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Rare and modern books

Babbitt, Ellen C., Young, Ellsworth

The Jatakas Tales of India

Century Co., 1923

35.00 €

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Year of publication
1923
Place of printing
N Y
Author
Babbitt, Ellen C.
Publishers
Century Co.
Keyword
Buddha, Jtakas, Shrines, Legends, Tales, Stories, Oral, fables, Moral, India
Cover description
No Jacket
Translator
Young, Ellsworth
Binding description
H
Dust jacket
No
State of preservation
Fair
Binding
Hardcover
Inscribed
No
First edition
No

Description

Ex-library book with the usual stamps and markings. Fragile binding with a few loose pages and loose hinges. Silhouette illustrations by Ellsworth Young. 5 1/4"w x 6 7/8"h. 92 pages. Brown cloth boards with library tape on spine. "The Jatakas, or Birth-stories, form one of the sacred books of the Buddhists and relate to the adventures of the Buddha in his former existences, the best character in any story being identified with the Master."