Description
For sale: a rare and exceptional reprint edition, first printing hardcover copy of The Essential Kabbalah: The Heart of Jewish Mysticism by Daniel C. Matt. Reprint Edition described, 1997 Castle Books. First Printing with no subsequent printing.
The book is in Near Fine condition with bright boards with light spots, strong title gilt on a straight spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and lightly rubbed corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with the ghost of an erased price on the first free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with mild surface and edge wear, and no price on the front flap, as issued. The striking cover design features a shivviti from Persia. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
Daniel Matt’s The Essential Kabbalah is all at once a striking anthology, an original meditation, and a mystic philosophy of life. Readers will return to this book again and again to see have they have grown, and to measure their souls against its deep, poetic wisdom.
Small volume ships promptly in a manila envelope with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
