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Bones of the Master - A Buddhist Monk's Search for the Lost Heart of China
by George Crane
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0593041798
- ISBN 13
- 9780593041796
- Seller
-
Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Bantam Press, 2000 Book. Near Fine. Tan Cloth Boards. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fascinating story of a Ch'an Buddhist master's journey back to his birthplace at the edge of the Gobi Desert in the company of an American poet. 293pp, illustrated with 16 pages of black and white photographs and double-page map. Gilt lettering to spine. Minimal bumping to spine and top edges slightly sunned, otherwise near fine copy with no inscriptions. Minor shelfwear to unclipped DJ..
Synopsis
George Crane is a poet as well as a translator of poems from the Chinese ( A Thousand Pieces of Snow , co-authored with Tsung Tsai). He lives in upstate New York. Bones of the Master is his first nonfiction work.
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- Bookseller
- Washburn Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005950
- Title
- Bones of the Master - A Buddhist Monk's Search for the Lost Heart of China
- Author
- George Crane
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0593041798
- ISBN 13
- 9780593041796
- Publisher
- Bantam Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2000
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
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Washburn Books
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Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire
About Washburn Books
Washburn Books is a small family business, based in Yorkshire. We offer a wide variety of hard-to-find and out-of-print books in our virtual store, as well as an offline search service. We take pride in our fast delivery of well packaged books.
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