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Lot 211

[BINDING]. [FIELD, Eugene (1850?1895), his copy (possibly f...

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[BINDING]. [FIELD, Eugene (1850?1895), his copy (possibly forged by his son)]. ?? ARNOLD, Edwin, Sir (1832?1904). The Light of Asia; or, The Great Renunciation. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Tr?bner, & Co, 1892. 12mo. Engraved portrait frontispiece, numerous in?text wood engravings. Full crushed red levant with elegant gilt tools, upper cover with a roundel of inlaid grey, green, blue, tan, and burgundy morocco?s in the design of Gautama (the founder of Buddhism), 6 compartments with 5 raised bands gilt, gilt lettering and tooling in compartments, all edges gilt, gilt fillet turn?ins and cornerpieces, gilt stamp?signed by Bayntun; cloth chemise; morocco?backed slipcase. Provenance: Eugene Field (bookplate); inscription at rear dated 1924 from Eugene Field?s son, Eugene Field II, claiming that this book was from his father?s library. Field II was a notorious forger often adding bookplates and ownership signatures to the books. A VERY ATTRACTIVE BINDING.