Poison-Damsels and Other Essays in Folklore and Anthropology (Signed & Inscribed by Penzer)

Published by London: Privately Printed for Chas. J. Sawyer 1952 First Edition roy.8vo 319pp, London, 1952

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VG+ to Near Fine original red boards, Inscribed and Signed by the Author on ffep, light shelf wear, otherwise very clean throughout, in VG slightly frayed and edge-worn DW, with tape repair to head of spine, now protected in Brodart sleeve. A collection of four essays based on appendices originally published in Penzer's edition of Tawney's Katha-Sarit-Sagara (The Ocean of Story), with many revisions and additions. In the first essay we are introduced to the Poison Damsel. Her nature is examine d and dissected, her methods described, and the possible explanations of her origin are considered, including the origin of venerial disease. The Tale of Two Thieves, familiar by its version in Herodotus, is traced throught its two thousand year his tory, with the different motifs considered in detail. In the third essay, Sacred Prostitution is dealt with in detail, both in India, the Ancient East and West Africa. The final essay consists of an exhaustive treatment on the custom of Betel-Chewin g. The complete area where the habit exists is fully covered, along with the effects of chewing.…

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Title
Poison-Damsels and Other Essays in Folklore and Anthropology (Signed & Inscribed by Penzer)
Author
Penzer, N.M.
Publisher
London: Privately Printed for Chas. J. Sawyer 1952 First Edition roy.8vo 319pp, London
Publication year
1952
Condition
Very Good
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Very Good
Signed
Signed by Author(s)
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1st Edition
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Anthropology, Philosophy & Sociology, Signed & Inscribed

N & A Smiles

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We are located on the Great Eastern Highway in the Central Wheatbelt town of Kellerberrin in Western Australia, 2-1/2 hours drive from Perth. We are directly opposite East Crossing Road, nestled in between the Tyre Service and the TAFE College. Public Transport is available via the Prospector & Avon Link passenger train services, or via the Goldfields Express bus service. We specialise in Collectible Paperbacks with an emphasis on Science Fiction and Crime Novels, but we also carry an extensive range of Mythology, Icelandic Sagas, Middle English Texts, Australian Exploration, Aboriginal Studies, Tolkien, Gor Books, Proto Science Fiction, Early SF Pulp Magazines and much more. Please phone first if you are contemplating dropping in, as we have other interests in town and may not be there if you don't let us know.…

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