Item #2305161 Introduction to a Scientific System of Mythology. C. O. Muller, John Leitch, Karl Otfried.

Introduction to a Scientific System of Mythology.

London / Edinburgh: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans / William Tait, 1844. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. Item #2305161

First English translation of the work first published in German in 1825. Rebound in navy blue cloth with gilt titles. Hinges just beginning to loosen, owner bookplate and ink stamp on front endpapers, ink stamp repeated on title page and first text page, pencil note commenting on the text on verso of front flyleaf.

xii, 353 pp., 32-page published catalog bound in following text. 8vo. Muller pioneered the modern study of Greek mythology, and here provides a method by which others can categorize and analyze historical myths, while also offering commentary on other scholarly works on the topic, and placing such authors as Homer and Hesiod in context with this system.

Price: $125.00