Editore: Oxford University Press August 2016, 2016
ISBN 10: 0199659672 ISBN 13: 9780199659678
Da: Second Chances Used Books, Sebastopol, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Light wear. A bright, clean copy.
Editore: Oxford University Press, New York, 2016
ISBN 10: 0199659672 ISBN 13: 9780199659678
Da: Underground Books, ABAA, Carrollton, GA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Hardcover. 10" X 7 1/2". lxii, 152pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Bound in red cloth over boards with spine lettered in gilt. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Taking up a teaching appointment in Tokyo in 1931, the English poet and literary critic William Empson found himself captivated by the Buddhist sculptures of ancient Japan, and spent the years that followed in search of similar examples all over Korea, China, Cambodia, Burma, India, and Ceylon, as well as in the great museums of the West. Compiling the results of these wide-ranging travels into what he considered to be one of his most important works, Empson was heartbroken when he mislaid the sole copy of the manuscript in the wake of the Second World War. The Face of the Buddha remained one of the great lost books until its surprise rediscovery sixty years later, and is published here for the first time. The book provides an engaging record of Empson's reactions to the cultures and artworks he encountered during his travels, and presents experimental theories about Buddhist art that many authorities of today have found to be remarkably prescient. It also casts important new light on Empson's other works, highlighting in particular the affinities of his thinking with that of the religious and philosophical traditions of Asia. Edited by the global culture historian Rupert Arrowsmith, this edition comes with a comprehensive introduction that makes The Face of the Buddha as accessible to the general reader as it is to the professional scholar, and is fully illustrated throughout with Empson's original photographs.(Publisher).
Editore: OUP Oxford, 2016
ISBN 10: 0199659672 ISBN 13: 9780199659678
Da: HALCYON BOOKS, LONDON, Regno Unito
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.
Editore: Oxford University Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 0199659672 ISBN 13: 9780199659678
Da: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.
Condizione: Very Good. Book is in Used-VeryGood condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting. 1.46.
Editore: Oxford University Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 0199659672 ISBN 13: 9780199659678
Da: Books Unplugged, Amherst, NY, U.S.A.
Condizione: Good. Buy with confidence! Book is in good condition with minor wear to the pages, binding, and minor marks within 1.46.
Editore: Oxford University Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 0199659672 ISBN 13: 9780199659678
Da: Pieuler Store, Suffolk, Regno Unito
Condizione: good. 1. 100% Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed ! The book shows some signs of wear from use but is a good readable copy. Cover in excellent condition. Binding tight. Pages in great shape, no tears. Not contain access codes, cd, DVD.
Editore: Oxford University Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 0199659672 ISBN 13: 9780199659678
Da: THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, Regno Unito
Hardback. Condizione: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. The English poet, philosopher, and literary critic William Empson considered 'The Face of the Buddha' to be one of his finest works and was heartbroken when he lost the only copy in the wake of World War Two. Its recent rediscovery means the book can now be offered for the very first time exactly as he intended.
Editore: Oxford University Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 0199659672 ISBN 13: 9780199659678
Da: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.
Condizione: New. Book is in NEW condition. 1.46.
Editore: Oxford University Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 0199659672 ISBN 13: 9780199659678
Da: Byrd Books, Austin, TX, U.S.A.
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Editore: Oxford University Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 0199659672 ISBN 13: 9780199659678
Da: GoldenWavesOfBooks, Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.
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Editore: Oxford University Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 0199659672 ISBN 13: 9780199659678
Da: Pieuler Store, Suffolk, Regno Unito
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Editore: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2016
ISBN 10: 0199659672 ISBN 13: 9780199659678
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Editore: Oxford University Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 0199659672 ISBN 13: 9780199659678
Da: Big Bill's Books, Wimberley, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: new. Brand New Copy.
Editore: Oxford University Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 0199659672 ISBN 13: 9780199659678
Da: Wizard Books, Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: new. New.
Editore: Oxford University Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 0199659672 ISBN 13: 9780199659678
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Editore: Oxford University Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 0199659672 ISBN 13: 9780199659678
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Editore: Oxford University Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 0199659672 ISBN 13: 9780199659678
Da: Wizard Books, Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: very good. Used.
Editore: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2016
ISBN 10: 0199659672 ISBN 13: 9780199659678
Da: Hafa Adai Books, Plainfield, IL, U.S.A.
Condizione: very good.