41. Allchin, Bridget (editor).

South Asian Studies – Special Number in Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Independence of India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

New Delhi / Calcutta, Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd, 1997. 21.5 cm x 27.5 cm. 329 pages, with several illustrations and photographs. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. [Journal of the Society for South Asian Studies, Vol. 13].

42. Ury, Marian.

Tales of Times Now Past – Sixty-Two Stories from a Medieval Japanese Collection. Translated and with an Introduction by Marian Ury.

Berkeley, Los Angeles, London, University of California Press, 1979. 15 cm x 22.5 cm. XI, 199 pages. Eight black-and-white illustrations. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Jacket design by Randall Goodall. Very fine condition with only minor signs of external wear.

43. Maspero, Henri.

Taosim and Chinese Religion. Translated by Frank A. Kierman, Jr.

First published in French by Gallimard 1971. Amherst, Massachussetts, The University of Massachussetts Press, 1981. 16 cm x 22 cm. 578 pages. Two pages of black and white illustrations. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. The Rare Hardcover Edition !

44. Hearn, Lafcadio.

The Buddhist Writings of Lafcadio Hearn. With an introduction by Kenneth Rexroth.

Santa Barbara, Ross-Erikson, Inc., Publishers, 1977. 14. cm x 21.5 cm. XXVII, 303 pages. One black and white photographic illustration on frontispiece and half a dozen pen-and-ink drawings in text. Original Hardcover (grey cloth and title embossed in blue on spine). Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. There is a beautiful, small library plate on the bottom right corner of the front free endpaper.

45. Murti, T.R.V.

The Central Philosophy of Buddhism. A Study of the Madhyamika System.

Fourth Impression. London, George Allen and Unwin Ltd., 1974. 14 cm x 16 cm. XIII, 372 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear on edge. Few minor spots on the edge. From the library of philosopher Graham Parkes, with his name on the front free endpaper.

46. Munor, Donald J.

The Concept of Man in Early China.

Stanford, Stanford University Press, 1969. 21,5 cm x 13,5 cm. XI, 256 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. From the library of philosopher Graham Parkes.

47. Yen, Master Sheng.

The Darma Drum Lineage of Chan Buddhism. Inheriting the Past and Inspiring the Future.

Taipei, The Shen Yen Education Foundation, 2010. 20,5 cm x 13,5 cm. 95 pages. Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. From the library of philosopher Graham Parkes.

48. Mathers, E. Powys.

The Eastern Anthology – Anthology of Eastern Love. Eastern Love: Volumes I & II & III: The Lessons of a Bawd and Harlot’s Breviary. English Versions of the Kuttanimatam of Damodaragupta and Samayamatrika of Kshemendra. Volume I: The Lessons of a Bawd of Damodaragupta. Volume II: The Harlot’s Breviary of Kshemendra. Volume III: The Book of Women and The Education of Wives.

3 Volumes in one (complete set). London, John Rodker For Subscribers, 1927. 15.2 cm x 23.5 cm. Pagination: Vol I: Colour frontispiece with tissue guard, 92 pages / Vol II: Colour frontispiece with tissue guard, 100 pages / Vol III: Colour frontispiece with tissue guard, 152 pages. Hardcover / Beautiful, actually stunning, private full morocco in Art Deco – Style (see images), Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Deckled edges. Top edge gilt. Gilt on spine and red leather hardcover. Minor discolouration and staining to front and rear pastedown enpapers and endpapers. This edition of the Kuttanimatam of Damodaragupta, the Samayamatrika of Kshemendra, the Zenan-Nameh of Fazil-Bey, and Ta’Dib Ul-Nisvan, being Volume I, II and III of the “Eastern Art of Love”, are here translated into English for the first time, by E. Powys Mathers. This edition of 1,000 copies on all rag paper was printed by Messrs. Molyneux, 3 & 4, New Street Hill, London. The copper plate engravings are by Hester Sainsbury and have been printed and hand coloured by Messrs. A. Alexander and Sons, Ltd. This copy is No. 695.

49. [Wu Cheng’en] / [Yu, Anthony C. (Editor)].

The Journey to the West. Translated and Edited by Anthony C.Yu.

Revised Edition. Four Volumes (complete set). Chicago / London, The University of Chicago Press, 2012. Large Octavo (15.5 cm x 23 cm). Pagination: Volume I: XX, 552 pages / Volume II: XVI, 410 pages / Volume III: XVI, 422 pages / Volume IV: XVI, 428 pages. Illustrated Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear.

50. LaFleur, William.

The Karma of Words. Buddhism and the Literary Arts in Medieval Japan.

Berkeley, University of California Press, 1986. 22,5 cm x 15cm. XV, 204 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Slight tear in front cover. From the library of philosopher Graham Parkes, with his name on the front free endpaper.