Gurdjieff and Mansfield.
London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xviii + 262pp. Black cloth with gilt title, etc. to spine, references, select bibliography and index, b&w illustrations. After being diagnosed with tuberculosis novelist Katherine Mansfield spent the last months of her life as a guest at Gurdjieff's Institute for the Harmonious Development of Man. The author draws on upon unpublished sources to examine the relationship of Katherine Mansfield to the teachings of G. I. Gurdjieff particularly Gurdjieff's magnum opus "Beelzebub's Tales...". Upper corners and spine ends lightly bruised, top edge darkened and dusty, else a tight, unmarked VG+ copy in VG dust jacket (Dust jacket spine faded, lightly rubbed, price clipped. Dust jacket is now protected by a removable mylar sleeve). Item #64023
ISBN: 0710004885
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