Instilling an ecological consciousness
SNYDER, Gary. Regarding Wave. London: Fulcrum Press. 1970.
8vo. Black publisher's cloth with gilt lettering on spine; original unclipped pink and brown dust jacket; pp [12], 13-94 ; offsetting to ffep; previous ownership musings in pencil to rear endpaper dated 12/'71, a couple of pencil underlinings within the text also; nicks and creases to upper edge of DJ, otherwise a near-fine copy.
First UK edition.
Snyder travelled extensively throughout Asia before he settled in Kyoto and studied under Oda Sessi Roshim, the Zen Master and the leading Abbott of Daitoku-Ji. Subsequently, he established his own commune in an isolated area of the Sierras, California and became a revered spokesperson, advocating preservation of the natural world throughout his extensive literary body. He is quoted as saying, "As Poet, I hold the most archaic values on earth; the fertility of the soul, the magic of animals, the power-vision in solitude… the common work of the tribe" and his work has aimed, and succeeded, in instilling an ecological conciousness in its readership.
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