In Search of the Miraculous: Fragments of an Unknown Teaching
by Ouspensky, P.D
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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About This Item
New York, NY: Harcourt, Brace and Company, Inc., 1949. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 397 pages, 8vo. Stated First Edition. Jacket price unclipped: $5.00. Shelfwear to DJ: scuffing along edges and covers, many small tears and small missing pieces along edges and spine, much chipping along edges, some creasing on covers, light spine fade, remnants of masking tape on front and rear inside flaps. DJ in mylar. Previous owner's gift inscription on front endpaper, tanning on inside covers and endpapers, masking tape residue on inside covers, light tanning along page edges. Volume is in Good-minus condition..
Synopsis
A new edition of the groundbreaking spiritual treasure, with a foreword by bestselling author Marianne Williamson . Since its original publication in 1949, In Search of the Miraculous has been hailed as the most valuable and reliable documentation of G. I. Gurdjieff's thoughts and universal view. This historic and influential work is considered by many to be a primer of mystical thought as expressed through the Work, a combination of Eastern philosophies that had for centuries been passed on orally from teacher to student. Gurdjieff's goal, to introduce the Work to the West, attracted many students, among them Ouspensky, an established mathematician, journalist, and, with the publication of In Search of the Miraculous, an eloquent and persuasive proselyte. Ouspensky describes Gurdjieff's teachings in fascinating and accessible detail, providing what has proven to be a stellar introduction to the universal view of both student and teacher. It goes without saying that In Search of the Miraculous has inspired great thinkers and writers of ensuing spiritual movements, including Marianne Williamson, the highly acclaimed author of A Return to Love and Illuminata. In a new and never-before-published foreword, Williamson shares the influence of Ouspensky's book and Gurdjieff's teachings on the New Thought movement and her own life, providing a contemporary look at an already timeless classic.
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- Bookseller
- Russian Hill Bookstore
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 060782
- Title
- In Search of the Miraculous: Fragments of an Unknown Teaching
- Author
- Ouspensky, P.D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace and Company, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1949
- Keywords
- OUSPENSKY
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Russian Hill Bookstore, established in 1974, is one of the last family-owned used and new bookstores in San Francisco. We began as Sunset Bookstore in 1974, a small used bookshop servicing the Sunset District west of 19th Avenue, and have been in continual operation for the past 43 years. Over the years Sunset Bookstore has since closed and merged with Russian Hill Bookstore, which has grown to become also the best note card shop in the city, and a favorite place for toys and games for children of all ages.
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