TEUTONIC MYTH & LEGEND - Donald A. Mackenzie (Hardback, 1912, Gresham Publishing Company, London.)

TEUTONIC MYTH & LEGEND - Donald A. Mackenzie (Hardback, 1912, Gresham Publishing Company, London.)

Hardback, 470 pages. Colour Plates, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding. Gold gilt to top of page block. Gilt to cover boards. 

Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, three extra colour plates, and thirty-one monochromatic plates. Collated complete. The myths and legends of the Teutonic people, evolving from primitive beliefs, and handed down from generation to generation. With chapters on creation, the nine worlds, Odin, Asgard, Thor, Loki, and more. Written by Donald Alexander Mackenzie, a Scottish journalist and folklorist who was a prolific writer on religion, mythology and anthropology. Dated from the British Library.

Condition : Good vintage condition. Original green cloth boards. Some wear to board and spine edges and a small split to top front edge of spine (about 1cm) but binding still fine).  Some rubbing / loss of print to front cover and fading to cloth on rear. Some light foxing to pastedown and page-block edge. Illustrations are rich and vibrant throughout. A vintage copy showing wear but priced accordingly. A nice reference copy.