Zen Art Motorcycle Maintenance by Pirsig Robert, Signed (15 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. SIGNED by Pirsig on half title page. 25th Anniversary edition. Softbound. Wrappers show only the most minor shelf wear, otherwise very good. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: NF. Hardback in Near Fine condition without dust jacket. 211 X 150 X 41 millimeters. 412 pages. Copy number 307 of 1,000 in a Special Tenth Anniversary Edition. Signed by Robert Pirsig on front endpaper . Quick shipping, excellent customer service. All books carefully packaged in boxes and ship with tracking information.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Bound in full black leather , gilt lettering and decoration, all edges gilt, sewn in marking ribbon. Signed by the author. With Cerificate of Authenticitysigned by the author; Easton Press bookplate, and card, a note about the book and author, all laid-in. ; Signed by Author.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Signed. Hardcover, signed limited edition, #806 of 1000 copies, published on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of this modern masterpiece. A near fine copy in a near fine slipcase, as issued. Green Apple Books and Music, Publisher Weekly's Bookstore of the Year 2014, has been San Francisco's favorite independent bookseller since 1967! Shipping costs on oversize / international orders will reflect actual shipping charges and may be more than quoted by ABE. We will need to contact you with true shipping costs and ask for authorization before adjusting cost.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. New introduction by the author. Tenth Anniversary Special Limited edition: this copy is number 522 of 1,000 copies. SIGNED by the author. Small spot of foxing on top edge, else near fine in a near fine (some light shelf wear) slipcase. ; 412 pages; Signed by Author.

Condition: Near Fine. Collector's Edition. Collector's edition, signed by Robert M. Pirsig. Bound in publisher's black leather elaborately stamped in gilt. Near Fine with nearly imperceptible fading to the spine and a hint tarnishing to spine gilt. A lovely copy.

Hardcover. Reprint, 15th edition. 21.5 x 14.5 cm. Octavo. 418 pages. Black cloth in dust jacket. This copy SIGNED and inscribed by the author, Robert M. Pirsig, on the front endpaper. Reprint with the afterword dated 1984. Some creasing at top and bottom edges of dust jacket. A sharp copy of this fantastic work. Also included is a 16 page pamphlet written by Pirsig entitled "Zen in Minnesota". The pamhplet discusses the Zen Meditation Center in Minneapolis as well as several brief essays on Zen Buddism. No publication date, circa ~1975 - 85. The pamphlet has some water damage which does not effect the readability of the text. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket.

Full Leather. Condition: Fine. 23.5 x 15.5 cm. 418pp. Bound into full black leather with gilt design, lettering, and foredges. 4 raised bands to spine, moire endpapers, silk ribbon. Part of the "Signed Modern Classics" series, signed by the author. A COA, also signed by Pirsig, and "a note about" are laid-in. Beaufitul copy.

hardcover. Condition: fine. Limited. 8vo, black leather, decoratively stamped in gilt, all edges gilt, silk morie end-leaves. Norwalk: Easton Press, (2001). Limited Edition. Autographed by Pirsig who has also signed a cerificate of authenticity, enclosed.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Limited Edition. VERY FINE. Sealed and mint without any flaws. Personally signed by Robert M. Pirsig directly onto the special title page. Easton Press, Norwalk, CT. 2000. Robert M. Pirsig "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values". From the Signed Modern Classics series, luxuriously bound in full genuine leather. Signed by the author on a special title page. Signed Collector's Edition. Includes the original COA and collector's notes as issued by the publisher. Sealed. First published in 1974, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is a work of philosophical fiction, the first of Robert M. Pirsig's texts in which he explores his Metaphysics of Quality. The book sold 5 million copies worldwide. It was originally rejected by 121 publishers, more than any other bestselling book, according to the Guinness Book of Records. The book is generally regarded as an American cultural icon in literature.ABOUT THE BOOK. One of the most important and influential books written in the past half-century, Robert M. Pirsig's Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is a powerful, moving, and penetrating examination of how we live . . . and a breathtaking meditation on how to live better. Here is the book that transformed a generation: an unforgettable narration of a summer motorcycle trip across America's Northwest, undertaken by a father and his young son. A story of love and fear -- of growth, discovery, and acceptance -- that becomes a profound personal and philosophical odyssey into life's fundamental questions, this uniquely exhilarating modern classic is both touching and transcendent, resonant with the myriad confusions of existence . . . and the small, essential triumphs that propel us forward. ABOUT THE AUTHOR. Robert Maynard Pirsig (September 6, 1928 April 24, 2017) was an American writer and philosopher. He was the author of the philosophical novels Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values (1974) and Lila: An Inquiry into Morals (1991), and he co-authored On Quality: An Inquiry Into Excellence: Selected and Unpublished Writings (2022) along with his wife (now widow) and editor, Wendy Pirsig. EASTON PRESS FEATURES: * Premium Leather * Silk Moire Endleaves * Distinctive Cover Design * Hubbed Spine, Accented in Real 22KT Gold * Satin Ribbon Page Marker * Gilded Page Edges * Long-lasting, High Quality Acid-neutral Paper * Smyth-sewn Pages for Strength and Durability * Beautiful Illustrations. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Near Fine, Leather Bound. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints to ensure the highest quality binding. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines. ; Signed by author on 2nd FEP.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. AS NEW in shrinkwrap. ; Signed by author on 2nd FEP.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Signed by Robert M. Pirsig on the front free endpaper. Bound in publisher's original black paper boards over black spine cloth lettered in silver. Very Good with the typical lean to the binding, light soiling and wear to boards, textblock edge lightly soiled, pages tanned. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with rubbing, toning and edge wear, chipping to the spine ends with a small puncture scrape near the top end, a small tape repair to the foot made to the verso, old price-sticker residue to front flap and a few small light stains. The first of Pirsig's books in which he explores his Metaphysics of Quality.

Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Presentation copy signed by Robert M. Pirsig on the front free endpaper, inscribed to William Kemsley, founder of and reviewer for Backpacker magazine: "Dear William Kemsley[,] Many thanks for your insightful reading of this book. You've seen its main point-- an effort toward a new mythos-- which other reviewers have curiously overlooked. Robert M Pirsig June 21. 1974." 412 pp. Bound in publisher's original black paper boards over black spine cloth lettered in silver. A Fine copy, unread and bright internally, with textblock slightly sunken, as is typical, in an excellent example of the jacket with a tiny pucker along the front gutter, else Fine. A superior copy of a fragile, cheaply-produced book almost always encountered looking like it was run over by a leaky motorcycle. A classic of modern spirituality, with a very nice inscription.