The Lights of Penitence, Lights of Holiness, The Moral Principles, Essays, Letters and Poems by Kook, (Rabbi) Abraham Isaac - 1978

New York.: Paulist Press.. Very Good-. 1978. Softcover. 080912159X . 8vo - 23 x 15 cm.; xxviii - 415 pp. One of the "Classics of Western Spirituality: A Library of Great Spiritual Masters" from Paulist Press. From the back cover: "Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook was the Chief Rabbi of Palestine prior to the establishment of the State of Israel. Rabbi Kook represents the most significant renewal of the Jewish mystical tradition in modern times. This volume presents to the English reader the major expressions of his thought, and a biographical sketch sums up his basic teachings". Translation and introduction by Ben Zion Bokser with a preface by Jacob Agus and Rivka Schatz. Library markings of which none are external are a library stamp and previous owner's name on the first page and a library pocket on the inside of the back cover. The book shows mild shelf wear and the back cover has a crease on the top fore edge corner. Otherwise clean with a tight binding.; Ex-Library .