Gurdjieff: Making a New World by Bennett, John G - 1976

Turnstone Books/Harper & Row/Harper Colophon Books, London, 1976. First Thus. Paperback. Near Fine Condition. The most complete, comprehensive account of the life and work of George Ivanovich Gurdjieff, one of the greatest men of the 20th century, and the only one which attempts to describe his mission. Since Gurdjieff’s death in 1949, countless books have been written describing an author’s experience with him, in more or less personal detail. This is the first and only book written by an associate of Gurdjieff, presenting an overview of Gurdjieff’s life, cultural background, studies, teachings, practices, cosmology, psychology and goals. The author encountered Gurdjieff first in Istanbul in 1920, saw him again in London and the Prieuré, Fontainebleau, lost touch with him for 25 years and saw him again in Paris and New York in the last two years of his life. He devoted the last 25 years of his own life to researching and… Read More

Turnstone Books. Fair. 1976. Paperback. 0855000678 . Card covers. Text clean and free from annotations, pages age-toned, spine sunned and slightly creased, no previous owner's markings. ; 7.8 X 5.2 X 0.9 inches; 320 pages .