The Iconography of Tibetan Lamaism by Antoinette K. Gordon - 1988-09

Hacker Art Books, 1988T. hardcover. Good. 1.0000 12.5000 9.5000. Dust jacket has some wear and tear mainly to the edges.\r\n

New York: Hacker Art Books, 1988. First edition thus, reprint of 1959 revised and enlarged Tuttle edition. Hardcover. Very Good+, light soiling to front and back covers, else Near Fine. Quarto, pp. xxiii, 131 plus 186 b/w plates.

New York: Hacker Art Books, 1988 Revised edition, reprinted from the 1939 second edition of Charles E. Tutle Company. The study of Lamaism and its iconography is both fascinating and baffling. The number of gods in the Tibetan pantheon seems to be limited only by the bounds of human imagination, which, indeed, is here lavishly displayed. Every image is symbolic of something, and every part of an image has a meaning, which doubtless cannot fully be known even to those deeply initiated into the mysteries of Lamaism. From the collection of Sanje (Frank) Elliott, Buddhist mentor, artist, and friend to many. Condition notes: [xxxi], 131 numbered pp; HB no DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight, red eps, b/w frontis; no defects. Cover: white cloth, red/gilt artwork front, gilt titles to black spine block; minimal shelfwear, small light stains to a small area of the front, shallow crease to front corner. Still, a very nice copy.

New York, NY: Hacker Art Books, 1988. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Revised Edition.. 131+ pages, Folio. No DJ. Out of Print. Reprinted from the second edition (revised and enlarged) of 1959 published by Charles E. Tuttle Co. Shelfwear: light scuffing along edges and cover boards, previous owner's bookstamp on inside front cover. Tightly bound, no marks. Volume is in Very Good-plus condition..

Hacker Art Books, New York, 1988 Book. Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. English text.; Hardcover (cloth without dust jacket); 24 x 31.5 cm; 1.7 Kg; 31 pages with foreword, contents and introduction plus 131 pages with black and white illustrations throughout.; Used with signs of wear on the hardcover cloth. Interior in very good condition except for a previous owner stamp on front free endpaper and a previous bookseller sticker on the rear of the back cover.; Reprinted from the second edition (revised and enlarged) Charles E. Tutle Co., Rutland, Vermont 1959.; "The first part of the book deals with 'Ritual Objects', 'Talismans", "Symbols", Mudras (symbolic hand poses), Asanas and Vahanas (position of lower limbs), and various kinds of paintings such as Thang-ka (paintings of divinities), Mandala (ritual diagrams), Tshong-shing (assemblage of divinities), and Bhavacakramudra (commonly known as 'Wheel of Life'. The major portion of the book is devoted to the… Read More

New York: Hacker Art Books, 1988., 1988. folio. pp. xxxi, 131. profusely illus. biblio. index. cloth. Revised Edition.. Hardcover.