From the great and ancient cultures of Asia comes this fascinating collection of great prose, drama, poetry and scripture. Translated by scholars well versed in the original languages, the contents range from selections from the holy books of the Confucian, Taoist, Hindu, Buddhist and Islamic religions to a story from The Thousand and One Nights and verses from the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.
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From the great and ancient cultures of Asia comes this fascinating collection of great prose, drama, poetry and scripture. Translated by scholars well versed in the original languages, the contents range from selections from the holy books of the Confucian, Taoist, Hindu, Buddhist and Islamic religions to a story from The Thousand and One Nights and verses from the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.
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Seller's Description:
A hardback volume in Fine condition, in a Good dustjacket with 1" tear at top rear spine. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (the pictures you see on Alibris are NOT our own). Are you outside UK? Then unless you arrange shipping 'Via Alibris' we WILL cancel your order; this is due to the derisory shipping allowance that Alibris make to sellers for overseas orders.
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Seller's Description:
Good. Used in school, no marks except school stamp & label, some wear & creases, cloth tape on spine. Mentor 1958 edition, 3rd printing Feb 1961, 432 pp. We use old stamps for standard shipping. All proceeds are donated to needy organizations.
Publisher:
A Mentor Book/ New American Library Publishers
Published:
1956
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
15445258551
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Good. Size: 12mo-over 6? "-7? " tall; Paperback in Good Condition. Edited and with an Introduction and Commentaries by John D. Yohannan. Song, story and scripture of the great cultures of Asia from the classics of more than 2500 years. The illustrated cover is clean with a diagonal crease down the front, edges rubbed, no spine crease, tight and solid glued binding, all pages intact; Pages are lightly toned, quite clean, no markings of any kind. 432 pp with Bibliographies and Chrolologies. 1956, A Mentor Book/ New American Library Publishers, New York and Toronto.
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Very good(+) copy in very good dust jacket: just slight rubbing to bottom corners, lettering & printing unfaded; dj has edge tears & nicks along top edge, spine & rear; closed tears along bottom; tape repairs to inside of dj; still, an unweakened copy... Edited w/ commentaries by Yohannan. various translators. 8vo 8 1/2"x 5 1/2" black cloth w/ purple & gilt lettering on spine, motif in orange printed on front; 487 pgs w/ bibliographies & chronologies.
