J. V. S. Wilkinson — The Lights of Canopus

London, The Studio Limited, [1929] . First edition. Cloth. Scholarly colour compilation of Husain Va'iz Kashifi's The Lights of Canopus from the British Museum collection. First edition.In publisher's original cloth binding.Undated, dated from a copy held by the British Museum Library.With 36 colour tipped-in plates to the rear of the text. Collated, complete.Written by James Vere Stewart Wilkinson, Persian manuscripts and paintings specialist at the British Museum. This text compiles reproductions of The Lights of Canopus, also known as Anvār-i Suhalī, from the British Museum. This famous adaptation by significant Persian writer Husain Va'iz Kashifi is based on the ancient Indian collection of animal fables, the Panchatantra. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart with slight bumping and rubbing. Subtle loss of cloth to head of spine and marking concentrated around tail. Inscription from previous owner to front free endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with spotting heavier to first and last few pages. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .