1920 Myths of Crete & Pre-Hellenic Europe by Donald Mackenzie - Illustrated Antique Book

In excellent condition, here is an illustrated antique copy of Myths of Crete & Pre-Hellenic Europe by Donald Mackenzie. This copy is undated but research shows it to have been published by The Gresham Publishing Company Ltd in 1920. With four colour plates plus many more in black and white. More details below.

Contents: Primitive Europeans of Glacial and Interglacial Periods; Palaeolithic Magic and Religion; Ancient Peoples of the Goddess Cult; History in Myth and Legend-Schliemann's Discoveries; Crete as the Lost Atlantis; The Great Palace of Knossos; Races and Myths of Neolithic Crete; Pre-Hellenic Earth and Corn Mothers; Growth of Cretan Culture and Commerce; Trading Relations with Troy; Life in the Little Towns; The Palace of Phaestos; Cave Deities and their Symbols; Decline of Crete and Rise of Greece.

Inside the pages are clean and tightly bound with no inscriptions or markings of previous ownership.
Has some spotting to the title page and also to the pages next to the plates. Otherwise super. In fact several of the pages are still uncut indicating the book has been little read. Spotting to page edges. The top closed edge being tinted gold. All of the colour plates are present as called for, and all in top order (see photos).

Light olive-brown cloth over boards have dark-brown titles and simple decoration to the front and spine. Again all in top order. Just the slightest of rubbing to the cloth on the corner tips and spine ends - but minor. A clean, tight, square and smart book.

Your antique copy of Myths of Crete and Pre-Hellenic Europe will be wrapped with care in tissue and ribbon*and sent well packaged. I am always happy to add a gift card with a message to the parcel.

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H 22 cm x W 16 cm, 361 pages, 0.79 kg. I dispatch worldwide daily from the UK. With the exception of a small number of countries.

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