The King of the Dark Chamber
by Rabindranath Tagore
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
E-342. Very Good. Hardcover. Hardcover. 12mo. Published by The Macmillan Company, New York. 1914. 206 pgs. First Edition/First Printing. Bound in blue cloth boards with gilt titles present to the spine and decorated front board. Boards have shelf-wear present to the extremities (crown of the spine is lightly chipped and worn). No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The King of the Dark Chamber was first published in Bengali in 1910 with the title "Raja" and was later published in English in 1914. This play is regarded as the first problem play in Bengali literature. It was also the first of Tagore's plays in the allegorical-symbolical genre. The story is adapted from a Buddhist tale of King Kush from Mahavastu. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Last Exit Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 66879
- Title
- The King of the Dark Chamber
- Author
- Rabindranath Tagore
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Place of Publication
- E-342
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