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Sakoontala; Or, The Lost Ring. An Indian Drama Translated into English Prose and Verse, from the Sanskrit of Kalidasa
by Williams, Monier (With Kalidasa.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company 1885, a numbered copy form a limited edition of 110. (Small 4to) 236pp. Very good, no dust jacket. Numbered and signed by Theo. L DeVinne & Co. Brown levant morocco with raised bands on the spine. Gilt tooled inner dentelles, patterned endpapers, all edges gilt, printed on Japan paper, and each page of text with illuminated borders. Edgeworn, a small tear to the front endpaper at the bottom near the hinge, a previous owner's bookplate and a bookseller's catalog entry on the front endpapers . Translated by Monier Williams. Locale: India. (Drama, Drama).
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- Bookseller
- Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 157330
- Title
- Sakoontala; Or, The Lost Ring. An Indian Drama Translated into English Prose and Verse, from the Sanskrit of Kalidasa
- Author
- Williams, Monier (With Kalidasa.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Drama, Drama
- Bookseller catalogs
- Drama and Theater;
Terms of Sale
Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB
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About the Seller
Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB
Biblio member since 2003
Winnipeg, Manitoba
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About Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB
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- Gilt
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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