A hard cover edition of Campbell's major study of the mythology of the world's high civilizations over five millennia, inscribed and signed by the author. It includes nearly 450 illustrations. This is the 1974 Bollingen edition. It is used in "Very Good +" condition with minimal "foxing" along the page edges. There is no writing inside the book other than the inscription itself. The dust jacket is intact with a 1/4" long tear on the bottom of the front, a 1/2" long tear on the top of the front and a minor crease on the bottom of the back. The hard cover and interior pages are in great shape.Mythologist Joseph Campbell was a masterful storyteller, able to weave tales from every corner of the world into compelling, even spellbinding, narratives.
