Folk-Lore in the Old Testament. Studies in Comparative Religion, Legend and Law
by Sir James George Frazer
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- g
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Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1927. Second printing. Abridged edition. Hardcover. g. Large octavo. XXX, [2], 476pp. Uncut. Original printed wrappers over cloth, with gold lettering on spine. Fascinating work comparing episodes in the Old Testament with similar stories from other cultures in the ancient world. Ex-library copy with library stickers at bottom of spine, and on free front endpaper. Some age-wear on wrappers with chipping along edges, and age-toning on covers and spine. Edges of front board of binding heavily rubbed with some abrasion. Wrappers in overall fair, binding in good-, interior in very good condition.
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- Seller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 25500
- Title
- Folk-Lore in the Old Testament. Studies in Comparative Religion, Legend and Law
- Author
- Sir James George Frazer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - g
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second printing. Abridged edition
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1927
- Keywords
- Bible, Old Testament, Legends in the Old Testament, Christianity, Reference
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About the Seller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
Biblio member since 2009
Santa Monica, California
About Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
We offer a broad selection of rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books with an emphasis on photography, architecture, art, Judaica, Bibles, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, modernism, Olympic Games, erotica and foreign-language works, especially German, Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish. We also provide appraisal, auction, consulting and rental services.
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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