Commaraswamy Ananda (2 results)
- Hardcover
Seller: COOK AND BAKERS BOOKS, PARKSVILLE, VANCOUVER ISLAND, CanadaCOOK AND BAKERS BOOKS
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Fine
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. A very nice copy without any flaws. 6 X 9" 426 pages Weight Over 1 Kg, published 1986. From the Myths and Legends series, this is a facsimile of the original edition published in the early 1900s. Hundu and Buddhist, together these two great religions present a bewildering…variety of concepts, gods and philosophies, which to the peoples of the West can seem impenetrably confusing. In this book, the reader will find many keys to understanding them, as well as some of the greatest stories ever told. The origins, meanings and variations of the stories are described, and there is an invaluable glossary/index to guide the reader through the many characters and elements that feature in the myths. 32 pages of black/white illustrations. **Bundle up & Save on Postage**.
The Treatise of al-Jazari on Automata. Leaves from a Manuscript of the Kitab fi Ma'arifat al-Hiyal al-Handasiya in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Elsewhere. Museum of Fine Arts, Communications to the Trustees, VI.
al-JAZARI (1136-1206); COMMARASWAMY, Ananda K. [Kentish] (1877-1947):
Published by Boston [Cambridge: Harvard University Press],: 1924. 1924
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Ted Kottler, Bookseller, Redondo Beach, U.S.A.Ted Kottler, Bookseller
Contact seller3-star sellerSoft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 4 leaves, 21 pp, 1 leaf; 8 plates. Original stiff wrappers, printed front wrapper label, 4to. Near Fine. Copy of George Basalla, with his signature.
