KALILAH AND DIMNAH; An English Version of Bidpai's Fables Based Upon Ancient Arabic and Spanish Manuscripts
by Irving, Thomas Ballantine
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 093638803X
- ISBN 13
- 9780936388038
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Newark, Delaware: Juan de la Cuesta - Hispanic Monographs, 1980. Hardcover. Good. Newark, Delaware: Juan de la Cuesta - Hispanic Monographs, 1980. 9 x 6 1/4 inches: pp. xvi, 206. Brown boards with gold gilt titles and gold gilt emblem on front board.
Light rubbing on spine edges and corners. Black sharpie mark on free facing end page and two marks on foot of book. Some underlining scattered throughout text. Binding tight. A collection of Indian folktales which form the basis of the Panchatantra. "According to the Sanskrit introduction, the stories were used for training young princes in wise conduct, although the morality is much more practical than idealistic.'.
Light rubbing on spine edges and corners. Black sharpie mark on free facing end page and two marks on foot of book. Some underlining scattered throughout text. Binding tight. A collection of Indian folktales which form the basis of the Panchatantra. "According to the Sanskrit introduction, the stories were used for training young princes in wise conduct, although the morality is much more practical than idealistic.'.
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- Bookseller
- Joe Pettit Jr., Bookseller; Blackwood Bookhouse (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 889
- Title
- KALILAH AND DIMNAH; An English Version of Bidpai's Fables Based Upon Ancient Arabic and Spanish Manuscripts
- Author
- Irving, Thomas Ballantine
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 093638803X
- ISBN 13
- 9780936388038
- Publisher
- Juan de la Cuesta - Hispanic Monographs
- Place of Publication
- Newark, Delaware
- Date Published
- 1980
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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- Edges
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