The Walled-Up Wife; A Casebook.
Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Large 8vo. xii + 210 pp. Blue cloth with gilt titling to spine; index, bibliography. The author, an anthropologist, recounts a series of folktales which have the central motif of the sacrifice of a female victim to ensure the successful completion of an important undertaking, such as the construction of a building, bridge, or well. Square label on rear board. Overall, a tight and bright Near Fine copy. No dust jacket. Item #10250
ISBN: 9780299150709
Price: $10.00
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