first edition
1963 · Chicago
by DIMOCK, JR., Edward C. (editor & translator)
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1963. First Edition. Octavo (22cm); light green cloth, with titles stamped in purple on spine and front cover; dustjacket; xiv,305,[1]pp. Touch of dust-soil to text edges, previous owners ink name to front endpaper, else Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $5.95), shelfworn, with a few faint splash marks, numerous short tears, and some attendant creases; Very Good+. Collection of stories and folk legends from the "medieval" period of Bengali literature, with a focus on village poetry and court poetry. (Inventory #: 45596)