Robert M. Pirsig (1928-2017) Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. New York: William Morrow & Company, 1974.

Robert M. Pirsig
(1928-2017)


Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.

New York: William Morrow & Company, 1974.

First edition, octavo; signed by the author in blue ink on the front free endpaper; bound in original black cloth-backed boards, spine lettered in white; in the unclipped publisher's dust jacket (rubbing, lightly soiled, minor edge wear, pale toning and few small scratches to lower panel; some soiling to block edges, two small stains to front endpaper not affecting signature, dampstain to lower endleaves, inked ownership stamp to front pastedown); 8 ¼ x 5 ½ in.



Pirsig's autobiographical novel about embarking on a motorcycle trip from Minnesota to California with his son, Chris, is one of the best-selling philosophical fiction books of all time.