Oedipus and Akhnaton: Myth and History - The Magic Events in the Life of the Royal House of the Hundred Gated Thebes

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1960. Stated first edition at copyright; 1960 at title page. Black full-cloth boards, gilt embossed cover design, spine titles, light shelf wear. Front boards depicts coiled cobra in gold. Pages fine. Facsimile Velikovsky signature at front back endpapers. Bind good, square; hinges intact. Dust wrapper moderate edge wear, some rub; unclipped 4.95, protected in new clear sleeve. At front panel, parital facial relic of woman; at back panel, Velikovsky stands in museum with artifacts in b.g. Solid, complete first edition. Velikovsky connects the events recounted in the Oedipus cycle with those of the Egyptian King Akhnaton, considered the first monotheist, father of King Tutankhamen. Illustrated. With this book Immanuel Velikovsky first presented the results of his decade of interdisciplinary research, founded modern catastrophism - based on eyewitness reports by our ancestors i.e. "myth" - and, shook the doctrine of uniformity of geology as well as Darwin's theory of evolution. He altered the nature and development of the Earth and humanity on a completely new basis - which faces continuing backlash. For a definative reason: there is veracity in his models. For all those who've wondered about the development of earth, history of mankind, traditions, religions, mythology or just the world as it is today, this book is an enduring must-read. Vintage bookplate inside brds. 208 pages. Insured post.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.