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A Source Book in Indian Philosophy
by Radhakrishnan, Sarvepalli & Charles A. Moore, editors
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1957. Compilation of basic source material on Indian religions and traditions, including Vedas, Upanishads; Bhagavad-gita, Mahabharata, Laws of Manu, Kautilya's Artha-sastra; Carvaka, Jainism, Buddhism; Nyaya, Vaisesika, Samkhya, Yoga, Purva Mimamsa, Vedanta; contemporary thought of Aurobindo & Radhakrishnan. First American edition, first printing. Stout hardcover, full brown cloth, gilt titling. Light wear to book, endsheets foxed, ink name inside front cover; jacket lightly rubbed with a few short tears, faded spine & upper front panel, a few short tears. Text clean; xxix, blank, [684] pages; index, extensive bibliography, notes on sources, guide to pronunciation. A surcharge for international shipping of this oversize book may be required; please inquire for an accurate quote.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Large Octavo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- s0751osjk
- Title
- A Source Book in Indian Philosophy
- Author
- Radhakrishnan, Sarvepalli & Charles A. Moore, editors
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Place of Publication
- Princeton
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- Philosophy, India, Vedas, Upanishads
- Size
- Large Octavo
Terms of Sale
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
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About the Seller
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Biblio member since 2006
Beloit, Wisconsin
About Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Most of our stock is on-line only, though we have many books in three booths at Angela's Attic Antique Mall, 1020 Gardner Street in South Beloit, Illinois; a booth across the street at the Best of Beloit; and a large booth at the Lake Geneva Antique Mall, 829 Williams Street, Lake Geneva, WI. You may request to see any of our on-line inventory at any location with a few days' notice.
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- Jacket
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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...
- Octavo
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