Item #67887 Man and His Becoming. According to the Vêdânta. René. Authorized GUÉNON, Charles Whitby.

Man and His Becoming. According to the Vêdânta.

London: Rider & Co., ND [ 1928 ]. First English language edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xx + 268pp. Brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine, iindex of Sanskrit terms. First published in French as "L'Homme et son devenir selon le Vêdânta" in 1925. In his preface the translator describes Guenon's work thus: "His mastery of his great subject- the human destiny - as revealed by that ancient and venerable body of wisdom whcih is known as the Vêdânta - is as perfect as careful studies of the authorities and deep meditation on the innermost significance of their doctrines could make it." Very light general shelf wear, page edges darkened and foxed, pages lightly toned but fresh and unmarked. Overall a tight, clean VG+ copy in a VG example of the scarce dust jacket. (Dust jacket a bit darkened and chafed at edges, points and folds; a bit of light chipping to points, not clipped. Now in mylar cover). Item #67887

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