FRAZER, Sir James George

The Golden Bough. A Study in Magic and Religion [the complete set in 13 volumes]

London, Macmillan, 1976 (facsimile edition)/ 1912 (third edition).

Octavo, 13 volumes, with approximately 400 pages per volume.

Papered boards (with the paper on the bottom edges of the covers of three volumes slightly rubbed); top edges of all volumes (and the leading edge of one volume) a little foxed; overall an excellent set with the dustwrappers lightly sunned on the spines and slightly bumped at the extremities.

The set comprises nine parts in 13 volumes. Part 1: The Magic Art. Part 2: Taboo and the Perils of the Soul. Part 3: The Dying God. Part 4: Adonis, Attis, Osiris. Part 5: Spirits of the Corn and of the Wild. Part 6: The Scapegoat. Part 7: Balder the Beautiful, The Fire Festivals of Europe, [and] The Doctrine of the External Soul. Part 8: Bibliography and General Index. Part 9: Aftermath. A Supplement to The Golden Bough. [13 items].