THE LITERARY IMPACT OF THE GOLDEN BOUGH

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1973. First printing. Very good plus.. First Limited Paperback Edition of Vickery's study of Frazer, owned and signed by novelist David Markson, subsequently from the library of Tom Verlaine. Following Markson's death in 2010, the bulk of his private library found its way to The Strand, and from there to myriad buyers much like the author himself - an avid buyer but not keeper of books, who had in life already sold off "as many as 400 at a time throughout the years."

Verlaine, once a Strand employee and eulogized as the bookstore's best customer, was a master at finding "little gems for a dollar" on the book carts - likely including this study of a study of myth and ritual. A scarce record of the intersection between two cult icons and great book buyers of the twentieth century. 9'' x 6''. Original green wrappers. 435, [1] pages. Signature of David Markson on front free endpaper; a few marginal check-marks scattered throughout. Though no additional provenance markings, this copy subsequently from the library of Tom Verlaine. Light edgewear, sunning to spine and a bit to top edge.