ZEN AND THE ART OF MOTORCYCLE MAINTENANCE: AN INQUIRY INTO VALUES (First UK edition - first impression - a superb near fine copy)
Language: English
Published by Bodley Head, London, 1974
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, United KingdomOrlando Booksellers
AbeBooks seller since January 11, 2000
Condition: Used - Near fine
£ 325.00
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First impression of the first UK edition, with the iconic dustwrapper illustration by John Sewell. An unusually near fine book in a near fine dustwrapper. ***Near fine in dark brown cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. The gilt is still beautifully bright having been protected by the dustwrapper. The boards are clean and unmarked, with the edges just slightly rubbed. No serious bumps or creases. - head and tail of spine just slightly creased. Corner tips sharp. Page block edges slightly marked but not foxed. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Internally also near fine with no previous ownership details. Pages very clean, with no foxing - just some light offsetting to the endpapers. No creases or tears. ***In a near fine colour-illustrated dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of £2.95 net. The dustwrapper is correct for the first impression, having no mention of impressions on the front flap. Extremities of dustwrapper just very slightly rubbed and creased, mainly at the head of the spine and top edges of the foldover flaps. No chips, serious creases or tears. No fading except for the usual fading to the light green titles on the spine, which are now white. Dustwrapper bright and clean. ***224mm x 148mm. 412 pages. ***'This extraordinary, almost unclassifiable work has been hailed as one of the most exciting books to come out of America in recent years. On the simplest level, it is the story of a summer month's motorcycle trip taken by the narrator with his eleven-year-old son from their home in Minnesota to California. While they ride, the narrator delivers to the reader a series of discourses which range over a multitude of topics, from motorcycle maintenance itself, through a search for how to live and an inquiry into 'what is best' to a philosophy that can reconcile science, religion and humanism. ***But on another, and connecting, level the book is the story of the narrator's visit to the 'forgotten tomb of his past' and his confrontation there with a ghost. The ghost is called Phaedrus and is his former self, a brilliant, questioning man who in his attempt to make sense of his life went mad, underwent shock therapy and 'died' - and has now returned. He and his son have to face that ghost together. He also has to face the fact that his relationship with his son has been deteriorating during the journey. This is the last problem to which he finds a reconciliation. ***An Autobiography of the mind and the body, "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" takes the reader on a trip - in a literal, emotional and philosophical sense - that is not only unforgettable but also unlike anything he has previously experienced.' ***'"Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" is an unforgettable trip'. Time magazine (Quote and review quote taken from the flaps of the dustwrapper) ***A superb example of the first impression of the first UK edition, in its original attractive colour-illustrated first impression dustwrapper, designed by John Sewell. First impressions of the UK first edition are hard to find now, and are almost always damaged in some way. Copies in such near fine condition are seldom seen now. A collector's copy of this cult classic. An iconic twentieth century literary and philosophical title. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.…
Seller Inventory # 9538
- Title
- ZEN AND THE ART OF MOTORCYCLE MAINTENANCE: AN INQUIRY INTO VALUES (First UK edition - first impression - a superb near fine copy)
- Author
- Robert M. Pirsig
- Publisher
- Bodley Head, London
- Publication year
- 1974
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Dust jacket
- Near Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0370103386
- ISBN 13
- 9780370103389
- Illustrator
- John Sewell (Cover illustration)
- Edition
- First UK Edition
- Printing
- First Impression
- Seller catalogs
- Beat Writers & Counter Culture, First Editions, Literature
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Review
"An unforgettable trip." -- Time
An unforgettable trip. --Time
"The book is inspired, original. . . . The analogies with Moby-Dick are patent."--The New Yorker
"Profoundly important...full of insights into our most perplexing contemporary dilemmas."--New York Times
"A miracle . . . sparkles like an electric dream."--The Village Voice
"An unforgettable trip."--Time
"It is filled with beauty. . .a finely made whole that seems to emanate from a very special grace."--Baltimore Sun
An unforgettable trip. --Time"
The book is inspired, original. . . . The analogies with Moby-Dick are patent. --The New Yorker"
Profoundly important...full of insights into our most perplexing contemporary dilemmas. --New York Times"
It is filled with beauty. . .a finely made whole that seems to emanate from a very special grace. --Baltimore Sun"
A miracle . . . sparkles like an electric dream. --The Village Voice"
"About the title" may belong to another edition of this title.
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We specialize in 20th Century literature, and in particular, Modern First Editions. We would be interested in buying such books, whether individual items or collections. We are particularly interested in Bloomsbury writers, Beats & Counter Culture and 20th C photography monographs. Our books can be viewed as a whole on ABE, or by choosing one of a number of catalogues that we have set up for particular interests, such as Crime Fiction & True Crime, Collectable Paperbacks, Children's Literature etc.…
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