The Essential TAO by Thomas Cleary

The Essential TAO

An Initiation into the Heart of Taoism through the Authentic Tao Te Ching and the Inner Teachings of Chuang Tzu

Translated and presented by Thomas Cleary

HarperCollins, 1993, ISBN 0062502166, paperback

Very Good Condition, minor edge and shelf wear, minor rubbing to edges and corners, no inscriptions (see photographs)

"Thomas Cleary's new translation of two Chinese classics describing the essential philosophy and practice of Tao, written long ago as maps of the Way: TTao Te Ching and Chuang-tzu.  Cleary's presentation restores the power and mind-opening distinctiveness of the original texts."