The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion
by James George Frazer
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good /No Jacket
- Seller
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London, London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Macmillan and Co.. Abridged ed. 10th printing (1950). 756pp. Original green cloth with blind decoration to front cover and gilt titles to spine. VG+ copy, no dust jacket . Very Good. Hardcover. 1950.
Synopsis
The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion is a wide-ranging, comparative study of mythology and religion, written by Scottish anthropologist Sir James George Frazer (1854–1941). It first was published in two volumes in 1890; the third edition, published 1906–15, comprised twelve volumes. It was aimed at a broad literate audience raised on tales as told in such publications as Thomas Bulfinch's The Age of Fable, or Stories of Gods and Heroes (1855).
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- Bookseller
- Object Relations, IOBA (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 024152
- Title
- The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion
- Author
- James George Frazer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1950
- Pages
- 756
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Esoterica;
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