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TAKING THE WAY OF ZEN by Aitken, Robert
- Bookseller: Grandmahawk's Eyrie
 (AU)
- Seller Inventory #: GHE0013043
- Format: Paperback
- Book condition: Very Good
- Edition: Reprint
- Binding: Paperback
- ISBN 10: 0865470804
- ISBN 13: 9780865470804
- Publisher: North Point Press,
- Place: New York
- Date published: 1994
- Pages: 149
- Size: 5.25 x 8 x 0.75 inches
- Weight: 0.4 pounds
Description
New York: North Point Press, , 1994 PB, pictorial card covers, VG/--, 148pp. Minor rubbing to edges and corners of covers, inside has author's signature to title, else square, clean, tight and otherwise unmarked. An excellent guide for those who are drawn to Zen teachings, from the simply curious to the serious student . 240g when packed.. Signed by Author. Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
rubbing : Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually
used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
reprint : Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
pb : paperback
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 8-10 inches tall. The size is based on a sheet of paper 25 inches by 38 inches, the size of paper traditionally used by book printers, which has been folded and cut into 16 pages..
Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes.
Book summary
An American master who heads Hawaii's Diamond Sangha, Aitken Roshi has written a lucid, appealing and well-written introduction that has served as a gateway book for many in making make esoteric concepts and teachings easier for those who are just beginning their Zen practice, and well as those who are entirely unfamiliar with Zen.
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