Mazes and Labyrinths: A General Account Of Their History and Developments.

MATTHEWS, W. H.

Item Number: 89035

New York: Longmans, Green and Co, 1922.

First edition of W. H. Matthews’ detailed illustrated study of mazes and labyrinths from antiquity to the modern era. Octavo, original half cloth over boards, frontispiece with tissue guard present, illustrated. In near fine condition. A nice example.

With devoted scholarship to "the lure of the labyrinth," W. H. Matthews has composed an exhaustive history of mazes and labyrinths from antiquity to the present. Important examples include the Great Labyrinth of Egypt with its 3,000 rooms, the labyrinth of Daedalus, the Lincolnshire and Yorkshire hedge mazes, and the Stone Labyrinths of Finland.