Views From The Real World. Early Talks in Moscow, Essentuki, Tiflis, Berlin, London, Paris, New York and Chicago. As Recollected by His Pupil.
London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1973. First UK edition. Hardcover. Large octavo, xiv + 284pp. Quarter black cloth w/ cream cloth boards, gilt title, etc. to spine, b&w frontisportrait of Gurdjieff, list of aphorisms. A collection of Gurdjieffian fragments. This copy from the library of British artist, writer and musician DAVID TIBET (founder of the music group Current 93) with his OWNERSHIP SIGNATURE on the front blank. The book comprises talks recorded from memory by some of the pupils of Gurdjieff from the years 1917-1933, along with an account of a conversation with Gurdjieff known as "Glimpses of the Truth", and a list of aphorisms which were formerly inscribed on the walls of the Study House at the Institute for the Harmonious Development of Man near Paris. Just a hint of shelf wear, light bruising to spine ends, page edges a bit & darkened and lightly foxed, otherwise a tight, clean VG+ copy in VG+ dust jacket (Dust jacket lightly rubbed and creased at edges, not price clipped. Now in protective mylar cover.). Item #68414
ISBN: 0710078110
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