Nancy Amphoux Translator (19 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Library stamps and markings. vi, 184 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Mylar protected dust jacket. Like new condition except for very slight nudges to the spine's crown and foot. The DJ has no tears or chips. Book Club edition.

Hardcover w/DJ. Condition: Good +/Good +. Later Edition. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster. Good +/Good +. 1989. Later Edition. Hardcover w/DJ. Sm 4to., 559pp., Original price intact; pages clean and unmarked. . Black & White Illustrations (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Stated first American edition. No additional printings are listed. Unclipped ($19.95), mylar protected dust jacket. LIke new except the spine ends are somewhat creased. The DJ has no tears or chips, but the spine ends has slight creases. Book club dimple on the back board.…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Near fine in original wrappers with light rubbing.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. First printing. Unclipped ($29.95), mylar protected dust jacket. Like new condition except the title page has a faint vertical crease. The tops of the boards are beginning to show some dust staining. The DJ has no tears or chips. The mylar has some scuffing, but that does not affect the DJ.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Stated first American edition. No other printings are listed. Mylar protected dust jacket. The DJ has a bit of creasing to the spine's head and heel, and a hint of rubbing to the front. The book has clean text, solid binding, no marks or writing, sharp corners. A slight amount of creasing to the spine's crown and foot. The front/top edge has a small tear to the cloth. Book club edition.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Trade paperback with yellow covers. Light fading to spine edge. Interior pages are clean. 130 pp.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Here are three books on spirituality, Specifically Zen Buddhism. "Everyday Zen : Love & Work" by Charlotte Joko Beck, published by Harper Collins; The Spirit of Zen : a Way of Life, Work, and Art in the Far East" by Alan Watts is an Evergreen Book, published by Grove Press; the third book is "Questions to a Zen Master, Taisen Dashimaru : "Practical and Spiritual Answers from the Great Japanese Master" - Translated by Nancy Amphoux. The book was published by E. P. Dutton. TITLE : Everyday Zen : Love and Work AUTHOR : Charlotte Joko Beck EDITOR : Steve Smith IMPRINT : HarperCollins PLACE : San Francisco DATE : (1989) PHYSICAL DETAILS : Trade Paperback; contains a Preface and notes; x + 214 pages; approx. 5 3/8" x 8 1/4"; decorated wraps, glued CONDITION : VERY GOOD - this is a Previously owned book that remains clean and attractive , with the following particulars noted : No creasing to spine - soft bumps to corner tips - binding is solid - interior is lightly toned, else clean and free of marking. This book is, as it states on the cover, "Zen American - Style by an American Zen Master" ; it "offers a warm , engaging, and uniquely American approach to using Zen to deal with the problems of daily living - love, relationships, work, fear, ambition, suffering. Beck shows how to live each moment to the fullest. At the time of this book , she was a teacher at the Zen Center in San Diego. ———————————————————————————— SERIES : An Evergreen Book TITLE : The Spirit of Zen: A Way of Life, Work , and Art in the Far East AUTHOR : Alan W. Watts IMPRINT : Grove Press Books (Evergreen #E 219) PLACE : New York DATE : (1981) EDITION : Reprint 21st Evergreen Printing PHYSICAL DETAILS : Trade Paperback; Contains a few monochrome illustrations; contains the prefaces to the First , Second and Third Editions; contains a Glossary , and a Bibliography ; 136 pages + six pages of publisher's list; approximately 5 1/4" x 8"; decorated wraps, glued. CONDITION : VERY GOOD - Also previously owned, the following particulars noted: On the inside of the rear cover is a blank card pocket - but there is no marking or identity stamp on the book. Slight crease to spine; a scratch displays across the front cover; rear cover has mild surface rub - corner tips are softly bumped. Text-block edges toned, else clean. binding is tight; interior paper is toned, else clean and free of marking. "The Spirit of Zen" is a famous book that was originally published in 1958, and which has since gone through many printings. "The Spirit of Zen" remains a key text for western enthusiasts interested in Zen Buddhism. For many people this book was their introduction to Zen. ————————————————————————————————— TITLE : Questions to a Zen Master AUTHOR : Taisen Deshimaru (1914 - 1982) TRANSLATOR : Nancy Amphoux (Originally published in France as "Questions à un Maitre Zen") IMPRINT : E. P. Dutton PLACE : New York DATE : (© 1985) No printing date stated [ circa 1990] EDITION : 5th E. P. Dutton Printing (Fifth American Printing) PHYSICAL DETAILS : Trade Paperback; contains one illustration and some calligraphy; has an Introduction and Glossary; [xvi] + 144 pages; 5 5/16" x 8 1/4'; decorated wraps, glued; there is a color photography of Taisen Deshimaru on the rear cover. CONDITION -- VERY GOOD PLUS -- This is a previously owned book that remains in exceptional condition, clean and bright, with tight binding and clean, unmarked interior. From the rear cover : Taisen Deshimaru Roshi was a man of true wisdom, trained in the traditionally rigorous Soto Zen School. Yet he was a bit of a rebel, and took as his life work the mission to transmit the authentic teaching of Zen Buddhism to the west. In this volume, published shortly before his death, the great Japanese master offers direct practical and spiritual answers to a layman's basic questions about one of the most influential spiritual movements of our time.".…

Hardcover w/DJ. Condition: Good/Good. Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company. Good/Good. 1970. . Hardcover w/DJ. Sm 4to., 655 p.p., Shelf wear; shelf lean; cracked inner hinge; head and tail of spine and corners of cover bumped; tear at top edge of back dust jacket panel; dust jacket spine faded; back dust jacket panel toned; original price intact; pages clean and unmarked. . Black and White Plates (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine - Fine. 1978. Near Fine - Fine softback book. A like new copy, clean, still glossy covers. Tiny bump to one corner. 212pp. (Rr).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Paperback Original. Light reading crease to the spine. A few tiny pin-prick marks to the top left corner of the front cover and the top right corner of the rear cover. The pages are clean and unmarked. First printing.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 896 pages. 8.75x6.00x1.75 inches. In Stock.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Paperback. Condition: Good.

Full-Leather. Condition: Fine. 2 volumes. The Library of Great Lives. Collector's Edition. Full green leather with gilt titles and decorations; all edges gilt; silk moire endpapers; ribbon page marker. Illustrated and with frontispiece portraits of Tolstoy. Easton Press Library of Great Lives note card laid in.…

Full-Leather. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket as issued. Hardover Illustrated Re-Issue. 2 vols -viii + 762 pp (v. 1- viii + 321 pp + Appendices, v. 2 -ii + 325 - 700 + pp 700 - 762). Foreword by Mehta, v. I - frontis & 8 illustrations, text in IV Parts, vol II - frontis + 14 illustrations, Parts V - VIII subdivided by numbered chapters, Each vol contains its own Table of Contents, whereas both volumes contain the same Appendices - Biographical Notes, Index (pp700-762). 6.4" x 9.3" dark green leather boards, gilt design, gilt spine letters, gilt text block all around. Size: Octavo. Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Holt Rinehart Winston. New York. 1978. 212 pages. First English Language Edition stated, first printing with full numberline including 1. Book is tight. Binding and hinges are strong. Charcoal gray paper-covered boards quarterbound in cream cloth binding; stamped in black. Panels are bright and clean with four sharp corners. Pages lay tight, clean and flat in seemingly unread condition. Original DJ with 0778 code at base of front flap. DJ is about fine; only flaws are a price-clipped interior flap and a tiny chip at rear shoulder. Book's only flaws are a neatly written previous owner's name written on upper corner of FFEP. Faint toning to pastedown/endpaper from paper once laid-in. An uncommon first edition, first printing in attractive about near fine copy with noted flaws. A first-hand account of the Cambodian Revolution of 1975.…

Paperback. Condition: As New.