The Buddhist Praying-Wheel
by Simpson, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: MacMillan And Co. Good with no dust jacket. 1896. First Edition. Hardcover. Ex-library, "Selwyn College Library," ink stamp to front free endpaper and 4 white letters to spine. No other library markings. Rubbing to ends of spine. 1/8" tear to cloth at head of spine. Up tp 1/8" loss of cloth at corners of boards. ; viii, 303 pages + frontispiece. Blind-stamped maroon cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Illustrated. Page dimensions: 224mm x 140mm. Title continues, "A Collection Of Material Bearing Upon The Symbolism Of The Wheel And Circular Movements In Custom And Religious Ritual." ; 8vo .
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Details
- Seller
- Renaissance Books (NZ)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 8202
- Title
- The Buddhist Praying-Wheel
- Author
- Simpson, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- MacMillan And Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1896
Terms of Sale
Renaissance Books
Any book not as described may be returned within 14 days of receipt for a full refund.
About the Seller
Renaissance Books
Biblio member since 2005
Dunedin, New Zealand
About Renaissance Books
We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
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- Cloth
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- Rubbing
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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