BOGHINGER, J. J.
LA VIE CONTEMPLATIVE, ASCETIQUE ET MONASTIQUE CHEZ LES INDOUS
Year: 1831
Size: 8.3 x 5.3 inches
ET CHEZ LES PEUPLES BOUDDHISTES.Language: French
Year: 1831
Size: 13.7 x 21.3 cm (5.3 x 8.3 inches)
Published by: F. G. Levrault, Strasbourg, France
No. of Printed Pages: vi-x+243 Pages
The book explores the contemplative, ascetic, and monastic lifestyles found within Hindu and Buddhist traditions. The book is considered a culturally important historical work, often discussed in the context of 19th-century French scholarship and European perspectives on India and the East.
There is an ink pen inscription on the top of the title page that reads: "Presented by the Author Dec 3rd, 1831." This suggests that the book is a presentation copy, with the inscription written by the author himself. As the book was published in the same year (1831), this provides excellent provenance, rare and valuable reference within this lot.
BINDING: Hardcover.
Provenance : Collection of a Gentleman
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