The Myths: The Penelopiad; A Short History of Myth; Weight; A Word or Two about Myths. ATWOOD, Margaret, and others.

First editions, number 1,389 of 1,500 sets signed by the authors. This boxed set is accompanied by the essay by Philip Pullman, signed as issued, that was commissioned for the set. These are the first three books in the Canongate Myth series, written by Karen Armstrong; Margaret Atwood, and Jeanette Winterson. The project was first conceived in 1999 by Jamie Byng, the owner of the independent publishing house Canongate, and now comprises eighteen works. Together 4 items: 3 volumes, 1 pamphlet, octavo. Original black covers, spines lettered in grey, black illustrated endpapers. With illustrated dust jackets. Pamphlet with original illustrated wrappers. Housed together in original black illustrated slipcase, lettered in gilt on spine. Minor toning to upper edges, more notable to pamphlet edges; jacket spines lightly toned, Penelopiad upper rear flap slightly creased; discrete repair to slipcase spine: a near-fine set.