Book Details + Condition: Henry Holt and Co (New York). Scarce First American Edition, 1914. Hardcover measuring 9.5" x 7". 401 pages, with 32 color illustrations by Abanindro Nath Tagore and other Indian artists. The beautiful illustrations still maintain their original labelled tissue guards. Gathered together in a single volume, here are the most important stories of Indian mythology and lore. Chapters include: Mythology of the Indo-Aryan Races; The Ramayana; The Mahabharata; Krishna; Buddha; Shiva; Other Stories from the Puranas, Epics, and Vedas. Firm binding; rubbed corners and edges; wear to boards, with some old discoloration; darkening to spine; wear to spine ends; interior is clean and free of markings.
