Item #32441 The Golden Bough. A Study in Comparative Religion. Two volumes. George FRASER.
The Golden Bough. A Study in Comparative Religion. Two volumes.
The Golden Bough. A Study in Comparative Religion. Two volumes.
The Golden Bough. A Study in Comparative Religion. Two volumes.
The Golden Bough. A Study in Comparative Religion. Two volumes.

The Golden Bough. A Study in Comparative Religion. Two volumes.

London: Macmillan, 1890,

First Edition. large octavo, dark green cloth stamped in gilt with mistletoe design and with additional gilt stamping of the name GEORGE WYNDHAM at top edge of each volume. Macmillan, Item #32441

"This massive work surveys the spiritual beliefs, practices, and institutions of cultures worldwide and posits a natural progression from magic to religion to science. The author provides detailed descriptions of esoteric rites and ceremonies, analysis of recurrent motifs in myth, and interpretation of the “primitive” worldview. Although Frazer’s theory of the evolutionary sequence of magical, religious, and scientific thought is no longer accepted, his work enabled him to synthesize and compare a wider range of information about religious and magical practices than has been achieved subsequently by any other single anthropologist. This material also had a profound impact on Modernist literature and art." Britannica. PMM 374. George Wyndham, PC (29 August 1863 – 8 June 1913) was a British Conservative politician, statesman, man of letters, and one of The Souls. It is unknown if Wyndham had his name gilt stamped on the volumes or if the set was a presentation from the author or publisher. From the library of book collector Barton Currie with his small leather book labels in each volume. Inner hinges professionally strengthened and colored to match the endpapers. Gilt stamping on front covers bright, spine stamping just slightly dull. One corner of volume one bumped, three corners of volume two bumped. One 2" wrinkle to cloth a back cover of volume two. Enclosed in a later green cloth clamshell case with title label.

Price: $1,500.00 save 40% $900.00

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