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Indian Myth & Legend : Mythology, Giants, Demons, Fairies, Vedic Duties, Gods
Indian Myth & Legend : Mythology, Giants, Demons, Fairies, Vedic Duties, Gods
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Indian Myth & Legend
Published by Gresham Publishing Company, London, 1913. First Edition. Hardback, thick, 8vo, decorative art nouveau cloth binding in black and gilt. top edge gilt. Olive endpapers. pp xlviii, 463. With 8 colour plates by Warwick Goble, plus 32 monochrome plates
ABOUT THIS BOOK
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.
CONDITION
A very good first edition. The cloth binding is in very good condition with a small neat repair to the top of the spine (see images). Endpapers good. All contents present and pages in good clean condition throughout. All illustrations present and in very good clean condition. Overall a lovely copy.
(Loc: BS 3)
By Donald Mackenzie
With illustrations in Colour by Warwick Goble
Published by Gresham Publishing Company, London, 1913. First Edition. Hardback, thick, 8vo, decorative art nouveau cloth binding in black and gilt. top edge gilt. Olive endpapers. pp xlviii, 463. With 8 colour plates by Warwick Goble, plus 32 monochrome plates
ABOUT THIS BOOK
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.
CONDITION
A very good first edition. The cloth binding is in very good condition with a small neat repair to the top of the spine (see images). Endpapers good. All contents present and pages in good clean condition throughout. All illustrations present and in very good clean condition. Overall a lovely copy.
(Loc: BS 3)
