardcover copy of Mythic Imagination: Collected Short Fiction by Joseph Campbell in a new archival wrap. First Edition unstated, November 2012 New World Library. First Printing with complete number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.
The book is in Near Fine condition with bright boards with a band of lighter color on the bottom of the front and a few marks on the back, strong title gilt on the convex spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, strong spine ends, mild edge wear, and two lightly rounded corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with no marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with price intact, mild surface and edge wear, and looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
In these stories, readers will find rich mythological symbolism, down-to-earth concerns with the ravages of the Second World War, and singular iterations of Campbell’s famous Hero’s Journey schema all interwoven into a literary style that anticipates the genre that would years later come to be known as magical realism.” Compelling in their own right, these seven stories are essential reading for longtime Campbell fans and the many who continue to discover him afresh.
Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
