EVANS-WENTZ, W.Y. "The Tibetan Book of the Dead" [Oxford University Press, 1937]

EVANS-WENTZ, W.Y. The Tibetan Book of the Dead; or, The After-Death Experiences on the Bardo Plane, according to Lama Kazi Dawa-Samdup's English Rendering.

London: Oxford University Press, 1937. Second printing. 9" x 6.25", xliv + 248pp with six illustrations and five emblems. Green cloth with gilt decoration and titling, lacking dust jacket. Occasional mild foxing, including on fore edge, but nothing obtrusive. Two small stains on front cover and one scratch on back board. Hinges secure and no writing noted. Very Good+ ex jacket.

This landmark work introduced Tibetan Buddhist funerary texts and ideas about the afterlife to a wide Western audience, profoundly shaping twentieth-century views of Eastern spirituality. Its combination of translation, commentary, and comparative religion gave it lasting importance in both academic and spiritual circles. Later embraced by countercultural movements, the book became a classic for readers interested in mysticism, consciousness, and the philosophy of death, which continues to make it highly collectible.