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Mythology (75th Anniversary Illustrated Edition)

Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes

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By Edith Hamilton

By Jim Tierney

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On Sale
Sep 26, 2017
Page Count
384 pages
Publisher
Black Dog & Leventhal
ISBN-13
9780316438520

This deluxe edition of the world’s most beloved, bestselling classic on Greek, Roman, and Norse mythology is stunningly illustrated with specially commissioned full-color plates and a beautiful gold-bordered pages. 

Since its original publication in 1942, Edith Hamilton’s Mythology has sold millions of copies throughout the world and established itself as a perennial bestseller. For nearly 80 years, readers have chosen Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes above all other books to discover the enchanting world of Greek, Roman, and Norse mythology — from Odysseus’s adventure-filled journey to Odin’s effort to postpone the final day of doom. This deluxe, hardcover edition is illustrated throughout with specially commissioned, original artwork and beautifully illustrated lineages, making it a true collector’s item.

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$32.00

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$42.00 CAD

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Format:

  1. Hardcover (Special Edition) $32.00 $42.00 CAD
  2. Cards $15.95 $20.99 CAD
  3. ebook (Special Edition) $15.99 $20.99 CAD

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Edith Hamilton

About the Author

Edith Hamilton (1868-1963) was born of American parents in Dresden, Germany, and grew up in Indiana. Through the first quarter of the twentieth century she was the headmistress of the Bryn Mawr School in Baltimore. Upon retiring, she began to write about the civilizations of the ancient world and soon gained world renown as a classicist. Her celebrated and bestselling books include Mythology, The Greek Way, The Roman Way, and The Echo of Greece. She regarded as the high point of her life a 1957 ceremony in which King Paul of Greece named her an honorary citizen of Athens.

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Jim Tierney

About the Author

Jim Tierney studied illustration at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia.
As a designer and illustrator he has worked on covers for Neil Gaiman’s American Gods and Anansi Boys, Dante Alighieri’s The Divine Comedy, and T.C. Boyle’s The Terranauts to name a few. He lives in Brooklyn, NY.

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