First edition, first printing.
From the library of Peter Matthiessen. Laid in is a typed letter from the author signed in full, expressing his disappointment at Matthiessen's negative reaction to the book. He sends Matthiessen a copy of the finished book in the hope that the positive comments of others will inspire him to take a second look and may perhaps motivate him to send Sprager's publisher a comment.
After changing professions many times, Sprager spent a year-long retreat in India under the guidance of his Tibetan Meditation Master, Gen Lamrimpa. Fine .
Keywords: METAPHYSICS; MEDITATION; RETREAT; INDIA; TIBETAN MEDITATION MASTER; GEN LAMRIMPA; THE SOUND OF THE EARTH: A Man's Mid-Life Passage and Spiritual Awakening; HART SPRAGER; TLS; T.L.S.; SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH; TYPED LETTER SIGNED; PETER MATTHIESSEN; FIRST