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Ramakrishna and his Disciples.
by ISHERWOOD, Christopher
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Simon and Schuster,, 1965. First edition, first printing, signed by the author on the title page. Isherwood immersed himself in the study of the Vedanta Scriptures during the Second World War, and was an active member of the Society for the following 35 years, occasionally lecturing at the Hollywood and Santa Barbara temples, and following the guidance of the Hindu priest, Swami Prabhavananda, for over 30 years. Octavo. Original brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt, om symbol in blind to front board, top edge brown. With dust jacket. Photographic portrait frontispiece, 32 illustrations in the text. Negligible fading to board edges, top edge of book block sunned, light offsetting to endpapers, an excellent copy, square and bright, in the very good, slightly soiled, jacket, unclipped, small skinned patch with short closed tears to foot of front panel, nicks to foot of rear panel, small chip to head.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 150912
- Title
- Ramakrishna and his Disciples.
- Author
- ISHERWOOD, Christopher
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- New York: Simon and Schuster,
- Date Published
- 1965
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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