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8vo, pp. [5], [3 (blank)]; a pristine copy sewn in the original black- and brown-printed wrappers; preliminary editorial note inscribed by Julian Arnold to A. Gay Beaman with the quote '"The sweet, soft woman, and the friendly men" (see verse 4)'; autograph note tipped in, by Julian Arnold, dated 9 March 1936, brown ink, 14 lines, well preserved. First edition, one of only fifty copies hand-printed by T. Perry Sticker, presentation copy from the editor (the author's son) and accompanied by his autograph note regarding the printing and planned circulation of the poem.
Edwin Arnold (1832–1904) was an English poet and journalist. His lifelong endeavour as a poet consisted in the transposition into English verse of the culture and spirituality of the Orient, culminating in the publication of the long narrative poem The Light of Asia, or The Great Renunciation, which was among the first works to popularize the life and philosophy of Buddha in the West. A similarly epic treatment of Hinduism was… Read More