Frazer J G (877 results)

Condition: Very Good. Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Condition: good. Signs of wear and consistent use.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paper Cover. Condition: Very Good. Abrdged edition.971pp.

Reprint. The classic work first published in 1922. Solid tight clean PB reading copy. From the library of author Mary K. Greer, with her signsature inside. 971 pp, index, Good w owner name inside, faint dampstain to rear fewpages. MM Paperback in color illus wraps.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A soft cover non-fiction in very good condition. Spotless and unmarked pages in as-new condition. The cover is clean and well-preserved, with no major signs of wear.

Condition: Poor. Volume 1. This book has hardback covers.Ex-library,With usual stamps and markings,In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy.No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:

Soft cover. Condition: Good. A soft cover non-fiction in good condition. Pages are clean and crease free. Papers are unmarked and show no major signs of wear.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. A soft cover non-fiction in good condition. Cover have light wear to edges. Pages are clean and crease free. Papers are unmarked and show no major signs of wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. First Thus Edition. Thinker's Library no 30 owner name title page.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 84 pages. Some staining and wear to the covers, chipped spine. Bookplate inside; pages yellowed; pencil note on the flyleaf; a reading copy of an old book. Contents include Government; Private Property; Marriage; Respect for Human Life. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Philosophy; Inventory No: 221321.

Condition: Good. 1932. 238 pages. No dust jacket. Brown pictorial boards with black lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.

Paperback. Condition: Good. The Golden Bough (1976) J. G. Frazer ? Macmillan ISBN: 0333096290 Condition: Good Vendor: Crappy Old Books Here it is: the book that convinced generations of earnest readers that, given enough time and footnotes, every ritual is about crops, kings, and someone being very politely sacrificed. The Golden Bough is J. G. Frazer?s sprawling, relentless attempt to explain religion, myth, magic, and human behaviour using a single grand theory: people are fundamentally the same everywhere, and they keep doing the strangest things with mistletoe, bonfires and fertility rites. First published in the early 20th century, it has been baffling, inspiring and slightly misleading undergraduates ever since. Inside this 1976 Macmillan edition you will find: Frazer cheerfully dragging you through ancient Rome, remote villages, sacred groves and seasonal festivals , all in search of that one big idea about dying and resurrected gods. A dazzling parade of harvest rituals, taboo-breaking, scapegoats, kings who really shouldn?t get too comfortable , and enough ceremonial vegetation to rewild several counties. The famously unsettling saga of the Priest of Nemi , where the job description is basically ?sacred king, full benefits, must be prepared to fight your replacement to the death.? A style of writing that says, ?Of course this is all perfectly obvious,? while presenting you with an endless succession of customs involving bonfires, livestock, and people wearing things they probably regret. This isn?t a quick read. This is a literary endurance event , the anthropological equivalent of deciding to run a marathon because you quite like walking to the shops. But it?s also an astonishing time capsule: a grand, overly confident, slightly bonkers Victorian/Edwardian mind trying to file the entire world?s folklore into neat boxes. Our copy is graded Good , which at Crappy Old Books means: The covers/boards are sound and holding firm, like a sturdy old temple that?s seen a few too many processions but is in no danger of toppling. The spine may show light creasing or rubbing ? entirely appropriate for a book whose previous reader probably needed several sittings (and snacks) to get through it. The pages are all present and correct, agreeably tanned to that soft ?ancient library? shade that makes you feel clever just by touching them. A faint spot of foxing here, a tiny smudge there ? nothing that interferes with the important business of comparing someone?s midsummer bonfire to someone else?s fertility rite. You may discover an old name inside, a pencilled note, or a random bookmark from the late 1970s, left by a brave soul who reached chapter twelve and decided to ?pause? indefinitely. Not pristine, not ?as new,? but positively robust ? the sort of book you can read in bed, annotate, or wave around while explaining to friends why maypole dancing is probably more sinister than it looks. Perfect for: Folklore and mythology nerds who want to see where half the big sweeping theories came from (before later scholars quietly dismantled them). Occult and pagan-curious readers who?ve heard the title whispered reverently and want to know what the fuss was about. Students and academics who plan to read five pages, quote it confidently, then spend the rest of their career saying, ?Well, Frazer was important, but?? Anyone who enjoys the peculiar pleasure of watching a late-19th-century intellectual attempt to organise the human soul with the enthusiasm of a man labelling drawers. The Golden Bough is overambitious, outdated, problematic, and absolutely essential ? the grandparent of a thousand hot takes about myth and ritual. This 1976 Macmillan edition carries all that weight in a solid, Good -condition package, ready for another round of awe, eye-rolling and underlining. Available now from Crappy Old Books , where we specialise in the titles that tried to explain everything, got some of it wrong, and remain gloriously readable anyway.

Condition: Good. 1957. 1st thus Abridged. 971 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Volume II. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

Condition: Good. 1957. Abridged edition. 971 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardback in good condition- with jacket. Jacket is slightly torn. Some foxing to pages. Cover is slightly loose from binding.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: Good. 1932. First Edition Thus. 238 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial cloth covered boards. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 238pp Thinker's Library series brown cloth black-lettered, ownership signature, pocket edition.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The classic study in magic and religion.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.