The Light of Asia; or, The Great Renunciation..

by Sir Edwin Arnold

$350 · Offered by Swan's Fine Books

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London: Trubner & Co., 1882. Leather bound. Eighth printing, duodecimo size, 248 pp., signed by Edwin Arnold. Near fine. Item #20102401 Sir Edwin Arnold 1832-1904 is best remembered today for this work, which endeavours to describe the life and time of Prince Gautama Buddha, who, after attaining enlightenment, became the Buddha, The Awakened One in the form of a narrative poem. The work was one of the first

• Binding: Leather

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