Banaras: City of Light by Eck, Diana L

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Alfred A. Knopf, April 1982. Hardcover . Good/Good. Good Hardcover with Good Dustjacket. Moderate soiling and shelfwear to DJ. Moderate soiling and shelfwear to covers. Textblock foxed, which has lightly bled onto some pages. Pages tight in binding. Pictures available upon request. A locally owned, independent book shop since 1984.

Alfred A. Knopf, 1982. Hardcover. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Alfred A. Knopf, 1982. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York:: Alfred A Knopf, 1982.. First Edition, so stated.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: light olive binding with gilt borders; beige cloth at the spine; the top edge tint is a dark color; there is a remainder mark along the top edge, but due to the tope edge tint, is not glaringly obvious; otherwise a Near Fine book, publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact.. 8vo (9.75 inches tall) . Appendices, glossary, notes, bibliography, index. Description: Several black and white illustrations. ''The sacr4d city of Banaras on the River Ganges is one of the oldest living cites in the world -- as old as Jerusalem, Athens, and Peking. It is the place where Shiva, the Lord of All, is said to have made his permanent home since the dawn of creation. There are few cities in India as traditionally Hindu and as symbolic of the whole of Hindu culture as Banaras. In this eloquent, finely observed study, Diana Eck shows how the city over the centuries has become a lens through which the Hindu vision of the… Read More

Alfred A. Knopf, 4/12/1982 12:00:01 A. hardcover. Good. 1.7000 in x 9.4000 in x 6.4000 in. Stated first edition. DJ with edgewear, small tears, mild soiling. Former owner's name on front endpaper, contains marginalia. Mild general wear. Binding sound.

Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, 1982-04-12. First Edition. hardcover. Used: Good.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf; A Borzoi Book, 1982. Cloth, xvi, 427 pages, illustrations; 25 cm. Topstained purple. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket, toned, protected in a mylar cover. "An account of the sacred history, geography, and art of the city of Banaras, one of the oldest living cities in the world, and a symbol of Hindu culture." - Publisher.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

New York: Knopf, 1982. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 427 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Normal light wear and fading to jacket. Clean and tight copy with maps and images throughout. Record # 2230608

New York: Knopf, 19882. First Edition, First printing. Hard Cover. Stated First Edition. FINE IN FINE DJ WITH ORIGINAL $25.00 PRICE.