This is an auction for GURDJIEFF (aka "THE MAN WHO KILLED KATHERINE MANSFIELD" - see photos): A BIOGRAPHY by James Moore.

Amazon.com reviews:

"One of the most comprehensive books I've read about Gurdjieff however I couldn't help noticing the author avoided discussing several of the more controversial aspects of his life, such as the multiple children he fathered by students. Overall an entertaining and informative read. I would recommend the book to anyone who wants an overview of Gurdjieff's life."

"FIVE STARS!! George Gurdjieff embraced his "mysterious" origins and background (told imaginatively in his book Meetings With Remarkable Men), and established several "Fourth Way" schools that purported to teach his students to experience a complete transformation of themselves through "the Work". His most famous student was occultic/mystical writer Piotr Ouspensky, who famously wrote of his experiences at Gurdjieff's school in his book, In Search of the Miraculous. Moore's book is likely to remain the standard biography."

From Wikipedia:

"George Ivanovich Gurdjieff was an influential early 20th century Russian mystic, philosopher, spiritual teacher, and composer. Gurdjieff taught that most humans do not possess a unified mind-body consciousness and thus live their lives in a state of hypnotic "waking sleep", but that it is possible to transcend to a higher state of consciousness. Gurdjieff described a method attempting to do so, calling the discipline "The Work" or "the Method". According to his principles and instructions, Gurdjieff's method for awakening one's consciousness unites the methods of the fakir, monk or yogi..."

More here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Gurdjieff

Large format (trade) paperback 1991.

415 pages + 16 pages of photographs (including KM!)..

Good condition.

The cost of shipping is $6.95.

There is of course no charge for shipping if you collect this book from my shop in Palmerston North following the auction.

Payment within seven days, please.