Picart, Bernard (1673-1733) The Ceremonies and Religious Customs of the World.

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Picart, Bernard (1673-1733) The Ceremonies and Religious Customs of the World. London: William Jackson for Claude du Bosc, 1733-1739.
First English edition, seven volumes bound in six, 223 full-paged engraved plates, thirty-one of which are double-paged or folding, contemporary boards, rebacked, some hinges starting, labels chipped, volume two with intermittent water stains, corners bumped, boards abraded, ex libris Thomas Western, 11 1/2 x 18 in.
The most exhaustive study of comparative religion composed to date with stunningly detailed accounts and illustrations of the rituals and practices of religions major and minor from North, South and Central America, the Caribbean, Europe, Britain, Asia, including the Indian subcontinent, Africa, and the Pacific Islands.
Estimate $2,000-3,000

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