W.E.C. (ed.) [W.E. Cule]

The Indian Story Book for boys and girls [First Edition]

London: Carey Press, 1921. 1st ed., quarto, original illustrated cloth boards, b&w plates, b&w text illus, maps, pp 160. Title page printed in red and black, small red text illus facing title and verso. N.d. (1921). Restored, with illustrated cloth spine (minor loss head and foot) laid down over matching cloth. Gift inscription front free endpaper. Corners lightly rubbed with some minor loss. Very good condition. Scarce.

Illustrated stories and essays about life in India, by a variety of authors. With a section on William Carey. (William Carey (1761 - 1834) was an English Christian missionary, Particular Baptist minister, translator, social reformer and cultural anthropologist who founded the Serampore University in India. He spent 41 years in India, and translated the Bible into Bengali, Punjabi, Oriya, Assamese, Marathi, Hindi and Sanskrit.) This collection is published by the press named after him, and often brings in a religious theme: for example, a description of a Hindu game of Snakes and Ladders (with a full-page illustration) stresses the theme of salvation. Other sections describe animals, Indian cities and buildings, Hindu gods and Indian 'churches', and children at play. Item #103554

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