The light of Asia; or, the great renunciation Mahabhinishkramana . Being the life and teaching of Gautama, prince of India and founder of Buddhism as told in verse

by an Indian Buddhist by Edwin Arnold

$35 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books · No longer available

Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1891. Small 8vo, pp. xi, 1 , 244, 20; original terracotta cloth stamped in gilt on front cover and spine, some staining and wear, especially at spine ends, and a few pencil markings scattered throughout text, still nearly very good, and a sound, usable copy. The most popular work by the journalist, translator, and poet, first appearing in the UK in 1879. Item #26072

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