A Search in Secret India
de Paul Brunton
- Usado
- good
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Good
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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EUR 176.52EUR 158.87
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Sobre este artículo
London: Rider & Co, c1935. Cloth. Good. 8" by 5.5". Not Stated. The second impression of Paul Brunton's insightful travel works, recounting his spiritual travels across India. The second impression.Paul Brunton's insight account of his travels across India, during which he lived amongst yogis, mystics, and gurus.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and fourteen plates.Collated, lacking the plate to face page 232.Paul Brunton is the pen-name used by Raphael Hurst, a noted author of spiritual works. He was one of the early popularised of Neo-Hindu spiritualism in Western Esotericism. This is his best known work.Undated, dated from Jisc from a copy held at the University of Bristol Libraries.With a foreword by Sir Francis Younghusband. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Evidence of a label being formerly adhered to the tail of the front board, with fading and a small amount of paper remnants. Spine is a little discoloured. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Small tear to the tail of the rear joint. A few minor marks to the boards, and light rubbing to the spine and extremities. Front hinge is starting but firm, rear hinge is a little strained. Stamp to the recto of the front endpaper. Stamp and torn label to the rear paste down. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with a few scattered spots. Bound without one plate. Good
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- Librería
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 901P16
- Título
- A Search in Secret India
- Autor
- Paul Brunton
- Ilustrador
- Not Stated
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Rider & Co
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- c1935
- Tamaño
- 8" by 5.5"
- Palabras clave
- A Search in Secret India paul brunton raphael hurst india paul brunton
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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