[Fine Binding] Buddhism, Past and Present Extra Illustrated Title-page within decorative gouache and

Title-page within decorative gouache and gilt border

Limited to 400 copies

Endpapers in yellow and red

Bound in dark navy leather by Zaehnsdorf with the character Ben Allah Achmet in inlaid and painted leather in the bottom right hand corner of the front board

[Fine Binding] Buddhism, Past and Present Extra Illustrated Title-page within decorative gouache andCopleston, Reginald Stephen. Buddhism: Primitive and Present in Magadha and in Ceylon. London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1908. Second edition. Bound in full brown morocco (unsigned) with an ornate temple design on the front and rear cover, created with gouges, fillets, and pointille. Gilt ruling to covers with the upper corners featuring gilt stamped flowers, pointille, and flowing stems. Six bands to spine with title and author in second and third