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The History of Atlantis
de Spence, Lewis (James Lewis Thomas Chalmers Spence)
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Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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London: Rider & Co.. 1926. 1st ed octavo, original cloth boards, gilt title and rule to spine, b&w plates, pp vii, 238. N.d. (1926). Previous owner's inscription (signature and date: 1927) and blindstamp front free endpaper. All 16 plates (including frontis) are present but appear to have been excised and professionally re-attached. Loosely inserted (annotated) page from 'The World before the Deluge' (by L. Figuier & H.W. Bristow). Previous owner's plentiful underlinings and annotations some in colour pencil, including on the plates. Contents and boards clean and in very good condition. Good copy of scarce title. A study proposing the existence and history of Atlantis by the folklorist and occult scholar Lewis Spence. Spence describes the book as "a general outline of what is known concerning Atlantean civilisation [...] upon a scientific basis". It includes chapters on Atlantean historical souces such as Plato, and the geography, religion, and culture of Atlantis. 1st Edition. Cloth Boards.
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- Librería
- Muir Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 101093
- Título
- The History of Atlantis
- Autor
- Spence, Lewis (James Lewis Thomas Chalmers Spence)
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth Boards
- Estado del libro
- Usado
- Edición
- 1st Edition
- Encuadernación
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- Editorial
- Rider & Co.
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1926
- Palabras clave
- Ancient History, Esoterica, Geography, Greece, History, Mythology, Plato
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Muir Books
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Perth, Western Australia
Sobre Muir Books
MUIR BOOKS. Western Australia's largest and leading rare, secondhand, antiquarian and out of print bookshop, established in 1973 and managed by Rob & Janet Muir together with Tara Surry. We have over 50,000 books in stock. We are located in Perth (precinct of Northbridge), walking distance from the State Library, Art Gallery and Museum.
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- Blindstamp
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
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- Octavo
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