The Myths of the New World. A Treatise on the Symbolism and Mythology of the Red Race of America
Philadelphia: David McKay, 1896. Third Edition Revised. Octavo, 361 pages, publisher's original gilt-lettered red cloth covered boards. Top edge gilt. An important late 19th-century work of Native American mythology, comparative religion, anthropology, and American ethnology. This 1896 third revised edition, published in Philadelphia by David McKay, presents Brinton’s wide-ranging study of the myths, symbols, and religious ideas of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas, drawing comparisons among traditions from North, Central, and South America. Both a significant early scholarly effort to examine Indigenous mythology comparatively and a revealing example of 19th-century intellectual history, the work remains of interest to collectors of Americana, mythology, folklore, religion, and the history of anthropological thought. Some slight rubbing and wear, previous owner's inscription, else in very good + condition. Item #236
Price: $75.00