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Heifer of the Dawn (The Indian Stories of F W Bain, Volume III)
by Bain, F W
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- Hardcover
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- Condition
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About This Item
8, Grafton Street, London: Philip Lee Warner, 1914. 1st Thus . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xiv, 66pp. Quarter bound in cloth over pale blue natural grain parchment boards (board somewhat soiled, rubbed at edges). Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Firmly bound. Elegant bookplate of F J Waddingham on front paste down. Printed on hand made paper with deckled edges. Printed at the Riccardi Press for an on behalf of the Medici Society. Translation by F W Bain of the (possibly fake) ancient Sanskrit tale of the rising sun and the dawn told in the Vedas four thousand years ago. Bain, a British teacher working in India, wrote mny fantasy stories as well as producing a series of translations of what he called ancient Sanskirt manuscripts but there has always been a suspicion that Bain wrote the manuscripts himself.
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- Title
- Heifer of the Dawn (The Indian Stories of F W Bain, Volume III)
- Author
- Bain, F W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Thus
- Publisher
- Philip Lee Warner
- Place of Publication
- 8, Grafton Street, London
- Date Published
- 1914
- Keywords
- translation, sanskrit, tales, folklore, stories, indian stories,
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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