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MAGIC AND RELIGION. Their Psychological Nature, Origin, and Function.
by Vetter, George B
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very good/very good
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About This Item
New York: Philosophical Library, (c. 1958). first edition. hardcover. Very good/very good. Thick octavo, blue cloth covers, [xiv] 555 pages. Eight black and white plates. Includes footnotes and index. Cover corners slightly bumped. Dust jacket has light chipping at edges. Inscribed by the author "For Professor Francis L. K. Hsu." Hsu was the former head of the Anthropology Department at Northwestern University. 110205A
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- Alkahest Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000017135
- Title
- MAGIC AND RELIGION. Their Psychological Nature, Origin, and Function.
- Author
- Vetter, George B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition
- Publisher
- Philosophical Library
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- (c. 1958)
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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