Search Results: Religion & Theology / Buddhism from Adamstown Books

New York and London: The Encyclopedia Brittanica Co., 1915. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, 369 pp. w/ 4 maps, 16 b& w photos, and illustrations throughout. Historical survey of Japanese history examines mythology, protohistoric sovereigns, through the Heian, Gen, Heit, Kamakura, though the Tokugawa and Meiji to the Russo-Japanese War. Religions (Shinto, Buddhsim, and Christianity) are also discussed. Book Condition : Good, Ex-Church Library; some waviness/light creasing as the paper used is quite thin; rubber stamp on title page; catalog label on spine; pocket inside rear cover. No Dust Jacket..

Kandy, Sri Lanka: The Buddhist PublicationSociety, 1967. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Softcover, 24 pp. 1984 2nd printing of likely 1st English Edition. Short booklet examines several figures from early Buddhism - The Upasaka Citta, The Bhikkhu Citta, and Father and Mother Nakula. English translation of German work. Book Condition : Very Good; no text marks; light wear near spine..

Greenwich CT: New York Graphic Society Ltd., 1971. Book. Good Plus. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, 191 pp. w/ 128 b& w plates. D.T. Suzuki's last work was this examination of Rinzai Zen Master Sengai's calligraphy and ink drawings, forms he devoted himself to during his retirement after serving as abbot of Shofukuji, the oldest Zen temple in Japan.Translations of calligraphy are accompanied by commentary from Suzuki. Book Condition : Good+; no text marks; light bumping to spine ends; light scuffing board bottoms; light spotting to top text block. Dust Jacket Condition : Good; price clipped; shelf wear along edges; light soiling to rear..

Atglen PA: Schiffer Publishing, 2009. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. This is actually a new book, but has some minor shelving wear from storage in a co-op. 1st Edition Oversize hardcover, 256 pp. w/ over 500 color photos depicting the full range of thangka and tantric religious art and ritual objects and household objects. Organized by form and object. Book Condition : Near Fine; no text marks; slight bumping to spine ends. Dust Jacket Condition : Very Good; shelf wear along edges; small tear at bottom spine end..