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Cassel, Paulus

Cassel, Paulus; Weihnachten, Ursprünge, Bräuche und Uberglauben. En Beitrag zur Geschichte der christlichen Kirche und des deutschen Volkes. (EA/ First edition.) Bound with; Der Schwan in Sage und Leben. Eine Abhandling. (Zweite vermehrte Ausgabe.) Verlag von Ludwig Rauh, Berlin, no date (1862). First edition. and Verlag von Eduard Beck, Berlin 1863. Second edition.
Hardbound 8o in a contemporary, red cloth-binding with mottled boardpapers and spine lined in gilt and black. Marbled edges. Spine mildly faded. A tight and well preserved binding. Front, free, endpaper missing. First title is a bit soiled and has a minimal paperloss in outer margin plus a few light folds to outer part. Else only scarce spots; a clean bright copy. Old name inside front board. For "Weinachten...": XX, 307 pages, (I), + (Anmerkungen) CXXVI pages, (II) (Fehlerverbesserung.) For "Der Schwan..."XI: (III), 58 pages + (Anmerkungen) LVI pages, (II) (Zusätze.)
1200 SEK