Sacrifice in Greek and Roman Religions and Early Judaism

London: Adam and Charles Black, 1953. First British Edition. Hardcover. vg. 8vo. xix,267pp. Maroon cloth with gold lettering on spine. "The two great cult communities whose religious ideas and institutions have so profoundly influenced our own civilization, the Greek and the Hebrew, both were sacrificing communities. The careful investigation of the nature and role of sacrifice in Greece and in Israel which is undertaken in this volume prepares the way for thorough study of the Christian notion of sacrifice." Minor age wear, scuffing and staining on cloth. Head and tail of spine bumped. Signature of previous owner on free front endpaper. Tight copy with binding in good+, interior in very good condition.