The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I.
by Frazer, J.G
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Garrison, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Macmillan, 1913. Hardcover. Very good. Vol. I: The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia. The Gifford Lectures, St. Andrews 1911 - 1912. 8vo, xxi, 495pp, ads (ii). Blue cloth covers, with title in gilt on spine. Covers only gently rubbed at edges. Internally, very good, with pages only lightly toned and no fox spotting. Owner's bookplate, Edward Clowes Chorley, Rector of St. Phillip's Church in the Highlands, inside front cover.
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- Bookseller
- Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12103
- Title
- The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I.
- Author
- Frazer, J.G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1913
- Bookseller catalogs
- AUSTRALIA; NEW GUINEA; ABORIGINES;
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