Signed & Inscribed MIRCEA ELIADE MYTH AND REALITY 1963, 1st Edition & Printing

SIGNED & INSCRIBED COPY - HANDWRITTEN BY MIRCEA ELIADE HIMSELF The inscription reads (translated from French): For Winthrop Sargeant, who loves myths and knows where to find realities. With the homage of the author - Mircea Eliade, Chicago, July 1966 Who is Winthrop Sargeant? The fact that Mircea Eliade personally gifted this copy with an inscription in French - his preferred language - gives this book exceptional historical, cultural and sentimental value. Bibliographic Details: Author: Mircea Eliade Title: Myth and Reality Publisher: Harper & Row, New York Year: 1963 (First Edition, First Printing - stated in book) Series: World Perspectives, Volume 31 (series editor: Ruth Nanda Anshen) Translator: Willard R. Trask Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 63-16508 Condition: Dust jacket: present and intact, with normal wear for the age of the book Cloth boards: solid, perfect structure Pages: naturally toned, no major damage, binding firm Inscription: clear, perfectly legible, excellently preserved Provenance: Acquired from the United States from an antiques dealer.

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