The Perennial Philosophy.

HUXLEY, Aldous.

Item Number: 117662

New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1945.

First American edition, early printing which preceded the British edition by one year of this classic work by Huxley. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Herb Lowe with good wishes, Aldous Huxley 1954.” Herb Lowe has inscribed it below. In near fine condition. Uncommon signed and inscribed.

"The Perennial Philosophy," Aldous Huxley writes, "may be found among the traditional lore of peoples in every region of the world, and in its fully developed forms it has a place in every one of the higher religions." With great wit and stunning intellect—drawing on a diverse array of faiths, including Zen Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Christian mysticism, and Islam—Huxley examines the spiritual beliefs of various religious traditions and explains how they are united by a common human yearning to experience the divine. The Perennial Philosophy includes selections from Meister Eckhart, Rumi, and Lao Tzu, as well as the Bhagavad Gita, Tibetan Book of the Dead, Diamond Sutra, and Upanishads, among many others.