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Oedipus and Akhnaton: Myth and History
by Velikovsky, Immanuel
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0385005296
- ISBN 13
- 9780385005296
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Doubleday & Company, 1960. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. The famed UFO-ologist explored " The Tragic Events in the Life of the Royal House of the Hundred-Gated Thebes," attempting to separate myth from fact in the Oedipus legend.Orig. published in 1960, this is the 11th printing (c. mid 1970s, with ISBN present). With black cloth-covered boards & gilt design to front/lettering to spine, this hardcover book is in VG+ condition: completely clean, binding tight & square, pages white, NOT ex-lib. Former owner's name/note at top outer corner of ffep, else unmarked. Sllight bumping to head of spine/top corners, mild rubbing to extremities.The unclipped DJ is VG, marred only by rubbing at both ends of spine; else, bright & clean, no fading. Nicely protected in new mylar cover.Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Synopsis
Immanuel Velikovsky identifies the scene and all the personages of the Greek Oedipus legend with the life patterns of the family of the Egyptian King Akhnaton, reputedly the first monotheist during the most famous period of Egyptian history
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017440
- Title
- Oedipus and Akhnaton: Myth and History
- Author
- Velikovsky, Immanuel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Later Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0385005296
- ISBN 13
- 9780385005296
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1960
- Keywords
- OEDIPUS GREEK GREECE MYTH MYTHOLOGY HOUSE OF AKHNATON KINGS ROYAL FAMILY
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Fairy Tales-Folklore-Fables-Mythology;
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- Tight
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- FFEP
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- Rubbing
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- VG
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- Gilt
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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