The Lotus and The Robot

The Macmillan Co., New York, 1962; First Edition; 8vo, 296 pages. Arthur Koestler’s candid account of his lengthy pilgrimages to India and Japan in search of a solution to the failings of the Western world, only to discover an ingrained Asian moral bankruptcy and thereby an increased respect for European thought and culture. A fascinating, articulate, and compelling… Read more about this item

NY: Macmillan, 1961. Hardcover. Good+. 1st US, hardcover, one serious flaw. There is occasional light blue underlining in text. Jacket has apparently been in mylar wrapper for ages, attractive, perhaps bit sunned, no tears or wear. Non-fiction by the Nobel laureate dealing with his spiritual quests in India and Japan, considered his followup to "The Yogi and the… Read more about this item

Hutchinson, 1960. Hardcover. Good. 1960. First Edition. 296 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are clean and bright, and appear almost good as new. With minimal tanning throughout. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are… Read more about this item

Macmillan, 1961. HDJ. G+ / G+. GOOD-PLUS HARDBACK-WITH-DUSTJACKET. 1st edition 2nd printing

New York: Macmillan Company, 1961. Hardcover. Fine. First edition. Fine in an about fine, very slightly spine-faded dustwrapper. Inscribed by the author: "Arthur F. Violers from Arthur Koestler. London, 6.5.1961.

New York: Macmillan Company, 1961. First edition. Hardcover. An account of Koestler's travels to the east and elsewhere trying to find solutions to the "west's problems." A very near fine copy in an about near fine dust jacket that has a little fading to the spine and some minor wear.

New York: Macmillan Company. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 1961. First Printing. Hardcover. Top page edges very lightly soiled. Jacket spine shows minor fading and some wear at ends. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 296 pages .

New York: Macmillan Company, 1961. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First American edition. Light offsetting on endpapers, edges a bit worn, very good in a good only dustwrapper with price crossed-out on front flap, short tears on edges with internal tape repair.

Hutchinson, London, 1960. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 296 pages (complete). Koestler's foray into Eastern religious beliefs. The book has a clear plastic protective cover that is scuffed and mildly worn. The boards are healthy and sound. Within, the contents are mild, placid, clean, clear and good-looking. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.… Read more about this item

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1961. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 12mo. First printing stated. Full black cloth. 296 pp. Edges are rubbed. Dust jacket is price clipped, sunned to extremities, soiled to rear, 1" tear to upper rear joint. This book is a record of the author's recent pilgrimage to the East, where he hoped to… Read more about this item

New York: Harper Colophon Books, 1966. First Edition Thus. Paperback. Good. Inscribed by Koestler on the half-title. Good. Wraps faded at the spine and left-edge of the front, generally bumped and rubbed with multiple creases. Square and firmly bound, stains at the edges, clean internally. An account of Koestler's journey to India to "find a cure for the… Read more about this item

New York: Macmillan Company, 1961. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Slightly rubbed on the spine, very near fine in a modestly spine-faded, else near fine dustwrapper.

NY: The Macmillan Company, 1961. Textblock very clean and tight; All page edges are straight and sound. Faint sunning to the spine, lighty edge and corner worn. Lacks dust jacket; 296p., including index.. First Edition. Black Cloth. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

New York: Macmillan, 1961. First edition. Cloth. Good in Fair DJ. 8vo, 296 pp. Nick to front joint, a few specks to top edge, notes in ink on rear endpapers, otherwise unmarked. Jacket priceclipped, dustsoiled, chipped and torn.

NY 1961 first edition (stated) Macmillan. hardcover. 296p. Corners clipped on dj but old price still remains. Near Fine in Good plus DJ (2 small chips on dj) .

Harper Colophon, 1966. Paperback. Good. 1966. First Edition Thus. 296 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Binding remains firm. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Paper cover has mild edgewear with curling to corners. Light tanning to spine and edges. Sticker to front cover.

Macmillan Company, 1961-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Minor shelf wear to binding. Light wear & soiling on edges of text block. Tanning on pastedowns & endpapers. Text and images unmarked. Dj quite shelf worn with scuffs, creases, small scratches, toning, light soiling & small tears. Corners of front flap clipped but publishers price still visible. Dust jacket… Read more about this item

London: Hutchinson 1960, 1st printing. (Hardcover) 296pp. Very good in very good dust jacket. Top edge stained red. Index. The top of the spine is bumped and there is a large chip missing from the top edge of the dust jacket front panel. "The Sleepwalkers turned a spotlight on the dilemma of our time… Read more about this item

Macmillan, 1961. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: . 296 pages; 2nd printing. Light wear to the covers; pages yellowed, a little soiling to the endpapers; a good solid book. No jacket. India and Japan. Illustrator: . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Countries & Travel; Inventory No: 201888. . … Read more about this item

UsedAcceptable. DJ has a good deal of wear, tears and marks. Writing on flyleaf otherwise clean copy.