1878 Rare Book - Buddhism; Being a Sketch of the Life and Teachings of Gautama, the Buddha.
Author: Thomas William Rhys Davids.
Title: Buddhism; Being a Sketch of the Life and Teachings of Gautama, the Buddha.
Publisher: London, Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge, 1878. Sixth Thousand.
Language: Text in English
Size: 7" X 5".
Pages : iv-252 pages + publisher's catalog
Binding: Very good original full-cloth binding with an attractive decorative paneling (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, rare light foxing or staining - as shown, ink stamp of a previous owner on the title page - as shown, offsetting of a small piece of paper on the lower margin of page 144-145 - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with the nice folding map.
The book: Rare and very attractive early edition of Buddhism by Thomas William Rhys Davids
The Author: Thomas William Rhys Davids, (12 May 1843 – 27 December 1922) was a British scholar of the Pāli language and founder of the Pali Text Society. He took an active part in founding the British Academy and London School for Oriental Studies.
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