Sakoontala or The Lost Ring; an Indian Drama

Monier Williams, MA, Hertford: Printed and Published by Stephen Austin, 1855. Hard bound, gilt tooled burgundy leather binding. Front cover is inset with portrait of regal male whose crown is adorned with gilding. Approx. 17 illustrations. Illuminated title page, from cover of rare MS in East India House Library. Pictorial borders round each page and each illustration, as well as a number of other ornaments and decorations taken from MSS in the British Museum and the East India House Library (designed by Mr. T. Sulman, Jun. and engraved by Mr. George Measom). Gilt edges. 227 pages, plus notes. 9" x 7"

Provenance: Descended in the Family of Captain Joseph T. Jones, Buffalo, NY