1885 "The Light of Asia" by Edwin Arnold

Item Details

An 1885 hardcover with gilt tipped pages, The Light of Asia, or The Great Renunciation Being The Life and Teaching of Gautama Prince of India and Founder of Buddhism as Told in Verse by an Indian Buddhist by Edwin Arnold, MA, F.R.G.S., published in London by Trübner & Co. Illustrated with photographs of Buddhist sculptures and frescoes found in the ancient ruins of India. The front end papers have a book plate and inscription. Bound in cloth covered boards with gilt board and spine illustrations.

Condition

To fair, the spine is weak, some yellowing and foxing of the pages.

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Item #

18DCC492-041