1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. FINE, 1st edition / 1st printing, navy blue cloth with gilt font on spine, xx + 415 pps, frontispiece + 39 illustrations + appendices + glossary + index + biblio. Appears unread, crisp and tight without any writing or marks, copy top paper edge lightly soiled. Dust jacket unclipped (but price is not posted as University publication), without tears or chips, minimal shelf wear with light sunning and now under protective mylar. Out of print. "The author traces the development of the theme of Krishna as butter thief from its earliest appearance in literature and art until the present. He focuses on the dramas (ras lilas) of Krishna's native Braj and on the Sur Sagar, a collection of verse attributed to the sixteenth-century poet Sur Das that is as familiar to Hindi speakers as Mother Goose is to us."

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Bookseller: BohemianBookworm (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 113892
Title: Krishna, the Butter Thief
Author: Hawley, John Stratton
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition
ISBN 10: 0691065519
ISBN 13: 9780691065519
Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr
Place of Publication: Princeton
This edition first published: 1983
Keywords: RELIGION

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