New York: Viking, 2011. A modern retelling by ACKROYD, Peter. 316 pages, 8vo, black boards, dust wrapper. First American Edition. New York: Viking, 2011. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More about The Death of King Arthur: Thomas Maolory's Le Morte d'Arthur
Stockbridge: Reichner, 1978. Introduction by Marie Delcourt, Preface by Jan Van Der Marck. Illustrated with 152 plates, and several in-text figures. 275pp of text. Short thick 4to, blue cloth. Stockbridge, MA: Herbert Reichner, 1978. First edition. A very good (+) copy. Study of the Oriental-Asiatic vision of a sensual afterlife as it influenced Mediterranean eschatology and art. From the library of art historian Meyer Schapiro. More about The Celestial Brides: The Visions of the Eastern Paradise Infiltrate the Mediterranean Afterlife....
New York: Columbia University Press, 1941. Translated from the Old French by Merton Jerome Hubert. Notes and Documentation by John L. La Monte. Illustrated. xi + 478pp. thick 8vo, green cloth. New York: Columbia University Press, 1941. A very good (+) copy. Columbia University Records of Civilization. More about The Crusade of Richard Lion-Heart
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1992. 214 pages, 8vo, black cloth dust wrapper. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1992. First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Inscribed on the front free endpaper: "For Barbara with love, Louis." More about False Gods
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1992. 214 pages (foxing to top and fore-edges, not affecting interior). 8vo, black cloth spine over black boards, dust wrapper. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1992. First edition. A very good(+) copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Signed in full on the front free endpaper by Auchincloss. More about False Gods
New York: Rizzoli, 1992. Profusely illustrated in color & in black & white. Small folio, grey cloth, d.w. New York: Rizzoli, (1992). Fine. More about The Loves of the Gods: Mythological Painting From Watteau to David
London: Heinemann, 1929. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham with 24 color plates, 12 tinted plates, and 66 black & white drawings in the text. 549pp. Thick tall 8vo, brownish pictorial cloth with gilt lettering (spine repaired). William Heinemann, 1929. Later printing. A good(+) copy. Humorous parodies of medieval folklore and poetry. More about The Ingoldsby Legends of Mirth & Marvels
London: Dent, 1898. 12 color plates with tissue guards, 90 in-text figures, and pictorial end papers, all by Arthur Rackham. xxiv, 638pp. Thick 8vo, original green gilt pictorial cloth (light wear at spine ends; front end paper detached and with bookplate), t.e.g., uncut edges. London: J.M. Dent, 1898. First edition with these illustrations. A very good copy. Latimore & Haskell 11. Humorous parodies of medieval folklore and poetry. More about The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth & Marvels
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1996. Illus. 4to, black boards, d.w., pages throughout are slightly wavy, otherwise very good. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, (1996). More about At the Edge of the World; Caves and Late Classic Maya World View
Munich: Dromer, 1962. Beautifully illustrated with 148 fine photogravure plates, most full-page, some mounted. 272pp with German text. Thick square 4to, pictorial boards, worn d.w. (Munchen: Droemer, 1963). A very good copy; internally fine. More about Zeit der Gotter: ein Fotograf auf den Spuren des Odysseus
Leiden: Brill, 1974. 97 pages, tall slim 8vo, original cream printed wrappers. Leiden: Brill, 1974. Fine. Mnemosyne Bibliotheca Classica Batava. More about Aphrodite's Entry Into Greek Epic
303pp., 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. San Francisco, (1994). More about Crossing to Avalon.; A Woman's Midlife Pilgrimage
New York: Crown, 1944. Foreword by Carl Sandburg. 932pp. Thick 8vo, tan cloth. New York: Crown, (1944). Very good(+) _. More about A Treasury of American Folklore: Stories, Ballads, and Traditions of the People
Austin: University of Texas Press, 1981. Illus. 4to, black cloth, d.w. lightly soiled, cloth covers slightly warped. Austin: University of Texas Press, (1981). More about The Indian Christ, the Indian King; The Historical Substrate of Maya Myth and Ritual
New York: Bell, 1979. Illustrated. 160pp. 8vo, simulated leather, d.w. New York: Bell Publishing Compan Very good. Very good copy in a good dust wrapper. More about Tutankhamen: Amenism, Atenism And Egyptian Monotheism, With Hieroglyphic Texts Of Hymns To Amen...
Norwalk: Easton, 1995. Illustrations by Joe Mugnaini. Tall 8vo, ornately gilt green leather, a.e.g. Norwalk: Easton Pres, (1995). Fine. More about The Age of Fable or Stories of Gods and Heroes
color and b/w illus. 4to, cloth, d.w. (Feltham): Hamlyn, (1968). vg. More about North American Indian Mythology
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1982. Illus. 8vo, blue cloth. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, (1982). Very good. More about Quetzalcoatl and the Irony of Empire; Myths and Prophecies in the Aztec Tradition
Ann Arbor: UMI Research Press, 1980. Includes 101 b/w illustrations at back. 245pp. 8vo, beige cloth. (Ann Arbor: UMI Research Press, 1980). A fine copy. Studies in the Fine Arts: The Avant-Garde, No. 1. More about Myth in Surrealist Painting, 1929 - 1939
Paris: Robert Laffont, 1969. Text in French. In text illustrations in black and white. 844 pages, very thick 4to, olive cloth, dust wrapper (very light edgewear). Paris: Robert Laffont, (1969). A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More about Dictionnaire des Symboles: Mythes, Reves, Coutumes, Gestes, Formes, Figures, Couleurs, Nombres
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1981. 8vo, orange cloth, d.w., corners of cloth bumped, some pages creased in upper right corner margins. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, (1981). More about The Daykeeper; The Life and Discourse of an Ixil Diviner
New Rochelle: Caratzas Brothers, 1982. Translated and enlarged by Jane E. Harrison. Includes 138 b/w illustrations. 335pp. 8vo, black cloth. New Rochelle: Caratzas Brothers, 1982. A fine copy. More about Manual of Mythology in Relation to Greek Art
New York: Gnome Press, 1954. Illus. 8vo, green boards, head of spine worn. New York: Gnome Press, (1954). More about Lost Continents; The Atlantis Theme in History, Science, and Literature
London: William Jackson, 1929. Frontispiece and color illustrations by John Austen. 85pp., slim 8vo, 1/2 blue morocco; (covers slightly soiled, bookplate pasted into page after flyleaf). London: William Jackson Ltd., 1929. Very good. One of 800 numbered copies, signed by the artist. More about The Infernal Marriage
Cologne: Konemann, 2000. Hundreds of color photographs. 335pp., 4to, orange cloth, d.w.; minor fading to spine of dust wrapper. Koln: Konemann, (2000). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More about Gwoin Gwoin: Secret and Sacred Pathways of the Ngarinyin Aboriginal People of Australia
If this website is the closest I ever come to shopping in NY, NY, it has been a pleasure. I have checked the store on-line, and you may have to block me out -- it looks very tempting. It may replace my childhood fantasy of getting locked in our small town library. One little old lady and sevens floors of old books--Heaven. Thanks!
I flew to NY from CA a couple of weeks ago, and while walking 59th, happened upon Argosy... Amazing! I had very little wiggle room in my time between meetings, but I made sure I came back the next morning, also. I'm so impressed, and reading about the family history of the store impressed me even more. Thank you for having such a marvelous bastion of knowledge there in the city! I was truly impressed.