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An Open Heart : Practicing Compassion in Everyday Life
by Dalai Lama
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 0316989797
- ISBN 13
- 9780316989794
- Seller
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Long Beach, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 2001 His Holiness shows that the path to compassion is a series of meditations laid out in this course of meditation from the simplest to the most challenging, describing the mental training techniques that will enable anyone of any faith to change their minds and open their hearts. From the collection of Sanje (Frank) Elliott, Buddhist mentor, artist, and friend to many. Condition notes: [xv], 191 numbered pp +1; HB w/DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight, yellow eps, small frontis; no defects. Cover: yellow paper over boards, leaf blind stamped front, gilt titles spine; minimal shelfwear. DJ: unclipped, black, Dalai Lama photo plus gilt/yellow/red titles front, gilt titles spine; minimal edge/shelfwear. Giftable.
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- Bookseller
- Independent Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 039366
- Title
- An Open Heart : Practicing Compassion in Everyday Life
- Author
- Dalai Lama
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0316989797
- ISBN 13
- 9780316989794
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 2001
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Buddhism, compassion
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About the Seller
Independent Books
Biblio member since 2005
Long Beach, Washington
About Independent Books
Independent Books deals in used, antiquarian, and rare collectible volumes. Our books are in great condition -- we provide value to you by offering the book in the best condition for the best price, and we frequently have one-of-a-kind collectibles in extraordinary shape. A tremendous resource for the discriminating collector/connoisseur. Service and client satisfaction are our hallmarks. We are glad to conduct research or locate a difficult-to-find title. Our book rating standards are as follows; nearly all of our stock is VG or better: As New (AN)-just as states, clean, bright, tight, no defects. Fine-AN, but not as bright, minor marks or other minor defects. Very Good (VG)-small to modest tears, chips, marks, cocked etc. Good (G)-not so much, with larger tears or chips, possibly soiled, cocked, etc. Fair-ugly, with pages or large areas of DJ missing or other major defects. Poor(P)-truly ugly, disbound or requiring other major rehabilitation. We stabilize most minor defects with archival quality materials, and with few exceptions, these stabilizations are reversible
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- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Gilt
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.