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Trying to find a copy of the book The Golden Bough by Sir James George Frazer

Looking for the unabridged eddition of The Golden Bough by James George Frazer which was expanded in the third edition to contain 12 volumes, I would like a link to any complete unabridged version in any condition for sale anywhere at any price. (a physical book not just a digital scan) Bonus: Has anyone read any of this book, does the info (over 100 years old) still hold up.
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grayselegy | 2 years, 4 months ago
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Hi tboz.

There is an unabridged version of the illustated edition at Amazon, although it is currently unavailable.

The second link from Biblio.com is a search, and lists a 3rd edition, unabridged 12-volume set for $395.

The third link is a direct link to the book you want !

I have not read the book, or any of it, so I don't qualify for the bonus !

Good luck !

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shadowex3 | 2 years, 4 months ago
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The closest I was able to find in an actual printed book was the below linked version. There are 7 purchasable volumes, the last of which is an index. This seems to roughly coincide with wikipedia's listings as well. Every other version I have found so far under the name "The Golden Bough" has explicitly been abridged or was not the third edition.


Sorry I couldn't find any more but with such old books it's often difficult to find a whole and unadulterated copy, especially since most tend to be of such value that they exist only in private collections or require special library privileges to access.

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shadowex3 | 2 years, 4 months ago Report

It's that you want the thing in print that's the issue, there are many extant unabridged copies but none in dead-tree edition. Some are even scans of the original from what I can see.


My guess is there's just been no profit in reproducing the full unabridged third edition since it's mostly only used academically and there even in abridged versions.

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tboz | 2 years, 4 months ago Report

thanks for the effort that was further than I got.

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mgdavison | 1 year, 5 months ago
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I've been looking for a third edition myself. I found one 12 volume set listing for approx. $1500--a bit out of my range. Then today I came across this: http://us.macmillan.com/thegoldenbough. It describes a 15 volume re-printing of the third edition, including an afterward as a seperate volume. I have no idea regarding availability now but it mentions October 2005 and a price of around $1300. Best of luck.

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hellboythegreat | 2 years, 4 months ago
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I found one here, but it's the large print edition and ships from the UK...
http://www.eruditor.com/exec/books/item/9781434636362.html.en?currency=USD

This one may be a better option, I found it at borders. It's not available in stores, but can be purchased online and ships within 24hrs.
http://www.borders.com/online/store/TitleDetail?sku=0486424928

I also found a site that seems to have a few used copies available...
http://www.alibris.com/search/books/qwork/2649242/used/Golden%20bough

Hopefully these help you, let me know if you need anymore info.

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tboz | 2 years, 4 months ago Report

Thanks for trying but unfortunately these are all more recent abridged versions, I am looking for an unabridged version that includes all 12 volumes.

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