Prof. Dr. A.G. van Hamel [red.] - De Tuin der Goden [Deel I]: Mythen der Egyptenaren, volken van Voor-Azië, Indiërs, Grieken, Scandinaviërs en Kelten. Illustraties van Anton Pieck

Prof. Dr. A.G. van Hamel [ed.] - De Tuin der Goden [Deel I]: Mythen der Egyptenaren, volken van Voor-Azië, Indiërs, Grieken, Scandinaviërs en Kelten. Illustraties van Anton Pieck - Utrecht - Uitgeversmij W. de Haan N.V. - [1940] - 1st edition - [8], viii, [408] pp - Cloth binding - 19,5 x 27 cm.

Condition: Good - with rust spots (as almost always), previous owner's entry on flyleaf, dated 5/12/'40 (so once given as a gift with Sinterklaas).

Picture book with collection of folktales and sagas from Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, Greece and Scandinavia, in addition to Celtic stories. Illustrated with plates in black and white and COLOUR (and binding design) by Anton Pieck (1895-1987), the spiritual father of De Efteling. With table of contents and bibliography. Hardback edition.

¶ Includes Creation Myths, Osiris, Horus, Seth, Epic of Gilgamesh, Marduk, Vishnu, Krishna, Olympian Gods, Hermes, Jason and the Argonauts, Orpheus, Hercules, Odin, Thor, Loki, CúChulinn, and King Arthur's Miraculous Hunt.