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Edwin Arnold; E. Denison Ross. - The Light of Asia

Title: The Light of Asia
Description: London, John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd, 1926. Cloth. A limited edition of this famous narrative poem that details the life and story of Prince Gautama Siddhartha, who became The Buddha. This narrative work was written by the notable English poet and journalist, Edwin Arnold and is often regarded as being one of the primary works that introduced Buddhism to a Western readership, where the religion had previously been relatively unknown. With an introduction by Sir E. Denison Ross, an orientalist and linguist who specialised in the languages of the Far East. One of a limited 3000 copies. This copy is unnumbered. Beautifully illustrated with sixteen coloured plates by Hamzeh Carr. In a cloth binding with portrait detail to front board. Externally, smart with bumping and light fading to the spine. Ink inscription to front free-endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright with scattered light spotting, mostly marginal. Occasional heavier patches of handling marks and spotting. Very Good . Ill.: Hamzeh Carr. Very Good .

Keywords: Limited Edition Colour Carr Siddhartha Colour Poetry Arnold Hamzeh Carr

Price: GBP 50.00 = appr. US$ 71.40 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: GEN10-B-27

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