ALCHEMY, MEDICINE, RELIGION IN THE CHINA OF A.D. 320: The Nei P'ien of Ko Hung (Pao-p'u tzu)

Cambridge, Massachusetts: The M.I.T. Press, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Never before published in any Western language except in fragments, this classical work of Chinese mysticism is a fundamental - and fascinating - source for the study of Taoism ("Deism") as belief and as practice." Octavo: xiv, [2], 388 pp. Original purple cloth binding, with silver-stamped titles. Some mild shelfwear to the dust jacket, with a short tear to the front panel that has been neatly mended with tape on the verso; otherwise very good. (Inventory #: 78473)