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The Hero With A Thousand Faces first edition, first printing (Pantheon Books, 1949) dust jacket

The Hero With A Thousand Faces First Edition

Joseph Campbell · Pantheon Books, 1949 · First edition, first printing

For a first edition, first printing of The Hero With A Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell (Pantheon Books, 1949), the first point to check: Copyright page: “Copyright 1949 by Bollingen Foundation Inc., New York, N.Y. Published for Bollingen Foundation Inc. by Pantheon Books Inc.”, no later-printing or second-edition line.

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How to identify this edition

These points tell this edition apart from other printings and editions of The Hero With A Thousand Faces.

✓ Copyright page: “Copyright 1949 by Bollingen Foundation Inc., New York, N.Y. Published for Bollingen Foundation Inc. by Pantheon Books Inc.”, no later-printing or second-edition line

✓ Title page: “The Bollingen Series XVII — Pantheon Books” at the foot, teal title with a four-lobed ornament

✓ Imprint line: “Manufactured in the U.S.A. by H. Wolff, New York, N.Y.” at the foot of the copyright page

✓ Dust jacket: black, with a yellow relief band across the middle, green title lettering and “Bollingen Series XVII Pantheon” at the foot of the front panel

✓ Price: $4.00 at the top of the front flap (unclipped)

✓ Binding: teal-green cloth boards with a black cloth spine, lettered in gilt, ornament stamped on the front board

Common questions

How do I know if my copy of The Hero With A Thousand Faces is a first edition, first printing?
✓ Copyright page: “Copyright 1949 by Bollingen Foundation Inc., New York, N.Y. Published for Bollingen Foundation Inc. by Pantheon Books Inc.”, no later-printing or second-edition line ✓ Title page: “The Bollingen Series XVII — Pantheon Books” at the foot, teal title with a four-lobed ornament ✓ Imprint line: “Manufactured in the U.S.A. by H. Wolff, New York, N.Y.” at the foot of the copyright page ✓ Dust jacket… The identification points above show each one.
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