Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller

Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller

The Golden Bough. A Study in Magic and Religion. 2 Vols. [SIGNED BY ILLUSTRATOR]

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1970. First edition thus. Hardcover. Large quarto. (2) xxiii,(2) 430; viii,(431)-884,(2)pp. Housed in publisher's orange-brown cardboard slipcase with paper label on spine. Gilt stamped black cloth over textured yellow-brown linen. Light brown endopapers. Illustrated with 24 color plates (6, are double-page) and 26 text drawings. Edition limited to 1,500 numbered copies (this #1363), signed by Lewicki on the limitation leaf. The Golden Bough was first published in 1890 and revised by Frazer throughout his lifetime. This two volume edition was condensed by Frazer from his third (and final) edition which was published in 1922. There are gift donation rubber stamps on the endpapers and half titles, otherwise this is a near fine set. near fine. Item #50420

Price: $225.00