Error's Chains : How Forged and Broken by Dobbins, Frank S - 1883

New York: Standard Publishing, 1883. Gilt title to spine, four raised bands and five compartments with blind embossed decoration, gilt decoration on full brown leather boards with morocco front and back panel. Boards have all round wear, there is an old worm hole to front pastedown but very clean, tight and unmarked. Hinges have been reinforced in blue. All edges gilt. Pictorial title page with coloured world map and 272 (including 6 steel-plate engravings) illustrations. xxii and 785 pages. The full title of the work is :- Errors Chains; How Forged and Broken. - A complete, graphic, and comparative history of the many strange beliefs, superstitious practices, domestic peculiarities, sacred writings, systems of philosophy, legends and traditions, customs and habits of mankind throughout the world, ancient and modern. The whole profusely illustrated from authentic and trustworthy authorities. By Frank S. Dobbins of Yokohama, Japan assisted by Hon. S. Wells Williams and Prof. Isaac Hall - the former forty years resident in China, now Prof. in Yale College, Conn., President of the American Bible Society, etc; the latter an eminent Orientalist and late Professor of the College at Beirut, Syria. A magnum opus in 37 chapters and a most fascinating look at world religions from a Victorian scholar's viewpoint. **** A HEAVY VOLUME OF 1.9 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH WILL REQUIRE EXTRA SHIPPING COST **** . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good AEG/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.