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1913 The Samson-Saga and Its Place in Comparative Religion
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First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding
First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, one plate, and one in-text figure. Collated complete. A detailed and comprehensive exploration of the Samson Saga, with chapters on myths and folktales, Samson's hair, Samson and the Lion, Samson and the Spring, Numbers in the Saga, Gilgamesh as the Babylonian Samson, and more. Reviewing the place of Samson across a variety of religions. Written by Abram Smythe Palmer, an Irish doctor of divinity, lecturer at Trinity College Dublin, and enthusiastic lexicographer and mythographer.
Condition
In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light wear to the extremities. Minor sunning to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot. Light spotting to the first and last few pages and fore edge. Contemporary ink inscription and previous owner's ink stamp to the front endpaper.
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