Select Specimens Of The Theatre Of The Hindus. Translated from the Original Sanskrit by Horace Hayman Wilson. Printed in London by Trubner and Co. 1871 third edition. 384 and 415 pp. 9” x 6”. 8vo. Hardcover full cloth.

As-is with scuffing to boards. Losses to binding at head and heel of spines. Staining remnants to exterior edges of pages, along with parts of covers. Some starting and cracking to hinges, including at front of Volume I. First end page detached at front of Volume I. Ex-library from the New Bedford Free Public Library, with assorted markings, labels, and bookplates. General age-related toning to pages, along with periodic foxing and wear. Please see photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing.

A scarce pair of volumes by Horace Hayman Wilson (1786-1860). A British orientalist fluent in Sanskrit, Wilson translated many classical Indian works and was appointed Oxford University’s first Boden Professor of Sanskrit. A wonderful pair of reference works.

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