The Jatakas Tales of India
by Babbitt, Ellen C
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
N Y: Century Co., 1923. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. Young, Ellsworth. Ex-library book with the usual stamps and markings. Fragile binding with a few loose pages and loose hinges. Silhouette illustrations by Ellsworth Young. 5 1/4""w x 6 7/8""h. 92 pages. Brown cloth boards with library tape on spine. ""The Jatakas, or Birth-stories, form one of the sacred books of the Buddhists and relate to the adventures of the Buddha in his former existences, the best character in any story being identified with the Master.""
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- Seller
- Pistil Books Online (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 133599
- Title
- The Jatakas Tales of India
- Author
- Babbitt, Ellen C
- Illustrator
- Young, Ellsworth
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Century Co.
- Place of Publication
- N Y
- Date Published
- 1923
- Keywords
- Buddha, Jtakas, Shrines, Legends, Tales, Stories, Oral, fables, Moral, India
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