Man, Myth & Magic: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Supernatural (24 volume set)
- Hardcover
- New York: BPC Publishing LTD, 1970
New York: BPC Publishing LTD, 1970. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. 3376pp. Quarto [30.3cm]. Black paper over boards with a different color illustration on each volume. Extremeties lightly rubbed on all volumes, corners bumped, as well as the heads of the spines. Minor shelfwear and fading to boards. Spines faded to varying degrees. Text blocks toned at edges. Still, a nice set. May require extra postage due to weight. From Publisher: " Man, Myth & Magic in an encyclopedia of the supernatural. Editor Richard Cavendish introduces this vast area of human speculation which is as full of contrast and color, of darkness and light, as the mind of man himself"
Originally published by BPC Publishing LTD, Man, Myth & Magic was serialized as a limited British weekly magazine intended to be collected as a whole. Publication commenced in 1970, and continued for 112 issues, including more than 1,000 articles with some 5,000 illustrations, many of them in full colour. In 1970 BPC Publishing Ltd put out a very popular hardcover set condensing all 112 magazines into a 24 volume set.
Originally published by BPC Publishing LTD, Man, Myth & Magic was serialized as a limited British weekly magazine intended to be collected as a whole. Publication commenced in 1970, and continued for 112 issues, including more than 1,000 articles with some 5,000 illustrations, many of them in full colour. In 1970 BPC Publishing Ltd put out a very popular hardcover set condensing all 112 magazines into a 24 volume set.