Lot 70
W. Y. Evans-Wentz, Tibetan Yoga and secret doctrines. London 1935.
Estimate
€ 200
Starting Price
€ 140
Lot:
70
Category:
Geography and work of views
Artist:
Walter Yeeling Evans-Wentz
Evans-Wentz, Walter Yeeling: Tibetan Yoga and Secret Doctrines or seven books of wisdom of the great path, according to the late Lama Kazi Dawa-Samdup's English rendering. London: H. Milford 1935. 21,8 x 14,3 cm. Frontispiece and 8 further plates, one of which is in colour. XXIV pp., 389 pp., 1 unnumbered page, 1 blank page. Original green linen binding with a gold-embossed title vignette.
(Corners slightly bumped. Without the dust jacket.)
Evans-Wentz was an American anthropologist and a pioneer in spreading knowledge of Buddhism in the Western world. He is best known for his early translation of the "Bardö Thödöl".
(Corners slightly bumped. Without the dust jacket.)
Evans-Wentz was an American anthropologist and a pioneer in spreading knowledge of Buddhism in the Western world. He is best known for his early translation of the "Bardö Thödöl".