The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion; (Abridged edition in one volume)
New York, NY: MacMillan Company, 1963. Abridged edition. Hardcover. Thick octavo. xiv + 756pp. Original green cloth with gilt lettering to spine, Index. Frazer's classic study that ranges through the subjects of worship, magic, folklore and mythology, in an attempt to explain a particularly unusual and bloody rite of kingship. Light bruising to corners and spine ends, page edges darkened, endpapers lightly foxed, pages toned, rear endpapers slightly split at inner hinge but hinge solid. Overall a tight, unmarked VG+ copy in Good dust jacket. (Dust jacket darkened overall - more so at edges and spine, all edges chipped and chafed, price clipped). Item #61283
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