Autobiography of a Yogi by Yogananda, Paramhansa - 1949

New York: Philosophical Library, 1949. Presumed Second Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. Original blue publisher's cloth binding with gilt to spine and front board. Top-edge stained red. Some very gentle rubbing to extremities. Ownership signature of Mary L. Senkler to front endpaper. In a Near Fine jacket with some gentle wear to corners and head of spine, and with spine just a touch sunned. In all, a clean, tight, square copy presenting nicely in its original jacket. In the absence of a definitive bibliography, presumed second edition, with advertisements on the rear panel of the dust jacket for books published as late as 1948.

Beginning with his childhood and tracing his life through his encounters with monks, gurus, and key spiritual figures of the East and West, Autobiography of a Yogi provides readers with an introduction to the teachings of Krishna yoga meditation. The book, which has been translated into over fifty languages, has been highly acclaimed as one of the 100 Most Important Spiritual Works of the 20th Century; and it has influenced a diverse readership to explore and appreciate Eastern methods of God-realization. Among its notable readers have been George Harrison, Mariel Hemingway, and Steve Jobs. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket.