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The Inward Light
by H. Fielding Hall
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1908. Leather. Very Good. 9" by 6". None. A lovely edition of this work utilising the beliefs of the Burmese people to provide a better understanding of Buddhism. Studying the beliefs of the Burmese people to provide a better understanding of Buddhism. Written by Harold Fielding-Hall, an Englishman who lived for some time in British Burma, serving as a high-ranking official in the colonial government. He wrote multiple books on religion with a particular interest in Buddhism. Previously owned by Sir William Eden, a British politician whose son, Anthony Eden, served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Rebound in half brown calf with red cloth boards. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities and the odd mark to the board. Joints starting slightly to the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with pencil annotations to some pages. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 841T54
- Title
- The Inward Light
- Author
- H. Fielding Hall
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co., Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1908
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- Religion Buddhism Fielding Buddhism
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Calf
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- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Shelf Wear
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