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Thirty Minor Upanishads
19147950Adyar Madras: Printed by Annie Besant at the Vesanta Press 1914. First edition. 24x17cm 280pp. Modern Indian binding of full soft red leather ruled in gilt with brown spine label and gilt lettering speckled page edges metallic textured silk endpapers. Samuel Weiser ticket loose in front. Spine a touch sunned boards with a few bumps. Internally clean and near fine. Housed in an orange cloth slipcase. <br /> <br /> First edition of this translation of the ancient mystical Hindu texts which became foundational to Theosophy. This collection was printed by Annie Besant who was then president of the Theosophical Society in Adyar. Though this edition is fairly widely held by institutions it is seemingly quite scarce in the trade.<br /> <br /> From the library of Blanche DeVries and Pierre Bernard. Printed by Annie Besant at the Vesanta Press unknown
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