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c1913 Indian Myth and Legend
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Description
Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding
Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, seven colour plates, and thirty-two monochromatic plates. Collated complete. A collection of myths and legends of India, full of rich and abundant stories from Sanskrit literature, as well as the rise of Brahmanism, Buddhism, Jainism, and more. With chapters on Indra, the great Vedic deities, Yama the first man, mysteries of creation, and exile. Written by Donald Alexander Mackenzie, a Scottish journalist and folklorist who was a prolific writer on religion, mythology and anthropology. Illustrated by Warwick Goble, a British illustrator known for his children's books. Dated from the British Library.
Condition
In the original pictorial cloth binding. Externally, sound with rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine with the odd mark to the boards. Splits in the cloth to the head and tail of the spine. Front hinge starting with the frontispiece loosening. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting and the odd small handling mark. Previous owner's embossed stamp and bookplate to the front endpapers.
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