Man, God and immortality; thoughts on human progress. Passages chosen form the writings of Sir James George Frazer…revised and edited by the author.

FRAZER, Sir James

Published by Macmillan Company, New York, 1927

About this Item

First U.S. edition of this compilation of Frazer s studies. 8vo. pp. xvi, 437, [1], 2 pages adverts. Bound in blue publisher s cloth. No dust jacket. Binding is generally clean with minor rubbing to the extremities and slight fading to the spine. Interior pages are clean. Remnants of the dust jacket (the front wrap) are loosely inserted inside the rear cover. Frazer s preface states: "In this volume are collected some of the more general conclusions to which my studies of early society and religion led me in the past years… The volume has been compiled under my direction by my friend Pierre Sayn…" The work is divided into four parts "the study of man", "man in society", "man and the supernatural", "man and immortality." Originally published as The revised edition was published simultaneously in London, 1927.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Man, God and immortality; thoughts on human progress. Passages chosen form the writings of Sir James George Frazer…revised and edited by the author.
• Publisher: Macmillan Company, New York
• Publication Date: 1927
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First American edition.
• Condition: See Description
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  • Folklore and Mythology