ISBN10: 0691024995, ISBN13: 9780691024998, [publisher: Princeton NJ. 1993. Princeton Univ. Press / Princeton Paperbacks] Softcover First Edition blue & full color illustrated trade paperback soft cover 8vo. very fine cond. mint cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. spine uncreased. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. first printing (#1 in # line) of the paperback edition. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~. xl+291p+ 15 b&w glossy plates at the rear. 19 b&w illustrations throughout the text. bibliography. notes. general index. bibliographical index. religion. ancient literature. mythology. philosophy. ancient history. ~ "Primeval singer, hero, cult founder, victim: Orpheus lent his name to widely differing myths and became a paradigm for adherents of distinctive social practices in ancient Greece. Guthrie's exact and cautious use of the full range of evidence ensures that his book is still the basic survey of this complex and quintessentially Greek figure. Alderink's excellent introduction, which places Guthrie's book within the context of the most recent and exciting scholarship on Orphism, is also rewarding for its vigorous and informed overview of a century's work on Greek religion." ~Richard P. Martin, Princeton University. " . absolutely indispensable . written for both scholars ...