Second revised and augmented edition of Bellamy's scarce first book on the Moon's surprising origins and terrible destiny, in the gorgeous original dust jacket designed by Eric Fraser.
Near fine in near fine jacket.
Price: $300.00
"The devil is our Moon."
First published in 1936 and substantially revised for this second edition, MOONS, MYTHS AND MAN expounds the Welt-Eis-Lehre, or Cosmic Ice Theory, of Viennese moon-monomaniac Hans Hörbiger, to an Anglophone audience. According to this theory, in support of which Bellamy adduces major myths of many cultures, the Earth has captured many small planets over the aeons, each kept as satellite until its respective cataclysmic destruction: "The Moon, therefore, is not the Earth's own child, but only an adopted small sister." Bellamy records his own childhood nightmare of a large moon moving rapidly through the heavens, which proves Hörbiger right beyond a shadow of a doubt, as surely as do the myths of Atlantis, the Great Flood, and the Great Fire, each supplied here as further evidence. A book of great interest to all friends of this Moon, and of even greater interest to its enemies.
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London: Faber & Faber Limited, (1949). 8'' x 5.5''. Original blue cloth with gilt-lettered spine. In original unclipped (16s. net) pictorial dust jacket by Eric Fraser. Illustrated with nine diagrams. 312 pages. Moderate toning to pages and jacket spine and rear panel; scuffing and a few very small closed tears to jacket at spine ends. Previous owner's name in pen to front free endpaper.
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