NON-EXPORTABLE

TITLE: The Crescent Moon
AUTHOR: Rabindranath Tagore
PUBLISHER: Macmillan and Co., Limited
PLACE: London
YEAR: 1913
EDITION: First
NO.OF PAGES: xii + 82 [2 advertisment] pages, with 8 coloured plates by Nandalal Bose
BINDING: Bound in light blue cloth with original upper cover with designs in gilt by T Sturge Moore.
SIZE:
Height: 18.8 cm
Width: 14 cm
Depth: 1 cm

Small bookplate with "R A Scoales" on the front pastedown.

The following lines are the English translation of the original Bengali text, tipped-in on the front endpaper:-

"You wanted a poem from my hand. Can I create one on demand? That's why I write only my name. Nothing more than that for today."

CONDITION:
This lot will be sold in "as is" condition.
There may be some minor tears/creases scratches, or holes commensurate with age that may not be visible in the images.

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