A BOOK OF FIVE RINGS

first edition

1974 · Woodstock, New York

by Musashi, Miyamoto; Harris, Victor
Woodstock, New York: The Overlook Press, 1974. Very good in very good plus jacket.. First US edition of this classic work of Japanese philosophy, capturing the essence of samurai culture in the early Edo period. Far more than a simple book of Kendo strategy, BOOK OF FIVE RINGS applies the principles of combat to every aspect of life. The ideal samurai it describes has not only mastered the way of the sword, but also the art of tea, writing, painting, and other virtues, combining elements of Zen, Shinto, and Confucianism into a singular whole.

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