Narayana: Hasznos Tanitasok a Hitopadesa Meseibol
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Molnar, Istvan
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1959
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One little regret in this visit to Budapest had to do with our location. Our Airbnb happened to be on a street with multiple antiquarian bookstores. I counted on them to be last stops before I joined the family for a last evening's entertainment. What I did not realize is that they all closed at 5 pm! Two had closed their doors and a third was doing so when I jumped in and, as I was asking if they might have fable books, I saw this little book lying on the counter. Perhaps the helpful woman at the cash register was then assured that I was a real cash-paying customer because she and associates gathered several books for me. This book, then, is not only a find in itself; it helped me find others. Its first unusual feature is that the cellophane-like dust-jacket or slipcover carries the title both on the cover -- which otherwise would have no title -- and as an additional title on the spine. The cover itself features a small colored illustration of the moon, an elephant, and a hare, repeated on 41. Each story then has a similar illustration, about 2¼" x 2½" on a separate page whose obverse has no print. Which of the bedroom stories has the scene on 13? On 55 there is another bedroom scene with a second male under the bed. The illustration on 67 is almost certainly for TT. The essay on 87 seems to outline the history, relating the Hitopadesa to the Panchatantra. As the T of C on 95 shows, there are here 14 stories. A beautiful little fifty-year-old book for less than $4!
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Europa Konyvkiado
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11236 (Access ID)