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The Kacyapaparivarta, a Mahayanasutra of the Ratakuta class, edited in the original Sanskrit in Tibetan and in Chinese
by Baron A. von Stael-Holstein
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Half black faux morocco over brown cloth. Gilt particulars to spine. Wear to hinges, top of front hinge beginning. The personal copy of Professor Royal W. Weiler, who taught Sanskrit at Columbia and the University of Pennsylvania, and whose name is neatly inscribed to the front free fly. Gift inscription from Stael-Holstein "To Professor C. R. Lanman with best regards of A. Stael-Holstein." Professor Charles Rockwell Lanman was a scholar of the Sanskrit language, and taught at Johns Hopkins University and Harvard University. . ;l; xxvi, 234, [ii] pages; Signed by Author .
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- Bookseller
- William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3380
- Title
- The Kacyapaparivarta, a Mahayanasutra of the Ratakuta class, edited in the original Sanskrit in Tibetan and in Chinese
- Author
- Baron A. von Stael-Holstein
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Commercial Press, Limited
- Place of Publication
- Shanghai
- Date Published
- 1926
- Size
- quarto
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Asia, Sanskrit language, Tibetan language, Chinese language
- Bookseller catalogs
- Asia;
Terms of Sale
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
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About the Seller
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida
About William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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