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Tree & Serpent Worship in India 1868

Title: Tree and Serpent Worship: Or Illustrations of Mythology and Art in India in the First and Fourth Centuries After Christ. From the Sculptures of the Buddhist Topes at Sanchi and Amravati.
Author: Fergusson, James
Description: xii, 247 pp. 100 plates, 57 of which are large mounted albumen prints, two of which are double-page. (4to) 13¼x9¾, original green cloth with later rebacking, spine lettered in gilt, endpapers replaced. First Edition.Albumen prints depict various Indian architecture, landscapes, and ancient treasures. Scarce.
Heading: zzfPlace Published: London
Publisher: India Museum
Date Published: 1868