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Description
Illustrated with Tantric drawings, this book describes the concept at the heart of the Hindu tradition, Shakti—the active and conscious force of God, the invisible and constant Presence which sustains the world, linking form and name.
Credits
Illustrator: Madhur Jaffrey
Jacket painting: Betty Anderson
Production manager: Ellen McNeilly
Author: Lizelle Reymond
Size: 5.25 x 6.75 inches
Pages: 64
Quantity printed: edition of 7,500
Price: $5.00
Typeface: Alphatype Palatino, 11/14, with display in foundry Saphir
Typesetters: University Graphics, Inc., Haber Typographers, Inc.
Printer: The Book Press
Printing method: sheet-fed offset
Jacket printer: Creative Lithography, Inc.
Paper: Sebago Eggshell Laid Finish (Warren), 60 lb., India
Paper supplies: Lindenmeyr Paper Corporation
Binder: The Book Press
Binding materials: bound in Holliston Zeppelin Yellow (spine) and Milani Ingres Verona Verde (sides), supplied by Lindenmeyr, on 85 pt. binder’s board
Binding method: Smyth sewn, square back
Endpapers: Strathmore Grandee Mantilla Ivory
Endpaper supplies: Lindenmeyr
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. (New York, New York)
