Tales From the Jatakas (Amar Chitra Katha)
by: Talim, Meena; Lal, LakshmiMumbai: India Book House, 2001 – Very Good paperback – 24cm/9.5″ tall – color cartoons – moderate cover dent, otherwise as new – 96 pages. Retold for children from the Jataka Tales, the birth stories of the Buddha. 3 sets of Animal Stories (Monkey, Deer, Elephant) bound in one. Special Issue. ISBN: 81-7508-240-2 Availability: in […]
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Mumbai: India Book House, 2001 – Very Good paperback – 24cm/9.5″ tall – color cartoons – moderate cover dent, otherwise as new – 96 pages. Retold for children from the Jataka Tales, the birth stories of the Buddha. 3 sets of Animal Stories (Monkey, Deer, Elephant) bound in one. Special Issue. ISBN: 81-7508-240-2 Availability: in stock in U.S. Size: 8vo – over 7¾” – 9¾” tall
ISBN: 8175082402
SKU: RJ010508
Publisher: India Book House
Publish Date: 2001
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