[ Sikhism ] FIELD, Dorothy. Edited by L. Cranmer-Byng etc .

The Religion of the Sikhs [ Wisdom of the East series ].

New York: Dutton, 1914. First US Edition. Hardcover. Small octavo. (6.75 x 5 inches). 114pp. Original dark green cloth with pale lettering and device to upper board and spine. A volume in the Wisdom of the East series. The first edition of this short sketch of Sikhism which offers a good synopsis of the religion as it was perceived in the West at the time. Chapters include: The Sikh Gurus; The Religious Origins of Sikhism, The Doctrines of the Sikhs; Hymns from the Granth Sahib and From the Granth of the Tenth Guru. Cloth a little rubbed with a few light marks, light bumps and chafing to corners & spine ends, page edges darkened, pages lightly toned, else a tight, clean VG copy. (no dust jacket). Item #66503

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