The Golden Bough - a Study in Magic and Religion
by Frazer, Sir James George
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good (Book condition)
- Seller
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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About This Item
London: Macmillan & Co., 1959. Book. Very Good (Book condition). Hardcover. Reprint. A very nice copy. Light shelfwear. Hint of sunning to covers and spine. Text clean, binding strong. [Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.].
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
- Montreal Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022716
- Title
- The Golden Bough - a Study in Magic and Religion
- Author
- Frazer, Sir James George
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good (Book condition)
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Macmillan & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1959
- Bookseller catalogs
- Occult;
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- Spine
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- Fair
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