New York G. P. Putnam’s Sons London
Star Lore of All Ages
A Collection of Myths, Legends, and Facts,
Concerning the Constellations of the
Northern Hemisphere
By William Tyler Olcott
Author of “A Field Book of the Stars,” etc.
8o. With 164 Illustrations and Diagrams
$3.50 net. By mail, $3.75
“A sumptuous treasure-house in which the lover of ancient myth and modern miracle may wander for enchanted hours. Its red and gold doors open upon a gallery of masterpieces in art, all being inspired conceptions connected in some way with star lore. The pictures and the legends of all ages have been ransacked to make this gallery irresistible to art and nature lovers, and not in vain. Withal the most intense facts of astronomical knowledge and discovery are given beside the tapestried romance which earlier peoples wove with star-stuff as the medium of their art. It is a book delightful to the eye, scholarly in conception and treatment, and charming to the inner sense.”—From Scientific American.
“Here all the myths, legends, and facts relating to all our northern constellations are set forth fully as well as with scientific exactness, are illustrated with clear maps and diagrams, and are brought into close association with their classic origins by beautifully reproduced photographs of works of art and architecture.”
The Outlook.