Meetings Remarkable Men by Gurdjieff, First Edition (13 results)

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Meetings with Remarkable Men, G. I. Gurdjieff's autobiographical account of his youth and early travels, has become something of a legend since it was first published in 1963. A compulsive "read" in the tradition of adventure narratives, but suffused with Gurdjieff's unique perspective on life, it is organized around portraits of remarkable men and women who aided Gurdjieff's search for hidden knowledge or accompanied him on his journeys in remote parts of the Near East and Central Asia. This is a book of lives, not doctrines, although readers will long value Gurdjieff's accounts of conversations with sages. Meetings conveys a haunting sense of what it means to live fully-with conscience, with purpose, and with heart. Among the remarkable individuals whom the reader will come to know are Gurdjieff's father (a traditional bard), a Russian prince dedicated to the search for Truth, a Christian missionary who entered a World Brotherhood deep in Asia, and a woman who escaped white slavery to become a trusted member of Gurdjieff's group of fellow seekers. Gurdjieff's account of their attitudes in the face of external challenges and in the search to understand the mysteries of life is the real substance of this classic work. Striking portraits of the inspiring individuals Gurdjieff met while journeying to remote parts of Asia and the Near East in search of hidden knowledge. This autobiographical account has become a classic since its publication in 1963. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. London. Picador/Pan Macmillan. 1978. First printing in this Pan paperback edition. First published in 1963. Soft Covers. Pictorial front wrap. Some light creasing to the rear corner. Corners are sharp and spine ends show no wear. Text block is evenly toned. The book is in very good plus condition. At the turn of the century, the young Gurdjieff spent twenty years in a remote region of Central Asia absorbing ancient knowledge. This book is an account of that time and of the truly remarkable men who helped him to shape his influential philosophy. Cover photograph by Sophie Baker. A magical and colourful mix of autobiography, traveller's tale, myth and legend.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st edition/1st impression. With bright blue cloth and minor minor marks on front fep with out inscription in not price clipped dust jacket, which has slight wear and is faded on teh spine but which is now protected by a removable transparent wrapper. Scarce in dj.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. All and Everything, Second Series. Blue cloth Binding tight and square. Pages clean and free of writing or marks.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition in dust jacket. Top edge slightly soiled and one spot to fore edge. Gilt-stamped blue cloth; gilt is bright. Dust jacket is edgeworn and chipped; spine is sunned. Jacket is unclipped ($5.95).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First English Edition. A couple pages tanned by newspaper clipping; jacket has light wear; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 303 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st edition, very good in very good dust jacket, small inscription on front free end paper.

First edition. 303 pages. Hardbound in very good condition in a very good dust jacket; Modest skew to spine.

Hardcover. First American edition, frontispiece, blue cloth, 303pp. Near new condition, covers bright, text clean and binding tight in a very good (one inch closed tear, price clipped, and lightly sun faded spine) dust jacket which is now in a clear protective mylar sleeve.

Hardcover. Translated from the Russian. First edition thus. Very good in a very good (old sale price in ink on front flap, rubbing, minor edge wear) dust jacket. ; 303 pages Very Good in Very Good dust jacket.

First American edition. Portrait frontispiece. 8vo, blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine, in the original orange dustjacket printed in blue. xi, 303. A very nice and clean copy, the spine panel of the jacket mellowed. For twenty years, Gurdjieff traveled in the remote regions of Central Asia and the Middle East searching for an ancient, but universal knowledge. The "remarkable men" of the title were some of his companions. Reappearing in Russia in 1913, he gathered around him a group of people who turned their attention towards the development of 'consciousness'. This work, written in Russian, was published by Gurdjieff's students. It represents what Gurdjieff called the second series of his writings. First published in France in 1960, followed by the simultaneous publication in England and the United States, Meetings offers the reader a new way of living one's life.