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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Crisp clean covers, tight binding, clean pages and inside covers. Contains black and white illustrations. Light shelf-wear on lower edge of dust-jacket. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. ISBN: 0340819731. ISBN/EAN: 9780340819739. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 18120114085. All our books are sent by tracked mail.

Cloth. Condition: Good+. First Edition. Former owner's ink signature on ffep, ink inscription by an unknown person, in another language, on the verso of the half title page. Tape remnant stains and peeling on fep/bep, penciled check-marks on contents page, shaken rear hinge, remains safely intact, overall clean and tight. Minimally sun toned spine, light fraying to corners and some character wear. Lacks dust jacket; 192p. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 247 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.50 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 247 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.50 inches. In Stock.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Thus. Unabridged. 11.5 x 7.5 cm. 263 pp. Scarce.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Printed in England. Published for the Buddhist Society. [Date from the copyright page.] First Printing, stated. Preface by Christmas Humphreys, Author's Introduction, black-and-white photographic plates; xiv, 15-193 pages. The original light blue cloth shows some bumping to the extremities, with lettering still bright on the spine. The interior is fresh and crisp, with pale penciling on many pages by my philosopher-father who founded, then chaired for eighteen years, the Seminars on World Religions at Columbia University. The fragile dust jacket is unclipped (15s. net), but has taken all the wear, with several tears and a sunned spine; no text is affected. [Please see my five images of the actual book.] The author "knows the languages and customs of China as few other Englishmen, and being a practicing Buddhist can speak with authority."---from the flap. As with every book from my father's collection, tipped in at the front is a small, attractive, acid-free bookplate pictured on my homepage. All books are wrapped with special care and are shipped promptly with tracking; international sales sent via global priority, also with tracking.

Paperback. Condition: Good. THERE ARE NO TARIFFS OR CUSTOMS DUTIES ON BOOKS. This translation of the original collection of sermons, dialogues, and anecdotes of Huang Po, the illustrious Chinese master of the Tang Dynasty, allows the Western reader to gain an understanding of Zen from the original source, one of the key works in its teachings. It also offers deep and often startling insights into the rich treasures of Eastern thought.Nowhere is the use of paradox in Zen illustrated better than in the teaching of Huang Po,