The Tibetan Book of The Dead; Or the After-Death Experiences of The Bardo Plane, According to Lama Dawa-Samdup's English Rendering
by EVANS-WENTZ, W.Y
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Oxford: The University Press, 1957. Third Edition Stated. 8vo. 23cm x 15.5cm. Publisher's bottle green cloth. Dustjacket. Titled and decorated in gilt to spine and front board, bright and sharp with a touch of sunning to the upper extremities, in a clean, bright example of the dustjacket with some light spotting here and there, a very good handsome copy indeed. 249pp. Internally clean. Light spotting to top-edge, others untrimmed. A beautifully produced book, and an indispensable work on the subject since its first appearance.
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 63746
- Title
- The Tibetan Book of The Dead; Or the After-Death Experiences of The Bardo Plane, According to Lama Dawa-Samdup's English Rendering
- Author
- EVANS-WENTZ, W.Y
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Third Edition Stated
- Publisher
- The University Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1957
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