ERRORS CHAINS: HOW FORGED AND BROKEN - A COMPLETE, GRAPHIC, AND COMPARATIVE HISTORY OF THE MANY STRANGE BELIEFS, SUPERSTITIOUS PRACTICES, DOMESTIC PECULIARITIES, SCARED WRITINGS, SYSTEMS OF PHILOSOPHY, LEGENDS AND TRADITIONS, CUSTOMS AND HABITS OF MANKIND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, ANCIENT AND MODERN
Book Details + Condition: Standard Publishing House (New York). First Edition, 1883. Hardcover with pebbled boards and three-quarters leather binding; gilt to front, and raised bands and gilt to spine; all edges gilt. 777 pages with Index. Profusely illustrated. By Frank S. Dobbins. From the title page: "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." Dobbins presents an extensive overview of such topics as:
- Ancient Worship
- Gods, Goddesses and Idols
- Sacred and Heathen Traditions
- Land of the Sphinx
- Chaldean Worship
- Hindu Temples, Sacred Books, Fairy Stories
- Fire Worshippers
- Taoist Sacred Books and Gods
- Buddha, The Light of Asia
- And MUCH more.
A lovely copy, with firm binding; light wear to boards; old damp stain to top of front & rear endpapers; remnants of old damp stain to some pages' edges and corners; interior is otherwise clean and free of markings.
