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Ferrari, Alfonsa. ARTHAVINISCAYA (TESTO E VERSIONE)
Firenze 1944 first edition. Atti della Accademia D'Italia, vol IV fasc. 13. sm4to wraps. pp. 535-625. Index and errata. Good, toned throughout and largely unopened. In Italian. (a100059)
$35.00Beal, Samuel . SI-YU-KI BUDDHIST RECORDS OF THE WESTERN WORLD TRANSLATED FROM THE CHINESE OF HIUEN TSIGAN (A.D. 629) - 2 VOLUME SET
London 1906 First edition. Kegan Paul , Trench, Treubner & Co. Two hardcover volumes. Bright orange cloth with gilt lettering and gilt medallions on front boards. Decorated backstrips. cviii, 242pp., double page map; vii, 369pp., index. Some pages yet unopened. In truly excellent condition - near Fine, just slight wear on covers; hinges unbroken; no owner marks; text bright and clean. First edition of this work is seldom seen in this very nice condition. (a102134)
$400.00Garbe, Richard. CONTRIBUTIONS OF CHRISTIANITY TO BUDDHISM - article in one complete issue of THE MONIST , April 1912
Chicago 1912 first edition. Open Court. octavo wraps. Garbe article pp. 161-187. other articles in issue as well. Plain publisher's wrap. Good, somewhat worn. (a103042a)
$29.00Hirakawa, Akira. RISE OF MAHAYANA BUDDHISM AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE WORSHIP OF STUPAS - article in one complete issue of MEMOIRS OF THE RESEARCH DEPARTMENT OF THE TOYO BUNKO - NO. 22
Tokyo 1963 first edition. Toyo. 4to wraps. Hirakawa article pp. 57-106. Other articles on Japanese history in issue as well. VG plus. no owner marks. (a103687b)
$45.00Zen Buddhism. MOUNTAIN RECORD THE PRACTITIONER'S JOURNAL - MORAL AND ETHICAL TEACHINGS OF ZEN - Summer 1995
NY 1995 first edition. square octavo wraps. 125p. of text with illustrations plus 20 p. of advertisements. Includes "The True Teachings of All Buddhas: Not Creating Evil" by John Loori. Rear cover panel has owner mailing label with name marked out. VG some light wear. (a103941)
$29.00 Coomaraswamy, Ananda . HINDUISM AND BUDDHISM
NY no date (mid 20thc) Philosophical Library. Thin 8vo., hardcover. VG in worn DJ. (a11082)
$20.00 Sen, Dr. A. C. PhD . THE INDO-ASIAN CULTURE FIRST THREE ISSUES
New Delhi 1952-1953. First three issues of journal: Volume 1 Nos. 1 (July 1952) 2 (October 1952) and 3 (January 1953, published by Indian Council for Cultural Relations. 8vo., 358pp. (3 issues), photo illustrations, wraps. Articles on Buddhism, Upanisads, Sri Aurobindo, Badrinath, Contemporary Indian Thought, Guru Nank, etc. Good plus condition. 3 issues: (a17871)
$49.00 Holmes, Peter . MOUNTAINS AND A MONASTERY
London 1958. Bles. Hardcover octavo. 189pp., index. Buddhist monastery in Tibet. VG in VG DJ. no ownership marks. (a20767)
$24.00 Carus, Paul . THE GOSPEL OF BUDDHA
Chicago 1921-15th Open Court. 274pp., index. One final text page is covered with ink and pencil notes in margin only and rear end papers are covered with ink notes. Good. (a20788)
$25.00 Cameron, Clare . THE WAY OF BECOMING: A PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE NOBLE EIGHTFOLD PATH
London n.d. Foundations of Peace Series No. 3. Sm.8vo., 18pp., wraps. Bookseller's label inside front wrap. VG. (a20948)
$25.00 Cameron, Clare . THE FLOWING STREAM REFLECTIONS ON THE MIDDLE WAY
London n.d. The Buddhist Society. 12mo., 48pp., wraps. Bookseller's label inside front wrap. VG. (a20952)
$22.00 Jackson, R. J. . BUDDHISM AND GOD
London (no date c. 1940) Buddhist Society. 12mo., 20pp., wraps. VG. (a21082)
$20.00 Saint-Hilaire, J. Barthelemy . THE BUDDHA AND HIS RELIGION
London 1914 Kegan Paul. 384pp. VG, page ends spotted, tight. (a21866)
$85.00 Nanatiloka, Bhikkhu . DAS WORT DES BUDDHA
Leipzig 1906. Th. Grieben's Verlag. In German. Hardcover. Small octavo., 72pp., original printed boards. VG. Scarce, especially in original binding.. (a23476)
$145.00Coward, Vanessa. ZEN BRUSH-STROKES
NY 1962 Ram Press. Limited to 500 copies. Hardcover 4to. Red cloth with gilt lettering. 87 loose sheets, calligraphic artwork in black ink with 2 orange Japanese stamps and an English printed title on each one. Loose as issued in folding hardcover box covered with orange cloth with gilt decoration. Fine in Near Fine box. Excellent gift idea. (a24918)
$27.00 Woodward, F. L. and E. M. Hare et al . PALI TIPITAKAM CONCORDANCE VOLUME III PART VI
London and Boston 1984 Pali Text Society. "Being a concordance in Pali to the Three Pakets of Buddhist Scriptures in the Indian order of letters." 4to., pp.311-358, wraps. VG, light soiling. (a30338)
$45.00 Woodward, F. L. and E. M. Hare et al . PALI TIPITAKAM CONCORDANCE PART X BEING A CONCORDANCE IN PALI TO THE THREE PAKETS OF BUDDHIST SCRIPTURES IN THE INDIAN ORDER OF LETTERS
London and Boston 1984 Pali Text Society. 4to., pp.129-176, wraps. Good, light soiling, some spine wear, corner chip on rear wrap. (a30339)
$45.00 Much, Hans . DIE WELT DES BUDDHA EIN HOCHGESANG
Dresden 1922 1st Reissner. In German. 8vo., 176pp., hardcover. Good, very minor moisture wrinkling of lower corner of rear cover and some text pages. (a3806)
$20.00 Humphreys, Christmas . SIXTY YEARS OF BUDDHISM IN ENGLAND 1907-1967 A HISTORY AND A SURVEY
London 1968 1st Buddhist Society. Hardcover. Octavo, 84pp., cloth. Fine in VG plus DJ. no ownership marks. (a3830)
$22.00 (zen) . THE FIRST ZEN INSTITUTE OF AMERICA IN JAPAN
Kyoto 1959. 12mo., 26pp. of text plus 8pp. of monochrome photo illustrations, stiff wraps. Promotional pamphlet laid in. VG, light wrinkling on lower corner of illustrations. (a43131)
$25.00 Jacobi, Hermann (translator) Max Mueller, ed . GAINA SUTRAS PART I; PART II (2 VOLUMES)
Oxford 1884, 1885. Sacred Books of the East, edited by F. Max Mueller, Vol. XXII, XLV. 2 volumes, complete. Part I: The Akaranga Sutra; The Kalpa Sutra. Part I: The Uttaradhyayana Sutra; The Sutrakritanga Sutra. 8vo., 324pp., index, 8pp. (ads); 456pp.; index, 8pp. (ads), brown cloth with gilt lettering. Owner bookplates. VG, light wear on spine end, light bumping of top corners of Volume 1. 2 volumes. (a43301)
$250.00 (buddhism) . WAT PAKNAM AND THE LATE ABBOT
Bangkok 1961. Sm.8vo., 9pp., wraps. VG. (a45761)
$23.00Saint-Hilaire, J. Barthelemy. HIOUEN-THSANG IN INDIA
Calcutta 1952. Translated from the French by Laura Ensor. Taken from the author's more extensive work on Buddhism in India. 12mo., 104pp., wraps. Good, small chip at heel of spine, front wrap chipped near head of spine and at top right corner, a few pages dog-eared at the beginning. (a49085)
$22.00 Jayawickrama, N. A. (editor) . THE CHRONICLE OF THE THUPA AND THE THUPAVAMSA BEING A TRANSLATION AND EDITION OF VACISSARATTHERA'S THUPAVAMSA
London 1971 Luzac & Company. Sacred Books of the Buddhists, Volume XXVIII. 8vo., 286pp., glossary, index, hardcover octavo. Fine. no DJ. (a50554)
$65.00 Rubel, Mary . THE GODS OF NEPAL AN INTRODUCTION TO THE DIETIES OF HINDUISM AND BUDDHISM
Katmandu 1968 (date of introduction) Jore Ganesh. 12mo., 52pp., glossary to aid in their identification, wraps. Good, light wear. (a51083)
$30.00 Casanowicz, Immanule M. . THE S.S. HOWLAND COLLECTION OF BUDDHIST RELIGIOUS ART IN THE NATIONAL MUSEUM
Washington 1906. 8v., 10pp., plates, removed and rebound in later wraps. VG. (a53466)
$35.00 (buddhism) . MONASTACISM. SINGLE ISSUE OF MOUNTAIN ROAD
Mt. Tremper 1994. Singles issue of this journal publishd by Dharma Communications of the Moutain and Rivers Order. Sq.8vo., 111pp., photo illustrations, advertisements, original illustrated wraps. Good, one page dog eared, light wear to wraps. (a56777)
$25.00 Adam, Dr. Leonhard . BUDDHASTATUEN URSPRUNG UND FORMEN DER BUDDHAGESTALT
Stuttgart 1925 Strecher und Schroder. In German. Sm.4to., 12pp. of text, 1 titelbild, 52 photographien auf 48 tafeln und 20 abbildugen im text, original hardcover. Inscribed and signed by Adam. Good, cover worn, heel of spine badly chipped, no DJ. (a57594)
$30.00 Wiedenmann, Bapt. . YOGA, DIE GEHEIMWISSENSCHAFT INDIENS (signed)
Leipzig 1938. Osiris-B�cher VII., In German. Octavo, 10pp., original decorated boards. ***Inscribed and signed by Wiedenmann on the half title. Institution stamp on title page and half title. Small ink note and residue of newspaper clipping on half title. Good, light wear. Scarce. (a58133)
$35.00 Straus, Georg (editor) . DIE BR�CKE. DEUTSCHE WOCHENSCHRIFT F�R OSTASIEN. 1928 - 1932 (80 ISSUES)
Shanghai. June 30, 1928 through January 30 1932, 80 issues of this bi-weekly Chinese Buddhist journal written in German (5 issues are missing: 21/22, 23/24, 25/26, 49/50, 51/52---all from 1931). This journal ceased publication in 1933. 4to., 14pp. per issues, advertisements, yellow printed wraps. Good to VG, several issues are split at spine. Scarce. 80 issues. (a58836)
$1500.00 Migot, Dr. Andre . CARAVANE VERS BOUDDHA
Paris 1954 Amiot Dumont. In French. Square octavo, 228pp., photo illustrations, original printed wraps with title in yellow ink on front panel. VG, leaves lightly browned. (a61068)
$25.00 Arnold, Edwin . THE LIGHT OF ASIA OR, THE GREAT RENUNCIATION (MAHABHINISHKRAMANA) BEING THE LIFE AND TEACHING OF GAUTAMA
New York 1880 American Book Exchange. 12mo., 121pp., attractive decorated hardcover. Lacks front free blank. VG. (a66762)
$25.00 Edmunds, Albert J. . A BUDDHIST GENESIS
Chicago 1904 Open Court. Article (8pp.) in The Monist a Quarterly Magazine Devoted to the Philosophy of Science. Included in a complete issue with several articles. Octavo, original printed wraps. Uncut. VG. (a69512b)
$35.00 Suzuki, Teitaro . THE FIRST BUDDHIST COUNCIL
Chicago 1904 Open Court. Article (30pp.) in The Monist a Quarterly Magazine Devoted to the Philosophy of Science. Included in a complete issue with several articles. Octavo, original printed wraps. Uncut. VG. (a69512c)
$35.00 Weber, Max . GESAMMELTE AUFS�TZE ZUR RELIGIONSSOZIOLOGIE VOLUME II HINDUISMUS UND BUDDHISMUS
Tubingen 1921 1st Mohr. In German. Hardcover. Octavo, 378p., original blue cloth spine with blue paper covered boards. Near Good, inner hinges cracked, leaves lightly browned. (a69754)
$29.00 Berling, Judith A. . THE SYNCRETIC RELIGION OF LIN CHAO-EN. ISBN 0-231-04870-X
NY 1980 1st Columbia University. ISBN 0-231-04870-X. Lin Chao-en was 16th century Chinese religious teacher who preached a blend of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism. Hardcover, Octavo, 348pp., hardcover. Fine in Good DJ. (a70680)
$28.00 Conway, Moncure Daniel . MY PILGRIMAGE TO THE WISE MEN OF THE EAST
Boston 1906 1st Houghton Mifflin. Conway's travel to Egypt, India and Ceylon to study eastern religions. Articles on slavery and liberal theology. Hardcover. Octavo, 416pp., portrait frontis, photo illustrations, blue cloth. VG, corners and spine ends lightly worn. (a70794)
$59.00 Zurcher, E, . PERSPECTIVES IN THE STUDY OF CHINESE BUDDHISM
1982. Article at pp. 161-176 in Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. Included in a complete issue with several other articles. Octavo, wraps. VG. (a71676)
$25.00 Barrett, T. H. . TAOIST AND BUDDHIST MYSTERIES IN THE INTERPRETATION OF THE TAO-TE CHINA
1982. Article at pp. 35-44 in Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. On Vedic Philosophy, Maka, Indian Government etc. Included in a complete issue with several other articles. Octavo, wraps. VG. (a71677)
$25.00 Anesaki, Masaharu . NICHIREN THE BUDDHIST PROPHET
Cambridge 1949 Harvard University. Hardcover. Small octavo, 160p., blue cloth. VG, no DJ. Scarce. (a74063)
$85.00Winternitz, Maurice. HISTORY OF INDIAN LITERATURE VOLUME II: BUDDHIST LITERATURE AND JAINA LITERATURE
Oriental Books 1977. Reprint of 1972 2nd edition (first published in 1927 by University of Calcutta.) Translated from original German by S. Ketkar and H. Kohn and Revised by the Author. Hardcover. Octavo, 673pp., maroon cloth with yellow lettering. VG cover cloth discolored but binding secure and text clean; in Good, lightly worn, dj. (a76101)
$33.00 Toporov, V. N. (translator, introduction, commentary) . DHAMMAPADA
Moscow 1960. Translated from the Pali into Russian. About the author and this book I quote from a web article by Algirdas Sabaliauskas, Remembering Vladimir Toporov. "Imperceptibly the conversation turned to Toporov. Recently in Moscow his translation from Pali of the Buddhist chef d'oeuvre 'Dhammapada' had been published. From Toporov's letter (23 March 1960) I had learned the unfortunate history of this work. The Oriental Institute of the USSR Academy of Sciences had published the book. They had begun to sell the book at the institute kiosk. However, after three or four days the distribution of the book was stopped: in the book's introduction the translator had published religious views and had not given the Marxist interpretation of this Buddhist work. One hundred fifty copies of the book had already been sold (with a print run of 40,000). However, all was not lost. Toporov hoped that at least a small portion of the copies would reach the bookstores. He soon sent me a copy. Still it was difficult to stop the book's distribution, since the chief editor was the famous Russian orientalist Yurij Rerich. I liked the introduction to the book very much and Nikita Tolstoy was particularly delighted by it. I was also intrigued by the fact that the book had been dedicated to the memory of a certain V. S. Vorobyov-Desyatovski. I didn't know who this man was. Nikita Tolstoy explained to me that Toporov had probably never met this man, but still he felt for him a special respect. Considerably later I learned that he was a Russian orientalist who had not even lived to the age of 30. When Nikikta Tolstoy began to talk about Toporov's modesty, he said: 'You know - he is just a saint.' It seems to me now that Tolstoy's words were a very appropriate characterization of Toporov's personality." This is one of the surviving copies of this great work. Short pen note on front free blank. Hardcover. Octavo, 157pp., original printed cloth. Cover is near Good with cover cloth soiled and stained, especially on rear panel . But internally book is VG with almost no wear and just faint toning in page margins. (a80941)
$800.00 Mendelson, E. Michael, edited by John P Ferguson . SANGHA AND STATE IN BURMA: A STUDY OF MONASTIC SECTARIANISM AND LEADERSHIP
Ithaca 1975 1st Cornell. ISBN 0-8014-0875-X. Hardcover. Octavo, 400pp., blue cloth. VG, light wear on corners, spine lettering faded away, no DJ. (a81156)
$145.00 Hasegawa, Atsuko and Nancy S Shiraki . HOSHA A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF JODO SHINSHU WOMEN IN HAWAII
1989 1st Hawaii Federation of Honpa Hongwanji Buddhist Women's Association. ISBN 0-9622125-0-4. Hardcover. Oblong 4to., 208pp., color and monochrome photo illustrations, dark blue boards. Lengthy membership list. Errata slip tipped inside front board (a spot of glue has taken a tiny bit of top paper surface from facing page.) Good plus, edges rubbed, in VG DJ, light rubbing, one inch closed tear on rear panel. (a82319)
$75.00 Sarkar, Benoy Kumar . CHINESE RELIGION THROUGH HINDU EYES A STUDY IN THE TENDENCIES OF ASIATIC MENTALITY
Shanghai 1916 first edition Commercial Press. Introduction by Wu Ting-Fang. Hardcover. Octavo, 331p., brown cloth. Good, light wear, no DJ. Not a modern reprint. (a85295)
$125.00 Chihmann, Upasika (Pi-Cheng Lee of China) . THE TWO BUDDHIST BOOKS IN MAHAYANA
c. 1950 3rd Bodhisattva in Precepts. In English. Hardcover, 12mo., 149p., black cloth with gilt lettering. VG, no DJ. (a85347)
$20.00 Shojun, Bando et al (editors) . A BIBLIOGRAPHY ON JAPANESE BUDDHISM
Tokyo 1958 first edition CIIB Press. 12mo., 180p., original printed wraps. VG. (a85351)
$25.00 Steinilber-Oberlin, E. . THE BUDDHIST SECTS OF JAPAN THEIR HISTORY, PHILOSOPHICAL DOCTRINES AND SANCTUARIES
London 1938 first edition Allen & Unwin. Translated from French by Marc Loge. Hardcover. Octavo, 303p., photo illustrations, cloth. VG, no DJ. (a85515)
$25.00 (buddhism) . CAMBRIDGE BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION INC.
Cambridge 1960 first edition Cambridge Buddhist Association. Small octavo, 20p., full page photo illustration of Rev. Horioka in Zazen room at Strigie Street, attractive grey paper cover with maroon blossom on front. President of Association was Daisetz T. Suzuki, Treasurer Stewart Holmes and Secretary John Mitchell. Near Fine, slight cover fading. (a86162)
$43.00 (Dro. Gosta Montell; Sven hedin) . THE CHINESE LAMA TEMPLE POTALA OF JEHOL EXHIBITION OF HISTORICAL AND ETHNOGRAHICAL COLLECTIONS MADE BY DR. GOSTA MONTELL
Chicago 1932 first edition Century of Progress Exposition. Dr. Gosta Montell was a member of Dr. Sven Hedin's expeditions. Octavo, 64p., frontis portrait of Vincent Bendix, donor of the collection, photo illustrations, original printed wraps. VG, light cover toning. No ownership marks. (a88140)
$89.00 Wulff, K . SANG HYANG KAMAHAYANAN MANTRANAYA. ANSPRACHE BEI DER WEIHE BUDDHISTISCHER MONCHE AUS DEM ALTJAVANISCHEN UBERSETZT UND KSPRACHLICH ERLAUTERT
Kobenhavn 1934-6 first edition. Det Kgl. Danske Videnskabernes Selskab. XXI, 4. octavo. 72p. Original printed orange wraps rebound with later backstrip , no ownership marks; Near Fine. (a90022)
$39.00 Andersen, Dines and Helmer Smith . THE PALI DHATUPATHA AND THE DHATUMANJUSA. EDITED WITH INDEXES
Kobenhavn 1921-22 first edition. Det Kgl. Danske Videnskabernes Selskab. IV, 6. In English. octavo. 82p. Original printed orange wraps rebound with later backstrip , no ownership marks; VG plus. (a90037)
$45.00 Cowell, E B and J. Eggeling . CATALOGUE OF BUDDHIST SANSKRIT MANUSCRIPTS IN THE POSSESSION OF THE ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY (HODGSON COLLECTION)
London 1875 first edition. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. Removed from October 1875 issue . vol VIII part I. 52p. Two mounted plates. Rebound in later wraps. octavo. VG plus. no marks. (a91733)
$65.00 Root, E. D. . SAKYA BUDDHA: A VERSIFIED, ANNOTATED NARRATIVE OF HIS LIFE AND TEACHINGS
New York 1880 Charles P Somerby. Hardcover. sm8vo. Brown cloth. "With an excursus containing citations from the Dnammapada or Buddhist Canon." 171pp. Author described as "An American Buddhist." VG, slight cover wear; almost invisible owner signature on end paper (George Fellows) text clean but slightly toned. Binding secure; hinges not cracked. (a92989)
$75.00 Eliot, Sir Charles . JAPANESE BUDDHISM
London 1969 first edition. Routledge Kegan Paul. 449p. Hardcover octavo. With a Memoir of the Author by Harold Parlett. Some ink underlining in text. o/w Vg in Good dj. (a93716)
$25.00Hart, Rev. Virgil C.. WESTERN CHINA A JOURNEY TO THE GREAT BUDDHIST CENTRE OF MOUNT OMEI
Boston 1888 1st edition. Ticknor. Hardcover octavo., 306pp., drawings, foldout map (map in fine condition), original dark blue cloth. VG. very slight staining on frontispiece and titlepage; slight wrinkling on a few pages; no owner marks. no dj. (a94115)
$135.00Heilman, Samuel. ZEN JUDAISM: A WALK ALONG THE WAY - article in one issue of RESPONSE vol II no II FALL 1968
NY 1968 first edition. octavo wraps. One issue of Response, A contemporary Jewish Review. Heilman article on pp. 25-31. VG plus. (a94709)
$25.00original photograph. HANDCOLORED ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH C. 1880 - BUDDHA (in Japan)
C. 1880. Photograph mounted on heavy stock card. Photo is 8 x 10 inches. Slightly and artistically handcolored. Title is written in ink below the photograph on the matte. Matte is toned and very slightly wavy. There is another large photo on the verso "Ishiyamtera". VG. (a96641)
$35.00(Japan and Buddhism). 47 ORIGINAL MONOTONE PHOTOGRAPHS OF JAPAN AND ORIENT MOUNTED ON INDIVIDUAL HEAVY STOCK CARDS , c. 1880 - MANY RELATING TO BUDDHISM
c. 1880. 10 heavy stock cards (10 x 14-1/2 inches) each with one large original photograph on one side 8-1/2 x 10-1/2 inches and 4 smaller photos mounted on verso , smaller photos are 4 x6 inches. (one card has a large photo on both sides.) These are not the usual tourist photos and appear to have been taken by a traveller. All photos professionally and neated mounted. Images strong. Only 7 views are identified (all titles are in the images) Kiyomizudera, Nanjengi, Arasiyama, Buddha in Nara, Maruyama, Qchiai Sekimon in Hodsu-Gawa, Karasaklin Aumi. Many of the views show Buddhist statuary. Good, some foxing and toning on mattes in margins. Eighteen photos show humans. Total of 47 photos - appear to all be of Japan . Pictures available on request. (a96642)
$400.00 (buddhism) . THE BULGYO HAKPO JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN BUDDHIST RESEARCH INSTITUTE 7 VOLUMES
Seoul 1963-1973. Seven volumes of this annual. No. 1 (Oct. 1963), No. 2 (Dec. 1964), No. 3/4 (single volume) (Dec, 1966), No. 6 (1969), No. 7 (May 1970), No. 8 (October 1971), No. 10 (July1973). Entirely in Korean. 4to., about 300pp. per volume, wraps. Good, wraps worn, some chipping on spine ends. Set of 7 volumes: (k1181)
$350.00