Zoo of the Gods, Animals in Myth, Legend and Fable.
New York: Harper and Row, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. xiv + 240pp. Red cloth lettered in gilt on spine, b&w frontis and illustrations, annotated bibliography and index. As the title suggests, the author examines the role of animals in myth, legend and fable embellished with his own illustrations and colorful descriptions. Sections on Animals of the Water, Animals of the Earth, Animals of the Air, and Animals of the Mind (imaginary and fabled animals). Cloth slightly faded, a bit rubbed at edges and bruised at spine ends and corners, page edges slightly darkened. Text pages lightly toned but no markings. Overall a tight, clean VG+ copy in Good + dust jacket (Dust jacket lightly rubbed overall, a bit of chafing and creasing to edges, uneven closed tear to upper panel repaired with clear tape on the reverse side, now in a removable mylar protective cover.). Item #63782
ISBN: 0060655615
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