Editions
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First edition, 2 vols., 1890. (Vol. I, II)
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Second edition, 3 vols., 1900. (Vol. I, II, III)
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Third edition, 12 vols., 1906-15.
- Volume 1 (1911): The Magic Art and the Evolution of Kings (Part 1)
- Volume 2 (1911): The Magic Art and the Evolution of Kings (Part 2)
- Volume 3 (1911): Taboo and the Perils of the Soul
- Volume 4 (1911): The Dying God
- Volume 5 (1914): Adonis, Attis, Osiris (Part 1) - First edition published in 1906 and Second edition in 1907
- Volume 6 (1914): Adonis, Attis, Osiris (Part 2) - First edition published in 1906 and Second edition in 1907
- Volume 7 (1912): Spirits of the Corn and of the Wild (Part 1)
- Volume 8 (1912): Spirits of the Corn and of the Wild (Part 2)
- Volume 9 (1913): The Scapegoat
- Volume 10 (1913): Balder the Beautiful (Part 1)
- Volume 11 (1913): Balder the Beautiful (Part 2)
- Volume 12 (1915): Bibliography and General Index
Supplement
- 1936: Aftermath: A Supplement to the Golden Bough
Reprints
- Entire third edition, including Aftermath, was reprinted in 13 volumes by the Macmillan Press in 1951, 1955, 1963, 1966, 1976 and 1980. ISBN 0-333-01282-8
Abridged editions
- Abridged edition, 1 vol., 1922. This edition excludes Frazer's references to Christianity.
- 1995 Touchstone edition, ISBN 0-684-82630-5
- 2002 Dover reprint of 1922 edition, ISBN 0-486-42492-8
- Abridged edition, edited by Theodor H. Gaster, 1959, entitled The New Golden Bough: A New Abridgment of the Classic Work.
- Abridged edition, edited by Mary Douglas and abridged by Sabine MacCormack, 1978, entitled The Illustrated Golden Bough. ISBN 0-385-14515-2
- Abridged edition, edited by Robert Fraser for Oxford University Press, 1994. It restores the material on Christianity purged in the first abridgement. ISBN 0-19-282934-3
- Abridged edition, abridged by Robert K. G. Temple for Simon & Schuster, 1996, entitled The Illustrated Golden Bough; A Study in Magic and Religion. Another illustrated abridgement. ISBN 0-684-81850-7
Online text
- The entire third edition of The Golden Bough as downloadable and searchable PDFs.
- The 1922 edition of The Golden Bough on the Internet Sacred Text Archive
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