Essays in Zen Buddhism: Second Series
London / Kyoto, Japan: Luzac and Company, Published for The Eastern Buddhist Society, 1933.
First edition, first printing. Signed by D. T. Suzuki and inscribed to a former owner on the title page. Bound in publisher's original red cloth ruled in blind with spine lettered in gilt. Very Good. Bumping and edge wear to cloth, spine lightly faded. Several tiny stains to textblock edge. Tokyo bookseller ticket to front pastedown and some offsetting to endsheets, owner name and date in light pencil to front free endpaper. Glue repairs evident to front and rear inner hinges. The second in a series of greatly influential essays by the Japanese scholar and author, who is credited with spreading Zen and Shin to a western audience through these essays and several other works. Item #140941199
Price: $4,500.00