THE GOLDEN BOUGH - 3RD EDITION COMPLETE 13 VOLUME BOOK SET WITH DUST JACKETS 1951. The Golden Bough (12 Volumes + 13th'Aftermath and Supplement' volume). The Golden Bough: A Study In Magic And Religion, Third Edition by Sir James George Frazer, O.
1951, Published by MacMillan & Co. Extremely Rare 1951 Book Set / Non-Mixed Editions are scarce. Rare as Hen's teeth! Each volume is subtitled to indicate the subject of the contents: Vol. I:'The Magic Art' Vol. 1, Volume II:'The Magic Art, Vol. 2, Volume III:'Taboo, Volume IV:'The Dying God, Volume V:'Adonis, Attis, Osiris, Vol.I, Volume VI:'Adonis, Attis, Osiris, Vol. 2, Volume VII:'Spirits of the Corn, Vol. 1, Volume VIII:'Spirits of the Corn, Vol. 2, Volume IX:'The Scapegoat, Volume X:'Balder the Beautiful, Vol. 1, Volume XI:'Balder the Beautiful, Vol.
2, Volume XII: Bibliography & General Index, Volume XIII: Supplement. Cloth Book Condition: Good with 1 volume in particular showing surface wear on spine please see close-up. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Condition commensurate with age and use.
Dust wrappers vary in condition but for the most part are in Good Condition with a chipping and fraying along spine areas, closed tears, tiny paper splits, small tears, sunning on all spines, surface wear, scuffing, still all of the dust wrappers are present which makes this set extremely rare. Some cloth hardcovers show light shelf wear with a bit of rubbing and a few bumps to edges, and occasional random fading. Spine ends and corners bruised and a few are bumped.
All book spines with bright gilded title lettering. Interiors with slight age even toning. Mixed editions are common with this work. A complete run of the third edition in original unclipped dust wrappers is extremely rare, this is it!
All Dust wrappers will have a protective mylar cover as shown. We are book collectors, we care.