What is Korean Buddhism?
Seoul, Korea: Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, 2007. 205 pp., 4to. Paperback. Slight scuffing & edgewear to covers & spine. Pgs clean & crisp.
EASTERN RELIGION
Against Islamic Extremism: The Writings of Muhammad Sa'id al-'Ashmawy.
Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, 1998. 12mo. 131 pp. Owner's address label on ffep. Selection of the former Chief Justice of Cairo's writings from the late 70's and early 90's.
Buddhism in China:; A Historical Survey
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1973. 560 pp, 8vo. Paperback. Edgeworn and lightly sunned, crease to upper front corner, lt. soil to textblock and eps. Sm. pencil notation to last pg. Text otherwise clean, binding tight.
Dynamic Stillness Part Two:; The Fulfillment of Trika Yoga
Cambridge, MA: Rudra Press, 1991. 358 pp., lg. 8vo. Cloth. Slight edgewear; boards slightly bowed w/ few faint scuff marks to back board. Creasing to spine, slightly cocked; slight creasing to front matter at hinge. Binding very tight w/ all pgs clean & crisp. Commentary on part 1 and publisher's.....
Text as Father:; Paternal Seductions in Early Mahayana Buddhist Literature
Berkeley, Los Angeles & London: University of California Press, 2005. 356 pp., 8vo. Cloth hardcover. Light edgewear, flexing & soiling to boards. Slight cocking & shaking to spine but binding very sturdy. Some bumping to spine ends. Light soiling to textblock edges. Slight soiling to fep. Pgs clean & crisp.....
IAI:; The Art of Drawing The Sword
Tokyo: Lotus Press, 1983. 257 pp., 8vo. Paperback. An instructional reference. Slight soiling, sunning (to spine & adjoining edges), & wear to covers & spine; creasing to spine, sm tear to rear cover top edge & sm sticker residue. Light soiling to textblock edges, otherwise pgs basically clean & crisp.....
The Falun Gong Report.
The Falun Gong Human Rights Working Group, 2003. 4to. 95 pp. Light rubbing to covers. Very light edge wear. Clean interior. "Since July 20, 1999, these innocent people have endured heinous crimes committed by the Chinese police. Among the more than 2,500 Falun Gong practitioners who have been tortured to.....
United Nations Report on China's Persecution of Falun Gong.
San Diego: The Falun Gong Human Rights Working Group, 2003. 4to. 151 pp. Rubbing to cover edges, spine ends, corners. Light soil to covers. "Collected in this book are excerpts from annual reports of the United Nations Human Rights Commission's Special Rapporteurs, documenting cases of human rights violations commited by.....
The Rhetoric of Immediacy:; A Cultural Critique of Chan/Zen Buddhism
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1991. 400 pp., 8vo. Cloth hardcover in dj. Boards fine. Binding tight. Textblock clean & crisp. Dj fine. "Through a highly sensitive exploration of key concepts & metaphors, Bernard Faure guides Western readers in appreciating some of the more elusive aspects of the Chinese tradition.....
The Last Barrier:; A Journey Through the World of Sufi Teaching
New York, Hagerstown, San Fran: Harper & Row, 1976. First edition. 183 pp. 8vo. Quarter cloth in dustjacket. First edition. Shelfwear and light soiling to dj, bumping to spine ends and corners. Minor shelfwear to book, slight bumping to spine ends, bookplate to fpd. Slight soiling to top edge. Spine.....
The Sixth Patriarch's Dharma Jewel Platform Sutra and Commentary.
San Francisco: Gold Mountain Temple Sino American Buddhist Assn. Buddhist Text Translation Society, 1971. 380 pp., 8vo. Hardcover in dj. English text. Light shelfwear to boards & spine. Binding very sturdy. Faint brown-staining & foxing to pds & eps. Some very light creases scattered to very clean interior. Slight edgewear.....
The Kumarasambhava of Dandin.
Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1967. Sixth edition. 166 pp., 8vo. Hardcover. Sixth edition. Classical Sanskrit poem w/ English translation & commentary. Moderate edgewear, discoloration & soiling to boards/flaps & spine, also some creasing to spine & light bubbling. Binding very sturdy. Textblock quite clean.
Loving God.
Prasanthi Nilayam, India: Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications, 1985. 8vo. 387 pp. Cover scuffed and worn at edges and bottom of spine. Pages clean, binding still tight, b&w photos. A guru explains his philosophy of life and guidance for his followers.
Political Concepts in Sunnah.
Lahore (Pakistan): Islamic Book Foundation, 1988. 162 pp., 8vo. Paperback. 1000 copies printed. Some rubbing to covers; light edgewear w/ slight sunning to spine. Po pen inscription to title pg; binding tight; pgs clean & crisp.
Al-Mawardi's Theory of State.
Lahore (Pakistan): Islamic Book Foundation, 1983. 56 pp., 8vo. Paperback. 500 copies printed. Some rubbing/soiling to covers; edges bumped w/ slight sunning to spine. Po-stamped to ffep w/ pen inscription; faint yellow ink marks to fverso. Soiling to front matter hinge; hinge splitting but binding generally sturdy w/ pgs otherwise.....
In the Hope of Nibbana:; An Essay on Theravada Buddhist Ethics
LaSalle, IL: Open Court, 1964. 298 pp., lg. 8vo. Hardcover in dj. Slight edgewear. Shelfwear to dj; rubbing/scuffing to panels & sunning to spine. Binding tight; pgs clean & crisp.
Be Who You Are.
London and Dulverton: Watkins, 1978. 8vo. 88 pp. Spine ends bumped, slight foxing to end papers. Light soiling to dj, few tiny holes to folded edges. Translated by Mary Mann. Essays in question/answer form on meditation, Hinduism.
Mejda:; The Family and Early Life of Paramahansa Yogananda
Los Angeles: Self-Realization Fellowship, 1980. 328 pp., lg 12mo. Cloth in dj. Light musty odor. Light edgewear w/ slight scuffing to spine. Binding tight; pgs clean & crisp. Some shelfwear to dj w/ rubbing/scuffing, light soiling to panels. Spine lightly sunned.
The Dalai Lama:; A Biography
London, Sydney, Wellington: Unwin Hyman, 1988. First edition. 291 pp., lg. 8vo. Cloth in dj. First edition. Boards lightly rubbed; edges lightly bumped; slight creasing to spine/joints. Binding sturdy; pgs clean & bright. Light shelfwear to dj; panels rubbed/scuffed, lightly soiled; price sticker to back panel. Intact w/ no tears.....
Karunamaya:; The Cult of Avalokitesvara--Matsyendranath in the Valley of Nepal
Nepal: Sahayogi Prakashan, 1980. 524 pp., 8vo. Paperback. Illustrated w/ full-color photos. Slight wear to covers & spine; creases to spine, sm price sticker to rear cover. Binding very sturdy. Some light foxing & moth marks to textblock fore edge. Some very light soiling & creases scattered to mostly clean.....
Akshar Purushottam Upasana.
Shahibag, India: Swaminarayan Aksharpith, 1995. 8vo. 183 pp. Some creasing to spine.
Sacred Animals of Nepal & India.
Lashkar, India: M. Devi, 2000. 242 pp. 8vo. Paperback. Shelfwear and light scuffing, light bumping to corners and spine ends. Small rough spot to ffep from where layer of paper came off and stuck to fpd. Small light stain to top edge.
The Teachers of One.
London: Watkins, 2002. 8vo. 281 pp. Light rubbing to cover edges, corners, and spine ends. Light bumping to spine ends, creasing to spine. Spine rolled lightly, lightly sunned. Covers lightly soiled. Top edge soiled. Interior clean aside from previous owner's name to inside front cover. Binding tight. "Living Advatia: Conversations.....
Amma and Me.
Kerala, India: Mata Amritanandamayi Mission Trust, 2003. 291 pp. 8vo. Paperback. Scuffed and scratched. Light crease to spine. Lightly edgeworn. Binding split between pp. 28-9.
Handbook to the Vachanamrutam:; Spiritual Teachings of Bhagwan Swaminarayan
Amdavad (India): Swaminarayan Aksharpith, 1999. 258 pp., lg. squarish 8vo. Paperback in dj. Slight curling, scuffing to covers; light edgewear. Sm. po sticker to ffep; few pgs slightly creased to bottom edge. Binding tight; pgs clean & crisp. Slight scuffing, few sm. soil marks to dj panels.