SHIN BUDDHISM by Suzuki, D. T. [Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki] - 1970

Harper & Row. 1st. 1970. vg-. Paperback. 93pp; contents unmarked, pages toned; 8" tall; shelf wear to edges of cover .

New York: Haper and Row, 1970. Paperback. Good +. Paperback. 7 3/4" X 5 1/2". 93pp. Mild wear to pictorial wraps with rubbing, toning, and creasing to covers, corners, and edges. Two small pieces of tape at bottom edge of spine. Dust-spotting to edges of text block. Faint foxing to front and rear enpapers. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Shin is the uniquely Japanese flowering of the type of Buddhism known as "Pure Land." It originated in the thirteenth century with the charismatic and prophetic figure Shinran (1172-1263), whose interpretation of the traditional Pure Land teachings was extremely influential in his own lifetime and remain so today. In a period when Japanese Buddhism was dominated by an elitist monastic establishment, Shinran's Shin teaching became a way of liberation for all people, regardless of age, class, or gender. Although Shin is one of Japan's greatest religious contributions--and is still the most widely practiced form of Buddhism in… Read More

New york: Harper & Row, 1970. First edition. paperback. very good/no dustjacket. 8vo. pp.93

New York: Harper & Row, 1970. Book. VG+. Quarter Cloth and Hard Cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quarter green cloth with green pattern hard cover. Green tiles to the spine and a green figure in the lotus position on the front. This copy is VG+ in a VG, price clipped DJ. DJ is dated "0370" at the bottom front flap. 93 pp. Exterior is rich and clean with no rubbing and only minimal bumping at spine ends and tips. Inside has PO stamp at bottom of FEP and small bookseller's stamp at bottom of title page. Otherwise unmarked , crisp, and tightly bound. Minimal even toning. DJ has scattered foxing near the edgesand minimal wear to spine and edges. Quite lovely..

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1970. First UK Edition. A FINE HARDCOVER COPY with printed panels. 93 pages, plus publisher's book announcement. Octavo.

New York: Harper & Row. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1970. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0370 . First American edition. Fine in a near fine dust jacket . (Quarter-size soil spot on rear panel of dust jacket. ) (G); 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 93 pages .