The Dark Ground Trilogy: Book One by Gillian Cross - 2004-09-27

Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Penguin Publishing Group, 2004. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Dutton, 1973. Paperback. Very Good. GREAT BOOK! BEELZEBUB'S TALES TO HIS GRANDSON, THIRD BOOK ONLY. NO SPINE CREASES & MILD SHELF WEAR ON COVER. LIGHTLY AGED PAGES, NO MARKINGS IN TEXT. Description: With Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson, G. I. Gurdjieff intended to "destroy, mercilessly . . . the beliefs and views about everything existing in the world." This novel beautifully brings to life the visions of humanity for which Gurdjieff has become esteemed. Beelzebub, a man of worldly (and other-worldly) wisdom, shares with his grandson the anecdotes, personal philosophies, and lessons learned from his own life.The reader is given a detailed discussion of all matters physical, natural, and spiritual, from the creation of the cosmos to man's teleological purpose in the universe.

Tight, square spine has some cosmetic creasing. Clean, unmarked interior. Some minor edge-wear and very subtle foxing to the edges. There is a small hole punched in the back cover. Gurdjieff once said, 'I bury the bone so deep that the dogs have to scratch for it,' and in this first volume of his All and Everything trilogy (itself divided into three volumes), we find a classic example of this allegorical density: the mystic's philosophy is concealed in the stories told by Beelzebub, an extraterrestrial piloting the spaceship, Karnak, alongside his grandson, Hassein. It has been said that this grandfather-grandson relationship, spurred by Freud's theory that Judaism and Christianity suggest a relationship between father (Judaism) and son (Christianity), reflects a worldview that is both pre-Judaic and post-Christian. 428 pp. Wester Esotericism.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.

U.S.A.: Dutton, 1973 3 volume set of very good paperbacks. (NO box slipcase) The other ISBNs are 0525473491 & 0525473505.. Soft cover. Very Good.