Alfred A. Knopf, April Date: 1982. Hardcover . Good/Good. Good Hardcover with Good Dustjacket. Moderate soiling and shelfwear to DJ. Moderate soiling and shelfwear to covers. Textblock foxed, which has lightly bled onto some pages. Pages tight in binding. Pictures available upon request. A locally owned, independent book shop since 1984. 1982. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 039451971x 9780394519715 [US]

New York:: Alfred A Knopf, Date: 1982.. First Edition, so stated.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: light olive binding with gilt borders; beige cloth at the spine; the top edge tint is a dark color; there is a remainder mark along the top edge, but due to the tope edge tint, is not glaringly obvious; otherwise a Near Fine book, publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact.. 8vo (9.75 inches tall) . Appendices, glossary, notes, bibliography, index. Description: Several black and white illustrations. ''The sacr4d city of Banaras on the River Ganges is one of the oldest living cites in the world -- as old as Jerusalem, Athens, and Peking. It is the place where Shiva, the Lord of All, is said to have made his permanent home since the dawn of creation. There are few cities in India as traditionally Hindu and as symbolic of the whole of Hindu culture as Banaras. In this eloquent, finely observed study, Diana Eck shows how the city over the centuries has become a lens through which the Hindu vision of the world is precisely focused. She reveals the spiritual and historical resonance of this holy place where great sages such as the Buddha and Shankara taught, where ashrams, palaces, and universities were built, where God has been imagined and imaged in a thousand ways. She describes the rites of its temples, the busy life of its riverfront, and the exuberance of its festivals.'' 1982. Alfred A Knopf ISBN 039451971X 9780394519715 [US]

Alfred A. Knopf, Date: 1982. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 1982. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 039451971X 9780394519715 [US]

New York: Alfred A. Knopf; A Borzoi Book, Date: 1982. Cloth, xvi, 427 pages, illustrations; 25 cm. Topstained purple. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket, toned, protected in a mylar cover. "An account of the sacred history, geography, and art of the city of Banaras, one of the oldest living cities in the world, and a symbol of Hindu culture." - Publisher.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. 1982. Alfred A. Knopf; A Borzoi Book ISBN 039451971X 9780394519715 [US]

New York: Knopf, Date: 1982. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 427 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Normal light wear and fading to jacket. Clean and tight copy with maps and images throughout. Record # 2230608 1982. Knopf ISBN 039451971x 9780394519715 [US]

Westminister, Maryland, U.S.A.: Alfred a Knopf Inc, Date: 1982 hardback book and dust jacket in near fine condition,name at top of first blank page,stated-first edition. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 1982. Westminister, Maryland, U.S.A.: Alfred a Knopf Inc ISBN 039451971x 9780394519715 [US]