By Edwin Arnold; E. Denison Ross.
London   John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd
10.5" by 8" xxii, 177pp
A limited edition of this famous narrative poem that details the life and story of Prince Gautama Siddhartha, who became The Buddha.
By Edwin Arnold; E. Denison Ross.

1926 The Light of Asia

London   John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd
10.5" by 8" xxii, 177pp
A limited edition of this famous narrative poem that details the life and story of Prince Gautama Siddhartha, who became The Buddha.
£50.00
: 1.5kgs / : GEN10-B-27

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Colour Plates, Illustrated, Limited Edition, Publishers' Original Binding

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.

Condition

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

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