The Great Mother of the Gods
by Showerman, Grant
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Elizabethtown, New York, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: Argonaut, Inc., 1969. An "unchanged reprint" of the original 1901 publication. A study of religious beliefs in ancient Rome and the genesis of the Great Mother goddess cult during the reign of Lucius Tarquinius Superbus (535-496 BC.) A scholarly study of the rise of the cult, its ultimate decline and fall. Includes discussions of paganism, the prophecies of the Sybilline Books, "taurobolium" bull sacrifice, archaeology, and literature of the period. 114 pp., index. 4 b&w photographic illustrations. 8vo clothbound hardcover. Red cloth with gilt spine lettering. No dust jacket, as issued (?) Minor spotting to top page edge, but VG overall. Sound, tight binding. Clean internally. A book that appears to have seen little, if any, use.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lux Libri (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001107
- Title
- The Great Mother of the Gods
- Author
- Showerman, Grant
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Argonaut
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1969
- Size
- 8vo - over 7� - 9�" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religion, Theology; Folklore, Mythology;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lux Libri
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Elizabethtown, New York
About Lux Libri
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...