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A GALLERY OF CHINESE IMMORTALS: Selected Biographies Translated from Chinese Sources by Giles, Lionel - 1948
by Giles, Lionel
A GALLERY OF CHINESE IMMORTALS: Selected Biographies Translated from Chinese Sources
by Giles, Lionel
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- Hardcover
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London: John Murray, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Several centuries before the Christian era Chinese mountain hermits, called hsien, are said to have succeeded, by means of dieting, bodily exercises, regulation of the breath, and mental cultivation, in prolonging life far beyond the ordinary span. Later on, Taoist adepts devoted themselves to the task of compounding an elixir of immortality, incidentally achieving a mastery over the forces of Nature that enabled them to perform all sorts of miraculous feats." 12mo. Original green cloth binding, with black titles. The dust jacket is price-clipped, with some general toning along the extremities; otherwise very good.
- Bookseller Johnson Rare Books & Archives (US)
- Format/Binding Hardcover
- Book Condition Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition Very good
- Quantity Available 1
- Edition First Edition
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher John Murray
- Place of Publication London
- Date Published 1948
- Keywords Eastern Religion, Taoism, Chinese Buddhism, China, Theology