The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion, James George Frazer, Third ed., 1936, Complete in 12 vols.
£495.00
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Published in London by Macmillan & Co 1936. James George Frazer’s ‘The Golden Bough’ is a landmark work of social anthropology. Drawing on classical sources, ethnography, and folklore Frazer advanced a universalist theory of ritual and myth, particularly the nexus between kingship, sacrifice and fertility. The work has proved hugely influential, not only in the fields of anthropology and ethnography, but also in many fields of art and literature (perhaps most notably in T.S. Eliot’s ‘The Wasteland’) The twelve volume Third Edition was a comprehensive extension of the three volume second and sets out the vast canvas of Frazer’s life’s work.
Dimensions
Each book – 22.5cm (9in) x 15cm (6in)
Features
notes
Published in London by Macmillan & Co 1936. James George Frazer’s ‘The Golden Bough’ is a landmark work of social anthropology. Drawing on classical sources, ethnography, and folklore Frazer advanced a universalist theory of ritual and myth, particularly the nexus between kingship, sacrifice and fertility. The work has proved hugely influential, not only in the fields of anthropology and ethnography, but also in many fields of art and literature (perhaps most notably in T.S. Eliot’s ‘The Wasteland’) The twelve volume Third Edition was a comprehensive extension of the three volume second and sets out the vast canvas of Frazer’s life’s work.
The Set
- Pt I The Magic Art Vol I
- Pt I The Magic Art Vol II
- Pt II Taboo and the Perils of the Soul
- Pt III The Dying God
- Pt IV Adonis Attis Osiris Vol 1
- Pt IVAdonis Attis Osiris Vol II
- Pt V Spirits of the Corn and of the Wild Vol I
- Pt V Spirits of the Corn and of the Wild Vol II
- Pt VI The Scapegoat
- Pt VII Balder The Beautiful Vol I
- Pt VII Balder The Beautiful Vol II
- Bibliography and General Index
Details & Care
- 12 volume set.
- Lg 8vo.
- Green cloth stamped in gilt.
- Gilt lettering on Spines. t.e.g. other edges untrimmed.
- Some bumping to corners and tops/bases of spines.
- Some slight chipping to spines (Vols III, V, VI & XII)
- Corners lightly bumped, spines faintly toned, but typical for age.
- Small hole to front of Vol XII. Good to Very Good. An elegant set.
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