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ISLAM: A Short Introduction: Signs, Symbols, Values.
Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.
Boston & London: Oneworld Publications, (1999). First edition - A concise and innovative introduction to the religion of Islam. It "takes the reader on a symbolic voyage of discovery around a mosque, from the minaret to the minbar (pulpit), using these immediate and tangible structures to introduce teachings, practices, values and issues central to this world faith." Bibliography, index. xi, 178 pp. ISBN: 1-851681922.
Condition: Very good (upper corner bumped)
Book ID: 85928More details Price: $15.00 -
THE MAKING OF A MIND: Letters From A Soldier-Priest 1914-1919.
Edition: Early printing.
New York: Harper & Row, (1965) dj. Hardcover - Letters to his cousin Marguerite, written during the first World War, when Teilhard de Chardin, already a Jesuit priest, volunteered for the Army, and spent 4 1/2 years as a stretcher-bearer at the front lines. He was awarded the Croix de Guerre, the Medaille Militaire, and the Legion d'Honneur, but he also began to develop his great vision of the human condition during this time. Translated from the French by Rene Hague. Frontispiece portrait, map. Index, 316 pp.
Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket (gift inscription on front endpaper, creasing to front flap of dj)
Book ID: 60255More details Price: $15.00 -
THE MORMON ESTABLISHMENT.
Edition: 2nd printing.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1966. dj. Hardcover - Described as 'a friendly, yet frank and critical examination' of the Mormons - or, to use their preferred name - the Latter-Day Saints - as they stand today. Includes chapters devoted to the Mormon doctrine on the inferiority of Negroes and also on polygamy, once a central doctrine of the church, now officially outlawed, yet still practiced. the history of the Mormons in the US is inextricably linked with the history of the westward movement. Illustrated, index. 343 pp.
Condition: Very good in good dust jacket (chip on back cover of dj, other edgewear.)
Book ID: 30890More details Price: $12.50 -
BUDDHIST WAYS TO OVERCOME OBSTACLES
Edition: First printing.
Thailand: Khumson Books, (1992.). First edition - A slim trade paperback, illustrated with photographs, with contains practical suggestions for incorporating Buddhist ways into your daily life. 56 pp. ISBN: 6167200009.
Condition: Near fine.
Book ID: 57557More details Price: $20.00 -
29 GIFTS: How a Month of Giving Can Change Your Life.
Edition: First printing.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)
Book ID: 45645More details Price: $30.00 -
THE EARLY WRITINGS OF ALAN WATTS.: The British Years: 1931-1938, Writings in Buddhism in England.
Edition: First printing.
Berkeley, CA: Celestial Arts, (1987.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Covers the period from 1931, when Watts was still a student, to 1938 when he left England for the United States with his wife Eleanor. Edited by John Snelling, with Mark Watts (the son of Alan Watts) and Dennis Sibley. Photographs. 272 pp. ISBN: 0-89087-4808.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 41789More details Price: $18.00 -
CRUX ANSATA: An Indictment of the Roman Catholic Church.
Edition: Trade paperback.
New York: Freethought Press Association, (1953.). Frontispiece portrait of Wells. 160 pp.
Condition: Good condition in printed gray wrappers (underlining on 2 pp.)
Book ID: 33117More details Price: $10.00 -
THE GREATER TRUMPS.
Edition: Reprint.
London: Faber & Faber, (1964) dj. Hardcover - A weaving of the 'Tarot imagery into a parable of love and power that is at once a compelling novel of the supernatural and a brilliant statement of his unique mysticism.' Originally published in 1932, this is one of seven "supernatural thrillers" (the term applied to his novels by T. S. Eliott) by this poet, author, theologian and editor at Oxford University Press. Williams was a member of C. S. Lewis's literary society, the Inkings, along with Tolkien and many others. 230 pp.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket. A clean, tight copy with just a hint of toning to the dj.
Book ID: 73718More details Price: $40.00 -
MANY DIMENSIONS.
Edition: Trade paperback.
Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. (1993). A novel of horror and fantasy, but also a deeply religious work, originally published in 1933, one of seven "supernatural thrillers" (the term applied to his novels by T. S. Eliott) by this poet, author, theologian and editor at Oxford University Press. Williams was a member of C. S. Lewis's literary society, the Inkings, along with Tolkien and many others. 269 pp. ISBN: 0-8028-1221x.
Condition: Very near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 73715More details Price: $14.50 -
WAR IN HEAVEN.
Edition: Trade paperback.
Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. (1994). A novel of horror and fantasy, but also a deeply religious work, originally published in 1930, one of seven "supernatural thrillers" (the term applied to his novels by T. S. Eliott) by this poet, author, theologian and editor at Oxford University Press. Williams was a member of C. S. Lewis's literary society, the Inkings, along with Tolkien and many others. 196 pp. ISBN: 0-8028-12198.
Condition: Very near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 73716More details Price: $14.50 -
THE BLEEDING MIND: An Investigation into the Mysterious Phenomenon of Stigmata.
Edition: First printing.
London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, (1988) dj. Hardcover first edition - An investigation into stigmata from St Francis of Assisi in the 13th century to Jane Hill, a British housewife in 1985, a book which is also an exploration of just how much power the mind has over the body. Illustrated with photographs. Includes an appendix with brief biographies of many known stigmatics, notes and references, index. viii, 164 pp. ISBN: 0-297790994.
Condition: Near fine in a fine dust jacket (toning to the pages)
Book ID: 87244More details Price: $25.00 -
MADELEVA: A Biography.
Edition: First printing, a trade paperback, issued simultaneously with hardcover.
Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (compliments of Madeleva Society stamped on half title page)
Book ID: 87163More details Price: $21.50