Stray Birds by Tagore Rabindranath, First Edition (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First American Edition. 91 Pp + 4 Pp Catalog At End. Red Cloth, Gilt. First Edition, With 1916 Date On Title Page, No Additional Printings Noted. Light Wear, Gilt Bright, Some Fading To Covers, Former Owners' Name Martha E. Hazzard ( Whose "It Shall Not Be Again: A Peace Pageant" Was Published In The Chicago Theological Seminary Register, 1928). In 1928 A Newspaper Cited Tagore As Being " Convinced That Western Christian Civilization Is Crumpling . Western Civilization May Commit Suicide While The Orient Will Survive. 'You Westerners Who Possess All Material Wealth Are Starving Yourselves Intellectually. You Think You Can Struggle Along With Courts Of Arbitration, But You Tolerate Peace Only Because You Realize War Is Bad Business.' ".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First American Edition. 91 Pp + 4 Pp Catalog At End. Red Cloth, Gilt. First Edition, With 1916 Date On Title Page, No Additional Printings Noted. Light Wear, Gilt Bright, Some Fading To Covers, Former Owners' Name Dated 1918 In Verdugo Canyon, Glendale, Ca, Small Area Of Browning To Half Title From A Loose Clipping To Effect That Tagore "Is Convinced That Western Christian Civilization Is Crumpling . Western Civilization May Commit Suicide While The Orient Will Survive. 'You Westerners Who Possess All Material Wealth Are Starving Yourselves Intellectually. You Think You Can Struggle Along With Courts Of Arbitration, But You Tolerate Peace Only Because You Realize War Is Bad Business.' ".

vi+84+4pp. 8vo. Original cloth, a very good copy. . First UK edition.

1st edition. Unread copy with unopened pages. Good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Boards dust-toned. Spine bands and panel edges slightly bumped and rubbed as with age. Some foxing to spine cover. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; 84 p. ; 19 cm , ill (col). Subjects; Aphorisms and apothegms. Sanskrit literature Translations into English. Indian poetry Translations into English. Indian poetry. Sanskrit literature. 1 Kg.

1st edition. Unread copy with unopened pages. Good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Boards dust-toned. Spine bands and panel edges slightly bumped and rubbed as with age. Some foxing to spine cover. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; 84 p. ; 19 cm , ill (col). Subjects; Aphorisms and apothegms. Sanskrit literature Translations into English. Indian poetry Translations into English. Indian poetry. Sanskrit literature. 1 Kg.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. 1917 date at title page without stated copyright date. Scarce first edition printed by MacMillan & Company of London. Fine navy cloth boards, gilt embossed cover and spine titles, moderate shelf, corner, edge wear, discoloration, some rub. Beautifully and richly colored frontispiece plate by Willy Pogany. Painting portray gowned lady with shawl peering out window into nature among pillared column. Rough cut deckled leaves, generally good, clean; some fox at first few and varying toning throughout. Few with page with bracketing and antiquarian signature pencilled at blank front endpaper: ". Shanghai, August 24, 1917." Few leaves remain uncut along top edge. Bind good, square; hinges intact. Four pages at back with other available titles by Sir Rabindranath Tagore with summaries from Macmillan and Company. Attractive, near good first edition. Dedication: "To T. Hara of Yokohama." Printed by R. & R. Clarke, Limited, Edinburgh. 84 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.