Tales Of The Dervishes: Teaching-stories of the Sufi Masters over the past thousand years; selected from the Sufi classics, from oral tradition, from unpublished manuscripts and schools of Sufi teaching in many countries
Idries Shah
Published by Jonathan Cape, 1967
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First edition hardback, 1967, with unclipped jacket. In overall very good used condition with only minor signs of age, handling and storage - dust jacket slightly rubbed to edges (now protected); boards clean and crisp. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation - brief gift inscription to front endpaper dated 1985 with previous owners small name and address label; light toning to page-ends but text and bright and clear throughout. Photographs available. Not an old library book. Seller Inventory # 231009
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Title: Tales Of The Dervishes: Teaching-stories of ...
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Publication Date: 1967
Binding: Hardback
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st.
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Tales of the Dervishes: Teaching-stories of the Sufi masters over the past thousand years, selected from the Sufi classics, from oral tradition, from unpublished manuscripts and schools of Sufi teaching in many Countries
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Panther/Granada, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, 1973
ISBN 10: 0586039228
ISBN 13: 9780586039229
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Softcover
Seller: BOOKBARROW (PBFA member), Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Thus. "Although enormously attractive as sheer entertainment, dervish tales are never presented merely on the level of fable, legend or folklore. They stand comparison in wit, construction and piquancy with the finest stories of any culture, but their true function as Sufi teaching-stories is so little known in the modern world that no technical nor popular term exists to describe them. Yet for centuries, dervish masters have instructed their disciples by means of these tales, which are held to contain powers of increasing perception unknown to the ordinary man. Idries Shah spent many years travelling three continents to collect and compare oral versions of these remarkable stories. In one form or another, many of them have found their way into the literary traditions of both East and West. His anthology, presented in the dervish manner, contains stories drawn from the repertoires of dervish masters over a period of more than a thousand years." This is the first UK paperback edition. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 222 pages. No Dust Jacket as published. Previous owner's signature in ink to title page. White titles spine. Includes appendix. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Philosophy; Sufism; Eastern Philosophy; Esoteric; Religion & Theology. ISBN: 0586039228. ISBN/EAN: 9780586039229. Inventory No: 4934. Seller Inventory # 4934
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TALES OF THE DERVISHES: TEACHING STORIES OF THE SUFI MASTERS OVER THE PAST THOUSAND YEARS: SELECTED FROM THE SUFI CLASSICS, FROM ORAL TRADITION, FROM UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPTS AND SCHOOLS OF SUFI TEACHING IN MANY COUNTRIES.
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Jonathan Cape,, London,, 1967
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Burwood Books, Wickham Market, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 222. Original publisher's blue cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. Very good indeed in very slightly used complete vg dust jacket, Seller Inventory # C79401
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TALES OF THE DERVISHES: TEACHING STORIES OF THE SUFI MASTERS OVER THE PAST THOUSAND YEARS: SELECTED FROM THE SUFI CLASSICS, FROM ORAL TRADITION, FROM UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPTS AND SCHOOLS OF SUFI TEACHING IN MANY COUNTRIES. (TALITHA GETTY'S COPY)
Published by
Jonathan Cape,, London,, 1967
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Burwood Books, Wickham Market, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 222. Original publisher's blue cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. Ownership signature, on the front endpaper, of 'beautiful person', ill-starred wife of John Paul Getty Jr., Talitha Getty (1940Ð1971). Very good in price-clipped, very good dust jacket, with slight stain at side of text and two pages slightly chipped at side, not affecting text. Seller Inventory # C56252
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