The golden bough :

a study in magic and religion.
by J.G. Frazer ; in two volumes.
Part 1. The magic art and the evolution of kings /
Bibliographic Details
Main Creator: Frazer, James George, Sir, 1854-1941.
Contributors: Yeats Family, donor.
In collection: W. B. Yeats Library
Format: Book
Language:English
Published / Created: London : Macmillan and Co., 1911
Series:The golden bough : a study in magic and religion. 3rd edition ; pt. I, vols. 1-2
Subjects:
Notes:Collective title from half-title; each half-title page contains the collective title and the individual volume's title, with volume and part numbers.

Publisher's advertisements at the end of each volume.

Printed marginal notes.

Yeats Library holds: pt. I, 1-2. The magic art and the evolution of kings. 1911. -- pt. II. Taboo and the perils of the soul. 1911. -- pt. III. The dying god. 1911. -- pt. IV, Adonis, Attis, Osiris; studies in the history of oriental religion. 2nd ed. rev. and enl. 1907. -- pt. V, 1-2. Spirits of the corn and of the wild. 1912. --pt. VII, 1-2. Balder the Beautiful; the five festivals of Europe and the doctrine of the external soul. 1913.-- Bibliography and general index. 3d ed., rev. and enl. 1915. Yeats Library is missing part VI; The scapegoat, 1913.

With bookplate of W. B. Yeats on front pastedown of both volumes.

Many pages uncut in volume 2.

With bookplate of 'Ethel M. Coomaraswamy, Norman Chapel, Broad Campden' on front pastedown of both volumes, cancelled through in ink.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Physical description: 2 volumes (xxxii, 426; xi, 417 pages) : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Citations/References: A descriptive catalog of W. B. Yeats's library, Edward O'Shea. - New York ; London : Garland, 1985. page 99.

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Call Number View In Collection NLI Holdings
YL 697/1
Manuscripts Reading Room
Access Note
Yeats Library Part I, vol. 1
YL 697/2
Manuscripts Reading Room
Access Note
Yeats Library Part 1, vol. 2.