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Zen and Western Thought
by Masao Abe
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0824809521
- ISBN 13
- 9780824809522
- Seller
-
Oregon City, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai`i Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1985. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. Very Good: The Book shows shelving wear to the bottom edge of the text block; milder wear to the upper extremities; a short, closed tear at the head of the backstrip; a touch of crimp to the heel of the backstrip; faint sunning to the blue background field of the backstrip and around the edges of the front panel; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text, but the lower corner of the title page has been creased. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor unobtrusive imperfections. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.75 x 5.75 x 1.1 inches). Edited and with an Introduction by William R. LaFleur. Foreward by John Hick. First Edition (1985) , Second Printing (1986). Blue boards with gilt titles at the backstrip. Hardcover: Lacks DJ. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xxiv, 308 pages .
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- Seller
- Black Cat Hill Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 57540
- Title
- Zen and Western Thought
- Author
- Masao Abe
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition; Second Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0824809521
- ISBN 13
- 9780824809522
- Publisher
- University of Hawai`i Press
- Place of Publication
- Honolulu, HI
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- Asian Religions, Comparative Religion, Zen, Western Philosophy, Zen Practice, Buddhism, Zen Buddhism, Chinese Buddhism, Japanese Buddhism
- Bookseller catalogs
- Eastern Thought;
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