1957 The Loves of Krishna, In Indian Painting and Poetry

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First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

The first edition. In the publisher's original full cloth binding with the original unclipped dust wrapper. With a colour frontispiece and thirty-nine full page monochrome plates, paired alongside commentary which reveals a wealth of subtle and poetic detail. Collated complete. In this work, W. G. Archer, a British art historian and former Keeper of the Indian Section at the Victoria and Albert Museum, relates in vivid terms the full Krishna story, as told through Indian art and poetry. The half title page is present.