Relics of the Buddha
by Strong, John S
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0691117640
- ISBN 13
- 9780691117645
- Seller
-
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Princeton; Oxford: Princeton University Press. Good with no dust jacket. 2004. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 0691117640 . Xxii, 290, [i] pp. Bibliography, index. Illustrated with 3 tables. Octavo. Dark red cloth covers with gilt to the spine. Covers are clean and unmarked. Interior clean and unmarked, last page of index has a slight wrinkle at the bottom margin, book opens flat the title page but is still sturdy. A usable copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 290 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Leaf and Stone Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12050
- Title
- Relics of the Buddha
- Author
- Strong, John S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; Second Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0691117640
- ISBN 13
- 9780691117645
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Place of Publication
- Princeton; Oxford
- Date Published
- 2004
- Keywords
- 0691117640, Buddhism, South_asia, Shrines, Bodhisattva
- Bookseller catalogs
- History: Asia; Religion - Buddhism;
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About the Seller
Leaf and Stone Books
Biblio member since 2005
Toronto, Ontario
About Leaf and Stone Books
Formerly Greekdrama Books Specializing in classical, medieval and ancient languages, history and cultures; antiquarian and unusual books; and interesting used books. We also carry many early printed books, particularly in the subjects of classics and religion, including incunabula and manuscripts.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...