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Softcover. Condition: Very Good. No edition or date stated. Publication of 91 pages. The wraps are a little shelf rubbed. There are minor marks on the block of the book. Internally the pages are clean and complete. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. 4th impression. Softcover without dust jacket. Covers with rubbing to glossy covers. Mild wear to corners with creasing to back lower corner. 1st title page with creasing and old writing to top corner. Pages clean and unmarked. 1st in 3 book series. With this series of books, Lu K'uan Yu clearly describes what practices are necessary to follow this Ancient Path. This first volume contains: The practice as taught by the Venerable Hsu Yun, the best-known modern Ch'an Master. It elaborates upon the technique known as Hua t'ou which is taught in Japanese zendos; six representative stories (kung-ans) of Ch'an Masters are translated from the Imperial Selection of Ch'an Sayings. Each kung-an is fully explained so that it makes sense to the uninitiated; a translation of the Diamond and Heart Sutras with the Commentary of Ch'an Master Han Shan.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Green cloth with white spine lettering and design to front. f/piece + 306, 2 further monochrome plates ex-pagination; internally pristine. Jacket price-clipped by publisher and replaced with new price sticker for this 2nd impression (1st issued1962), otherwise clean and unworn, will add protective sleeve when ordered. Both 1962 and 1969 issues apparently rare. 14 cm x 21 cm.…