The Way of Zen
[New York]: Pantheon [1957], 1957. First American edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [8], ix-xvii, [3], 3-236, [2] pp. Black cloth with two writing characters in gold on the front board, gold lettering on the spine. Price of $4.75 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Illustrated with two double-sided plates of black and white photographs. A contemporary receipt for the book laid in from Reed College. A cultural and philosophical history of Zen Buddhism. Alan Watts Organization, "Alan Watts". Alan Watts wrote prolifically about eastern philosophy and the concept of Zen, and helped to popularize several concepts of Eastern philosophy to a western readership. His work was intended to be accessible to those with a scholarly bent and to those without one. Watts also wrote several texts on comparative religion, and had a keen insight into human culture and thought across the globe. Very Good / Very Good. Item #000014277
Very Good or better with a small name on the free front endpaper, light foxing to the pastedowns, top textblock and to the jacket's reverse. Jacket's spine panel and folds toned.
Price: $1,250.00