Tales of Ancient India

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Fine in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped ($4.50), lightly rubbed and soiled. Black cloth with gilt lettering and designs on the spine and front board. Square and firmly bound with a black top stain, clean internally. A collection of fourteen Sanskrit tales described as "the 'Arabian Nights' of India's Golden Age" from 300 to 500 A.D., all published here for the first time in English.