At the Feet of the Master
by J. Krishnamurti (Alcyone)
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No DJ Issued
- Seller
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Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: The Rajput Press, 1911. First American Edition (1911.) 16mo (5 3/4" by 4 1/8") hardcover with 73 pages and without dust jacket as issued. The American edition's front cover features an illustration (in gold on green background), of a path leading to an Egyptian-style gateway and the title is stamped in gold on spine. On the frontispiece there is a contemporary photograph of Alcyone. The book includes a preface by Annie Besant, and a dedication page with the inscription, "To Those Who Knock". Green and gold decorated end papers. This is Krishnamuirt's first publication first released in India in 1910, this is the 1st American edition published one year later. The book is in good condition with some rubbing to edges, some faint staining and fading to cloth. Front free end paper is missing one 1/2" by 1/16th" of decoration. Interior is clean and tight. The book is considered a spiritual classic and is still in print. Pictures available upon request. Green cloth spine/Gold text. #034011. First American Edition. Hardcover. Good/No DJ Issued. 16mo. Spirituality.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Jero Books and Templet Co. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 034011
- Title
- At the Feet of the Master
- Author
- J. Krishnamurti (Alcyone)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No DJ Issued
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- The Rajput Press
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1911
- Size
- 16mo
- Keywords
- J. Krishnamurti (Alcyone) At the Feet of the Master Spirituality Mysticism Religion
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About the Seller
Jero Books and Templet Co.
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Santa Monica, California
About Jero Books and Templet Co.
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- Rubbing
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- Cloth
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- Tight
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- Spine
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